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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-29
s Recommendation for the COMPLETION
of the East Portico'of the
Capitol.

TOPEKA, Feb. 23.-The House this morn
Ing took up the Senate amendment to the
House bill apportioning the State, and re-
fused 10 concur. A motion was made 10
ask for committee of conference, and that was
tabled. Some days ago the Senate instructed
Its Judiciary Committee to bring in bill TO
re-dis,rict the State for Judiciary purposes,
they had done SO. and to-day introduced
bill dividing the State into eleven Judicial
Districts, thus reducing the number at present
which is twelve. The act, if passed, does
no, 60 into elec. til next January. Ii va
cItss the offices of all Judges at that time.
and an election is to BE- held next November
for the election Of eleven Judges for the new
districts. IL Is believed this bill will PCS.
and become 4 law, and that the Senate will
reuse TO pass tly House bills creating the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Districts.
The House did not get to the third reaa
Ing of bills to-day, bat after the routine of
business was transacted in the morning. the
House went into Committee Of the Whole ON
the bill for the registration of county. CITY.
and township bonds with the State Auditor.
and for the State 10 act % agent in PAWN.
Interest, which il payable in New York. 1t
provides that all bonds heretofore issued can
be registered, and limits the amoun, of
bonds 10 te issued. IL was considered of
grea, importance, and Wa carefully con-i,i-
erei, and its passage recommended
1t Is understood that the Joint Invest
eating Committee will report tomorrow
morning.
The iipu-c has been the entire afternoon
a. work in Committee Of the Whole ON the
appropriation bill' 1t recommended 500
ooj To complete the east porlico of the Capi-
tol, md :! ,00o To relieve Serseant-at- ARM
Natheuy, who wa7 injured by falling out OF
Tie Capitol early in the session. Ii passed.
The appropriations ios the Executive aId
judicial department which the Judiciary
tommittoc recommended, amount 10 SIS, 80
AND 20 the Deaf and Dumb Asylum 81, 100.
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Why NOS Tom. Delhi:

The Fort Scott Monitor has the following
sensible remarks concerning the gentleman
above named. The editor copies an item
from a Lawrence paper which seems TO give
evidence Of considerable surprise that Tom.
Delhi should 'speak in meetin'," and then
says:
Why not Tom. Delhi? Why is a sneer
always cast at any proposed or professed
change in a man like Tom. Delhi? We
have known Tom. Delhi many years,
and we think he is very much such man as
John Bunyan was before ne stopped in his
wild career, looked himself and the career
over, and cried "halt." John Bunyan prob
ably was not trusted or believed in by his
immediate companions, but We now all know
him as one of the greatest and best men ever
born on English coil. Bunyan, to be sure,
was man of genius, and wrote one Of the
few immortal books, but the change he made
in his life and character, what is called "con-
version," was no greater or moresincere than
We believe Tom. Deihls to be.
Tom has lived in Leavenwor;h many
years, and was the best fireman they and in
that city before stem and horses came along
and took the place Of men. When the
Market House was on ire, eight years ago,
it was Tom who went to the top and put it
out. He had TO personal fear, and was cor
stantly exposing himself, taking chances,
running risks TO save property or to get
somebody else out Of trouble. He was our
neighbor for several years, always kind and
obliging, and it is not difficult for us to be-
lieve IN his entire sincerity, when lie says he
will turn over new leaf. That is the only
kind of conversion that amounts TO anything.
1t is the Bunyan kind, manly. sincere, hon
est, and We think Tom. Delhi has got that
kind of religion. With the spasmodics and
contortions Of revivalists We have no sort of
sympathy, but to life Of good deeds and
manliness We take of our hat and pay the
gest tokens of respect and reverence Those
who sheer at such conversions and doubt
their genuineness can have no real faith in
mans goodness and totally disbelieve in hui
man progress and reform.
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THE COURTHOUSE QUESTION.

While a few fossils, who are always OPP
posed to public Improvement in every form,
good, bad and Indifferent alike, are endeav-
orng to set up a remonstrance against the
passage of our Courthouse Bill, all the live
men of the county-the men, who, in spite
of the opposition of the fossils, have made
Leavenworth what she is,-are all earnestly
In favor Of the measure. The Citizens As
ISOLATION voted upon the question the other
evening, and the result was tweaty-three for
If and seven against it; that is three to one.
and if the question were pu, TO vote of all
the tax payers o! the county, il would he
carried by ten to one. Let the Legislature
bear thesc facts in mind, il the proposed re-
monstrance is presented. The live men of
the county are all for it; ten 10 one of the
taxpayers of the county are for it; every
man who has the interests of the county at
heart Is for 1T, and the public good demands
IL. we have no safe place in which TO keep
our records; our county archives are liable
TO be DESTROYED by fire, any day or night
thus sublecting us 10 losses and inconvsn;on.
ces that the cost of half ao.
Courthouse would no; offset, and the
sum that We now pay out, in reris for the in.
fsrior houses that We are compelled to Use.
would pay the interest upon all the bonds
necessary TO put up frs; class building.
Aside from these facts, which are potent TO
everybody, there is another strong argument
in favor Of the bill which the casual observer
would perhaps not notice: Our representa-
tives at Washington have been and still are
endeavoring to get an appropriation made BY
Congress for the construction of a United
States Postoffce and Custom House build.
ings at Leavenworth. This is a matter of
interest not only to Leayenworh civ and
county, but indirectly to the whole Stste-;t
will involve the expenditure of a LARGE
amount of money in our midst, and thus to a
greater or less extent benefit all Of US; but in
order to succeed in this, and get the appro-
priation made, it is necessary for US first to
show tLat such structure is necessary to the
public god. Now, If We proclaim to the
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Nos Dead. Rus Playiu Postum.

How deep its "new departure faith is
centered in the soul Of the Louisville Cou'-
ier-Joaaai, may be seen from the answer
given by that paper to the question, "What
would the South do in the event Of 4 war
with England?" 1t concludes that
The sympathy and aid of the oppressed
and persecuied people Of the South We con-
clude, therefore, can hardly be expected by
Grant and his Cabinet il, as We do not at all
believe, they seriously contemplate the in
auguraiion Of hostilities against Great Brit
ain on account of the Alabama claims.
The Comier-Jounat processes to be hear
,ily in favor Of "burying the dead pas"
and moving on the Democracy to the new
issue Of to-day; and yet it shows its still
treachsrous heart by admitting with approba-
ton that 'the sympathy and aid of the OPP
pressed and prosecuted people Of the South"
would be with the enemy instead Of the
United States in case Of war with England.
Can the Democratic party, nourishing such
internal treachery, be safely entrusted with
the control Of the national Government?
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a Tough Story.

Here comes a new story about Morgan,
"the good enough Morgan till after cleo
ton, whom political romance accredits with
having persisted BY violence because he told
the secrets Of Free Masonry in New York,
when Thurlow Weed was = young man and
Masonry was an issue in our politics. 1t is
to the effect that his captors carried him a
prisoner TO the desert plains of Arizona, that
there he ran away from them and was caught
up by wild band of Apaches, who, instead
of numbering him, fell in love with him,
adopted him, made him chief, and finally
let him 60 10 the Great Spirit with much
glory Of wampum and war-whoop, leav-
ing behind him a son, who has ripened into
the present famous and cruel Apache.
Coehise, who has slain unnumbered whites,
and played the confidence game on Colyer,
Altogether, this is a very charming piece
of romance, but il our readers are at all mar.
iicuiar as TO what they believe, We shall no,
require them TO put their faith in it.
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ToNGANoNIE, Feb. IL, 1872.
Pursuant to the call Of the Republican
Central Committee OF Leavenworth County,
Kansas, the Republican voters of Tonganoxie
and Stranger Townships, met at Dana's Hall,
in the city of Tongano1ie, .on Saturday the
18th day Of February, 1872, at . O'Clock
p. m.
J. L. Leighty was chosen Chairman, and
Ed. +. Hallenbeck, Secretary.
The following resolution was reported and
adopted:
Resolsed, That this meeting is unani-
mously in favor of the denomination of Pres
ident Grant, by the Philadelphia Convention
as the next President of the United States.
The election of one delegate and one al
ternate was then proceeded with and resulted
in the choice of A. NJ. Thistlewait, as dele
gate. and Ed. +. Hallenbeck, as alternate,
both Of Stranger Township.
J. L. LEIGHTY, Chairman.
+. +. HALLENBECK, Sec'y.
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The New York Guardian says: V'o can
read the following letter Of the C.. nal
Archbishop Of Dublin, addressed TO one Of
the Parochial clergy Of his diocese, and re-
fuse BY Little sslEdenial to redeem and pre-
serve the world from the miseries therein
described. Deny yourself the pitiful indul-
gepce BY suppressipg the manufacture of IL
quors. Let hin wbocan refuse, and looking
into the eye of the Eternal Judge SOW he
can there find sanction to his refusal. We
envy not him who will say he can:
DUBLIN, December 90, 1870.
Half the actual evils Of Ireland have their
origin in incorporate habits; and If you ex-
anime the history of families reduced TO
starvation, you will generally trace the
cause of their ruin to the harvest of sin and
iniquity to which drinking gives rise,
Almost all the crimes-the discussions, the
robberies, the murders, the secret and illegal
combinations. the gross immoralities-occa-
sionally committed in ireland can be
traced back to this vice. Were it not for
this unfortunate habit our country would be
almost entirely free from guilt, and again
merit the title Of the Island Of Saints. But
alas. how many souls redeemed by the pre-
cious blood Of Jesus Christ are lost every
year through an excessive desire of intoxi-
eating liquors, and east of into the regions Of
external woe.
Exhort, therefore, your good parishioners
to league themselves against drunkenness,
and erideavOr to induce those who keeps pub
lie houses to set their faces against excessive
Or mixing in them at all times, and TO close
them on Sundays and holidays altogether,
and other days at an early hour, 80 as to pre-
vent the evils of nocturnal carousing and
Dissipation. Those Who encourage others to
commit sin in order to make money by the
consumption Of their whiskey, incur an awful
responsibility in the sight Of God. They
will have to render dreadful account to the
Eternal Judge on the last day. They NAV
make little profit BY encouraging the sinful
passion Of others for drink, but what will it
profit man to gain the whole world if he
lose his own soul?
tPAUL, CARD, CULLEN.
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WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL
>ANATT,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
On motion OF Mr.. Sherman, House bill
to repeal the duty On salt was made special
order for March 10th.
MIR. Conkling presented n protest of the
Western I mon Telegraph Company against
the postal telegraph system, and moved that
it be printed.
The Senate then resumed tie ConSilera-
ton OF the resolution 10 investigate the
alleged sales o! arms TO the French.
HOUSE.
On motion OF Mr.. Sageni, the Attorney
General was instructed TO furnish Information
in relation to the civil and criminal cases
now pending in the United States Court of
Utah, and As TO the jurors and expenses
therefor
The House agreed TO observe tomorrow
As holiday.
Mr.. Marshal, from the Committee on Ae-
preparations, reported Il military appropril-
lion bill, which was made special Order for
tomorrow.
Mr.. Hooper, from the COMMITTEE on
Banks and Currency, reported back Senate
Bill to amend the national currency act by
striking out the word Leavenworth a. one OF
the plans for the redemption Of the banking
currency, passed.
Mr.. Hooper also reported back, adversely,
the bill increasing the circulating $50. O00.-
600, which was laid on the table.
The House then went into Commute of
the Whole on circular and diplomatic APP
preparation bills,
On motion of Mr.. Brooks, Of New York,
five Central American Missions were reduced
to one with Minister resident at Nicaragua.
10 be accredited also other Central American
States
Mr.. Banks moved 10 place the Russian
Mission among the tirs.-class Missions, The
Minister'S salary 10 be ST., 800.
Mr.. Holman opposed the motion. He
protested against the compliment 10 Russia,
and said he did not know of one friendly
act of that power towards tie United States.
Wood, Butler. OF Massachusetts, and
Morgan favored the proposition.
Mr.. Potter opdosei il.
After some further discussion, the rr5po-
sition was agreed 10.
Various other amendments TO the bill were
offered and discussed, when the Committee
arose and reported the bill to the House.
The vote on it and the various amendments
is to be taken ON Friday next.
The House aiiournen.
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ST. LOUIS.


ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-Aiter nearly three
months partial or entire suspension Of navi-
CATION from this port south, the ice gorge
broke up and ran out to-day, and the river is
now op5n 10 all southern points. The gorge
above the bridge piers broke about ; o'clocli,
since then great masses Of ice have been ilOat-
ing past the city. So far A. known no dam
age done except showing ferry or two aEd
two or three harees ON the bank.
A dispatch from Alton says the Mississippi
Is open up to GRAFTON, and the Illinois il
expected 10 break up in lay Gr two.
Steamers at the levce are rapidly loading,
and several will leave Tomorrow for the
Lower Mississippi, Arkansas and Il. i River
4 special from Washington to the D=mD-
crat says that Captain Grant Marsh was the
suCc.-sful bidder for tie contract to carry
government freight up the Mie5g,i River
- .a.H.Y
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lNeeklp Gimes
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 90 1872.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN-
TON.

The Convention was one oil The largest
ever held in the State. One hundred and
eighty-nine delegates.were present, and an
Immense lobby. There must have been over
one hundred candidates for delegates to
Philadelphia. The Convention was very
harmonious, although at times there was
great confusion.
One noticeable feature in the action Of the
Convention was The ignoring OF the promi-
nent men Of the State in the selection Of dele
gates. They forgot that Col. w. A Phillips,
C,pl. Henry King, Thaddeus ii. Walker,
Gov, Chas. Robinson, /. s. KalIcch, Col.
Sells, g. A. Crawford, and other able men
lived In Kansas.
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"An Old-ScLool Yankee" who may new
ertheless lie a new.school Britisher, writes to
the Pal Mall Gd-stc to endorse what that
journal has said in reference TO our later
American poets. Tha; paper is very severe
upon them, and the Yankee is still more 20.
However little he may like Walt Whitman,
Miller. Bret Harte, Hans Breitmann and
John Hay, whom he singles out for special
condemnation, he is a little too ready, it
strikes us, to shit from the shoulder Of
Americans the blame, ii he please, Of having
adopted these writers as poets. These
men," lie says, cove their reputation almost
entirely to England The remark Is untrue
of all these men, with the single exception
of Miller. The poems Of Bret Harte and
Mr.. Leland had been printed in nine-tenths
of the American papers before either was
known at all in England; and Whatever may
be the taste that regards their poems as works
of real genius, the American public is chiefly
for giving them the reputation
they en.oy.
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Fridge Completed.

CorNcL BLUFFS, Feb. 2l.-The las;
-p,n of TIE Missouri River bridge at tits
point was completed yesterday, at O'Clock
p. IA. The permanent trackway on the
b.id.e will be completed today, and i, i
the intention Of the Union Pacific Railroad
to commence crossing freight ard passengers
tomorrow.
The completion Of tEis great work gi.' ;
continuous rail from the Atlantic TO The Pa
ciiic. Eastern and southern roads converC-
ing here are now laying traok7 70 the trans
fer grounds Of the Union Pacific, lying at the
foot and .a-, Of the embaHkmeEt, and viii
commence Immediately their transfer Of
freight and passenger
The MON Pacific Railroad have pur-
cbssed section Of land on this side of the
,;rer Immediately adjoining the city,
vbereon 10 erect a tine transfer and passen-
ger dept and other necessary buildings.
The ice bridge across the river is getting
weak. aud will 60 out in a day or two.
The citizens will celebrate the completion
of the bridge tomorrow.
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a Conaidtss Hushaud.

During the trial Of a case in Louisville
last week, a witness persisted in ,estifvng 70
what his wife told him. To this, of coarse
the attorneys objected. and it was ruled on,
by the Judge. He would proceed again
to tell "shust how it vas," when the attorney
would sing out, 'How do you know that?;.
INV wife told me-" was the answer. This
was repeated several times. Preeantly the
Judge becoming unable to contain himseli
longer, interrupted, "Tuppose your wife
was to trll you the heavens had fallen, what
would you think?' "Vell, think dey vas
down."
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The SneN RlAekade.

Although several Of the long-fOundering
trains on the Union Pacific Railroad have
reached Omaha from the west, and Ogden
from the east, latest reports from the region
west of Laramie state that the track is again
obstructed, and the probability is that the
snow blockade is "a formidable ~ ever. The
prospect of the Japanese Embassy getting
through from Salt Lake CRY is not encour-
aging, and they have concluded to delay
their departure until there is . more datter-
ing probability of an unobstructed trip.
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Ladies' Collars.

A new style Of collar has made its ap.
pearance, and is worn by some of the ladies.
1t is made Of lace, of Swiss muslin or linen.
1t has two points in the back, and comes
around and down to the center Of the Coz
sage in front. There are two rows Of valen-
ciennes lace upon the outer edge, then a row
of inserting, then another row Of lace. and 20
on. Wide lace finishes it around the neck
and extends down in 'front.' A double bow
Of some bright ribbon ornaments the front,
the opening behind, and where it is fastened
by bow of the same ribbon, having long
floating ends. 1t very much resembles one
Of the old fashioned Vandyke collars, turn
ed wrong side before.
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CHICAGO.
Arrived.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The iirs, passengers
who have reached this city from San IIan-
cisco by the Union Pacific Railroad for
tven,y-eigh, days, arrived here lat night at
II O'Clock. They numbered about 80.
They denOuHce the managers Of the Union
Pacific Railroad in emphatio terms for tie
bad treatment which they claim . have re-
ceivel n their hands
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OHIO.
Breiin;. of ,nc Nasiopa, i.aBt,r Com
NeH:iun.

SFeiia. oi Inc Sasiona, i.aBur Com
yen:ion.
CoLUABCs, o., Feb. 20--The Convention
met in this city this morning. After choos-
ing John Cyrus OF Pennsy lyania, temporary
Chairman, and 4. {. Cameron of Illinois.
Secretary, and appointing the usual commit
tees OF the convention, they took recess until
p. m.
The National Labor Union Convention
re-assemb!ed at > clock this afternoon.
The Committee on Credentials reported
100 delegates present, representing seventeen
States-Arkansas and Mississippi being the
only Southern States Represented.
\ resolution to allow the delegates present
to cast full electoral vote Of their respective
States for the nomination Of Grant and the
Vice President called mp 4 very lively dis
c'ission, as there We're some States who were
represented by one or two delegates, there
was wide diversity Of opinion, bat the
resolution was finally adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Orcanizl-
ton reported for peEmanet President Z. VI.
Chamberlin, of Mas, tho made few remarks
on taking the chair, urging united action
as the only way for laboring men TO secure
their share Of the productions and comforts
Of this world. lie said that with unity of
purpose they coa!d demand and receive their
Just proportion Of the comforts and social
position worthy of them as producers.
\ recess was then taken until O'Clock to-
Either Judge Davis, or Governor Palmer
Of Illinois. Wendell Phillips, Thos Ewing,
or Graf Crown will be nominated for Pres
ident by The Labor Convention tomorrow.
The principal fight will be on determining
The tariff and financial plank OF the platform.
The universal amnesty plank will he
adopted
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4 Vacancy for . Rarher.

The Columbus indiana Journal tells the
following joke: Coming from Jacksonville
the other day, Mr.. Smith. our Recorder.
stepped aboard the cars at = station. Just
opposite him was an empty seat, the end near
the window being occupied by acolored man.
After looking in vain for another seat, Mr..
Smith took that one. and soon began a s,r.
castle quizzing:
care you travelling"
"No, not in particular"
"Are you going to Columbus"'
"No."
"You had better stop of; a good chance
for barber"
No satisfaction being obtained from bis
sable companion, Mr.. Smith subsided.
Then it was his turn to submit to question:.
"Do you reside in COlumbus?''
"Yes, l am the Recorder of Bartholomew
county"
"Well, lam member of Congress from
Alabama, am now on my way 10 Washing
ton"
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Convention fer tssc iupTOVes.,gI.I os
tsse Ohio River

ClSciSNATI, Feb. 2l.-The Convention
ior the Improvement of the Ohio River met
again to-day.
The committee ON channel reported iha;
the Importance of the Ohio river rs the
artery oil trade, cannot be over estimated.
No definite plau has ever been agreed upon,
and in view oi this fact, they urge Congress
10 authorize an elaborate examination of the
whole subject, and to ascertain the be-; mode
for ii.e Ohio river
A resolution was adopted providing for an
appointment by the Governors of Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio. Hi
nois and Tennessee, of a permanent commits
sion of five from each State, TO look after the
improvement Of the Ohio river, and It's
navigable hr:.nches.
Several resolution relating To matters
before the convention were referred To- 1prro-
PIRATE committees
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Clayton Doomed.
The Kansas City Times saws.

The Clayton investigation is progressing in
the Senate. The evidence taken thus far
showes criminal recklessness on the part
Of Clayton, while Governor, in the employ
ment Of means TO contro! the pslitics Of the
State, and 10 secure his election to the Senate.
A great amount Of corruption and lawless-
ness on the part Of the Governor and his
supporters have been proven.