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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
To MAZE A CLEAN SWEEP.

A Washington journal announces that it
learns from source entitled 10 the highest
credit, that if the Senate Committee on In
vestigation and Retrenchment find the cor
ruption of the New York Custom House
such rs the public believes, General Grant
will 60 to New York and make n clear
sweep of the entire concern. Senator Cam
eron says the testimony shows a much worse
state of things in the New York Custom
House than he had believed existed.
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While Fisk's Head Body Goes Under
the Ground. Stokes. the AaSaSsln

~ n
the Ground. stokes. the Aa.assis,
fits Up His Cell asa DrawinE-RoOnl.
From the New York Sun, Jan. I0th.l
Warden Stacon, on Monday, assigned
stokes 10 cell No. so. 1t had previously
been cleaned and made as comfortable as
prison regulations would allow. Stokes,
however, was not satisfied, and at his own ex-
pense, has had the walls of the cell papered
with a bright, snowy paper. The floor has
been covered with a body brussels carpet of
elegant design. Several cheerful pictures are
hung on the walls, and the prison accommo-
dations for sleeping have been replaced by a
single black walnut bedstead, on which is 4
The sheets are of the finest fabric, and the
large French down pillow is covered with a
case edged with lace three inches deep.
Yesterday he was visited by his father and
three or four friends. Hi, counsel called
twice, and remained in conversation with
him about one hour each time.
Yesterday morning, abou. .! O'Clock,
Night Warden John Orr, in making his
rounds, stopped in front Of Stokes cell.
Stokes was awake. He seemed in good spir-
Its, and in reply to the question of the war
den, "Do you sleep well, Mr.. Stokes? he
replied, "Oh, yes. have slept splendidly
tonight; but last night could not sleep on
that hard bed" Stokes meals are supplied
by Mrs. Stacom, and his appetite is good,
He writes out his own bill of fare, and it is
cooked for him in TIE best manner. For
breakfast Yesterday he had milk toast, coffee,
poached egg and hominy. A juicy tender
loin steak, fried potatoes, French rolls, and
black coffee, with sue pudding, con;tituted
his dinner. A friend took him several books
yesterday, for which he seemed thankful.
His iirst act in the morning is to read the
newspapers, which are furnished at his re-
que-. by The warden.
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CIVIL RIGHTS,

The Washington Chronicle thinks it is moi
necessary to repeat the fact that host o.
people are deeply interested in the passage
by Congress of what is generally called Sen
ator Summers supplemental civil rights bill,
and that as matter of course, the most deep
ly stirred of these are colored people them
selves, whose rights are not secured without
the passage Of this or some other similarly
aimed measure.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25

We learn from the New York Iadependeas
that Rev. Geo. A. Jackson, Who was denied
ordination at North Adams, because, though
sound enough in every other rerpecf, he Be-.
lieved that God would find way in another
world to secure the repentance Of those who
die unrepentant here, has been cordially in
vited to the pastcrate, for year, of prom
ising mission church in Leavenworth, Kan.
The church has authorized him to administer
all the ordinances of the church without or.
and proposes, AFTER few mo.tha,
to call an ordaining council. Meanwhile,
M. Cordley, the Chairman of Tie Missions
y Committee for The State, and Mr.. Merrill,
Tie Seaie Agent for the Hone Missionary
6oc;ely, mite in reconmnding him 10 that
socay fue apPointnslt and aid. We do ut
believe tn socieiy viii heifate.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
SHALL. ROX.

The existence of small po1 to very con-
siderable extent in all the great cities of the
country, suggests to us the prudence of being
on our guard against it. True, the disease
has not yet made its appearance in Ieaven-
worth, and it is to be hoped it may not, but
like fever and ague in Indiana "they have it
awful bad'' somewhere else, and We should
prepare, bv vaccination and sanitary pre-
cautions to give it a reception any day.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
A ROYAL SENSATION.

A London dispatch to the New York
papers yesterday morning says it is rumored
in St. Petersburg that the Grand Duke
Alexis, since his arrival in America, has
been married to Russian lady, whom the
Dukes royal papa don't hold in the highest
esteem. This report, If it is actually current
at the Russian capital, no doubt makes quite
a sensation, and it would be interesting to
know what the old man intends to do about
it. The "young scamp" can't be disinherited,
for he belongs to the class of those who are
''bozn great" and he is prince because he
can't holn n
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
PANESE PRINCESS

A San Francisco dispatch states that a
Japanese Princess is now en- route for Vas
sar College, and that she is exquisitely beau
tiful. An exchange says that great care
should be taken that the train bearing her
eastward, and the one bearing Alexis west
ward do not get showed in at the same place,
for the country cannot afford 10 sustain the
responsibility of princely exchange of
hearts, with possible elopement.
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A NEW ROAD,

The 81. Louis papers chronicle the open
ing of new line from St. Louis to Burling-
ton, Iowa, which they pronounce an event Of
more than ordinary significance. The first
through train passed over the road las. Tues
day. The time between the two cities, in
Guiding the delays of two ferryings, is only
ten hours, and between Quincy and St. Louis
six or seven hours.
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ENOUGH.

The Governor Of Wisconsin publishes
note of thanks to the friends Of humanity,
all over the world, who have so literally re-
sponded to his appeal for aid to the sufferers
by the great fires Of last fall, and takes occa-
zion to say that no more contributions need
be sent, As the unfortunates are all comio'ta-
ILL., ,,xov:JoJ for
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DER VES
The Rail- Give. 10 the Grand Duk

DENVER, Col, Jan. 19.-The ball given
in honor of Alexis last evening, was brill
success. Over two hundred couples were on
the floor for the first quadrille. The Grand
Duke wrsn't at home in the square, bat
seemed to prefer the waltz, polka, etc.
The Imperial party after visiting Clear
Creek Canon to-day, will leave this evening
for ST. Louis, stopping at Kit Carson for a
bufIalo hunt, and at Topeka and pay respects
IN the Governor of Kansas,
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The following item is peddling itself
around among eastern papers:
1.-TWO Kansas duelists are supposed to have
both been thoroughly satisfied at the Issue
of their combat. Both were killed"
Who are they? Has any peaceable COM
munity in Kansas lost pair of sansuinary
citizens, or does this tale of blood belong TO
onvno ntbar Stoto9
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A Royal Scandal.


1t is rumored that the Princess Teck is
about to separate from her husband, in con-
sequence Of his alleged unfaithfnlness. If
this be true, she will be introducing a novel
ty jn:o court circles. 1t would seem as
though the average princely husband con-
sidered himself above the ordinary restraints
OF marriage and acted upon the assumption
that a royal birth exempted princes ffoln the
action of the seventh commandment. Ger
tainly there would he fine harvest of
divorce cases were the empresses. queens, and
princesses of Europe to take exception to the
marital impr9prieties of their husbands
Tie domestic troubles Of the Princes Teck
will be greatly regretted in England, where
she has always been personally popular. As
the princess Mary of Cambridge, she remained
single for long period, her failure to secure
an eligible husband being generally imputed
to the fact tina: though she was undoubtedly
good and sensible, there was rather too much
of her-her weight being something appall-
ing. The German princeling Who finally
married her has never been liked by the
English people, and will now be more un-
popular than ever.
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REM HOLIDAY.

The gentleman whose name heads this
item, and who is welIiknown through all this
region of country as the great overland
stage man, before the days Of rail roads on
the plains, now lives in Oregon, and is pro-
nounced the financial King Of the State.
He owns its railroads, its steamboats,, and
even one of its daily papers, and modestly
estimates his property at 81 ZOO, 900.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
RAGGED CURRENCY.

At the suggestion Of the United States
Treasurer, the Postof6ce Department has de-
termined to issue a circular to postmasters,
requiring them to receive mutilated currency
under the new regulations in payment for
postage stamps and stamped envelopes on the
same terms that it is received by officers OF
the Treasury Department; that is to say, at
ih full face value when no more than two
nffhs OF its original proportions are missing.
The mutilaied currency 30 received will no,
Be paid out again BY postmasters, but for.
varded to Washington for redemption.
Through this arrangement the mutilated cur.
reacv mcguire will soon be abated.
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Ignorance and Longevity.

According to the annual report Of the COM
missioners of education, there are in the
United States :, $50, 074 persons above the
age Of ten years who connot read or write.
OF these, 4, lS7, 7S5 are in the Southern stRtes
and 2,G7l 296 are negroes. In New York,
the whole illiterate class, numbers 2il, 152
in Virginia, Al, IA; in Kentucky, So, i27;
in New Hampshire, 1895.
The latter state is rather remarkable for
the longevity of its people. Out of q total
population Of of SIS, 800, there were, when
the last census was taken, 1885 persons
above the age Of seventy-being Eve per cent
of the whole. There were 1000 between
the ages Of 20 and IS; 1000 between Is and
80; 200 between so and 80; 300 between 30
and IS; ten aged 9S, two 80, and six CEN
tenarians.
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TEE TELEGRAPH.

The reader can form a good idea of the
magnitude of the Geographic business of the
country from the fact that two hundred and
fiity-one wires enter the Western Union Office
in New York. Besides the instruments COM
mon to every Office, the New York Office
contains six printing telegraph machines,
which are operated by steam. There ARE
sent and received over the wires, operated by
the printing machines, over $500 messages
per day. These messages are principally
official press kilograms. Over the Morse
machines are sent and received 1900 mes
sages, making 1G, COO in all.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
A Di.st.Guisned Arrival.

Yesterday Mr.. John C. Heenan returned
in he. haste from England to take vengeance
upon the rash reporter who accused him Of
completely with the voucher thieves. Mr..
Heenan has already brought Reuter-, the
telegraph agent who circulated the report in
Europe, to his penitant knees and vrung IN
apology from him. Seeking new ibelep to
conquer, he is now in this city. and to-day
his formidable presence will probably create
.repidition in many q timid Journalists
bosom. II is understood that, with view
to resisting his arguments, severa! editorial
Offices we're yesterday barric.ded, while .
flight of Journalists over the jersey ferries
took place as soon rs Mr.. Heenan's presence
Vas announced. We may now look to see
prompt apologies in the papers that Publshed
the ibels, or else there Win be sudden rise
in the peice Of that e6ective remedy f1e local
inAamatioa caused By coatuaion-sav beef.
stak.
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HIGH LIFE.

The daughter of Thomas A. Scott, Of Penn
sylvanIa, the railroad king, was married at
Philadelphia last week. The whole affair
was done up in style of princely magnifi-
cence. A Mr.. Bishley, of New York, is the
happy man, and he is supposed to have
walked of with three or four thousand miles
of railroad in his pocket as marriage por-
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Al ABIDING FAITH,

The St. Louis RPsblioaa says of the
Paasive policy: The proposition is now com.
iag to be pretty we'll understood throughout
ths county" 1t is 20 seldom that We are
ah'eto implicitly believe the asseverations Of
lie Democratic pres, that it affords us a pc
ealnr pleasure to copy and endorse the fore.
eeng truthful sentence: but in view of the
HI that the :proposition is coming to
be pretty veil understood throughout the
ea0Gy, end the other not les Lo.able fact
1T Il = invariably repudiaied wherever un-
dauaeod. ths faith Of the Republioaa is more
81 adnissd than lie asaciiy, when it de-
800 ve saAe nothing but our honest con-
Nhm vh0 ~ ~ that the siens nov
1910 II 0sH and enEAniautie saoue;a.
- Dsy fm II Psuidsnfial c.u-
HA6 d. 49,. =
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Aztec you. THANK YOU.

The Lawrence Standard, of yesterday, has
highly sensational expose of "fraud and
corruption" which it asks the papers of
Kansas to copy. As this is Democratic
fight, We respectfully refer the article 10 the
Commercial. 1t will be time enough for US
to comply with the Standards request 10
copy, after our Democratic friends have had
their cav
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
TOPEKA.
Special Dispatch TO the Times. /

TOPEKA, Jan. l..
Mr.. kellogg has introduced resolution
to submit the question OF constitutional
and also a bill to exempt pbysi-
clans from tes;ifying against patients.
The Senate concUrIed in House ,esolu-
ton to Investigate State officers.
MIR. Holiday presented memorial asking
Congress to extend the time for TIE compile
ton of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad.
A Special Committee was appointed to
visit the Deaf & Dumb Asylum.
Mr.. Connolly introduced a resolution ask
ing the Kansas Congressional Delegation to
secure to settlers on the Black Bob lands
their rights under the Homestead Act.
Mr.. Fenlon's bill to make money COM
commodity by aboli.hing the usuary laws,
was sharply debated in the Committee of the
Whole. Indications are tina, the bill vii. be
deiested; the motion, however, to definitely
postpone was lost
A Senate resolution to investigate the
affairs Of the Printing Department of the
State was passed, and the committee ap-
pointed Mr.. Snoddy Is Chairman.
The investigation of State officers will be
sweeping H.
TOPEKA. Jan. lS.-ln the House. this al
ternoon, Mr.. Clarke, 81 Franklin. introduced
a concurrent resolution To investigate The
charge OF corruption in the election of Hon
Alex. Caldwell To- the position @; L : Sena-
tor. The resolution authorizes the comniit-
tee TO sead for persons and papers, and as
sumes that it is justice to Mr. Caldwell and
the members who voted for him that this in
vestisation should be made.
The Leavenwor;h delegation seem to de-
sire thorough investigation that will sweep
away all charges of fraud, and silence sim
derous people and papers.
The resolution was laid over, under the
rules.
The compulsory education bill will prob
ably come up tomorrow.
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ORee laesAess n our Naaional Co.
YeOefoD.

IF,sm the Kansas City Bulletin,
At the meeting of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, held for the purpose Of
selecting the time and place for the next Re
publican National Convention, Mr.. Fulton,
editor of the Baltimore American, and him
self holding an Office under the administra-
ton, proposed the following resolution:
That in new Of the proposed renomina-
ton ofthe present executive, this committee
would respectfully suggest to those holding
positions under the general government, the
propriesy of abstaining from seeking or ac-
cepting appointments as delegates to the
National Convention.
The opinion was expressed by some OF the
members that the resolution was out Of order
and its adoption was not pressed. Whether
il was IN, or out, Of order, it Is SO eninently
proper that it should be voluntarily adopted
BY every Office holder for his own individual
case. There is nothing that will 50 strength
en- Gen. Grant with the people as for office
holders to keep out Of the way and let those
who are not supposed to be under obliga-
tons to the dministratiOn-whose support
Off is voluntary and not in any way COM
pulsory, either in fact or impliedly-make
the nomination, 1t is generally conceded
that Gen. Grant will be reEominafed, and
il he should receive his endorsement
BY the spontaneous act Of the people, and
1ithou. any aid or influence from the army
of ofIicc-holders and controllers Of official
positions, it will he al, the better for the
country and will destroy the last vestige Of
hope the Democracy entertain Of electing a
candidate, either from their own organization
or from some quarter with the policy Of 'di-
vide and conquer" inscribed on lis banners.
Those gentlemen who are tasting the sweets
and emoluments of good positions should
modestly stay at home, and not be heard
from, even by letters, while the people are
at work selecting and instructing their dele.
gates. We hope TIE State Of Missouri will
set an example to other States in this regard
at the Republican Convention to be held at
Jeferson City on the 22d of February. Let
the re nomination of Gen Grant be the work
of the people, as his reelection will be, and
then If there are "loaves and fishes" to be
divided, these same parties who have been
comfortably breaking government bread for
three or four year, can initiate Oliver Twist
and ask for "more," if they are not yet saiis-
fed.
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TNeeklp Gimes
THURSDAY, JANUARY Is 1872.
SIZE OF THE BRAIN.

The scientific fact that the mental caiibre
of a man i. not always to be determined by
the siz. of his brain, finds additional proof
in the circumstance that Fisk brain weighed
f;,v-eicht ounces, while Daniel Webster s
Weighed but fifty-three ounces and half
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25

The beso,ted rowdies who, last night, I'M
der the leadership Of two or three reckless
demagogues, made some Of the streets Of
Chicago turbulent with demonism, broke up
the meeting of Common Council, and as
sailed the City Hall with showers Of stones
and brickba.s. are not the class of people for
our local authorities to succumb to; and, for
the sake of the moral effect, il for no other
reason, the Common Council owes it to its
own dignity and to the cause of law and
order to ignore and resist the pressure at.
tempted to be brought upon it by mob vio-
lence, ard to perform its duty TO III. city, re-
gardless of the clamors of those who, under
the leadership cf men who, for the most part,
have only narrow and selfish purposes to
crafty, are trying to bully and coerce it into
wrong action.
The course Of the mob last night, and cs-
peciaily Of the unprincipled men who led it,
was in the highes; degree fagitious, and it is
the duty Of all the friends of law, order, and
the good name of Chicago, to come up bold
" to the supper. Of our public authorities
in their desires and efforts to advance the
ci,y's best interests. 1t is especially the duty
of the mass Of our German citizens, who are
law-abiding and reasonable people, to repu-
diate and disavow the conduct of those OF
their nationality who took part in these law
less and turbulent proceedings. It's only sur
prising that any Of the Germans could so
tar haze forgot en- themselves as to join Con-
lan's and Carney's Irish rowdies in their dis
graceful business.
There was no excuse for the mob demon
siration of last night. There was no occa-
sion for the excitement that was created or
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guilty ofihe charges made by Senator Wood.
The public will demand that tie Standard
make good its allegations of bribery or else
retract its statements.
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Fire.
Cnyeiling the Statue.

Troy, n. Y, Jan. 17.-Gilbert Bush &
Co.'S car works were partially destroyed BY
fire this a. m. Loss 1000.
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A GO0<l Point.

Weclip The following pungeni paragraph
from the St. Louis Democrat. The passivest
passivist can't fail to see the point-and feel it:
In the resignation of the venerable jesse
X. Grant as Postmaster at COving,on, We see
an unexpected deprivation visited upon the
independent and Democratic press. A
hitherto unfailing source Of impartial criti-
cism" has been dried up; the point OF an
always pungent paragraph has been broken
off; what gave the sharp edge to many
trenchant article is no more. 1t was alto
ge,her improper in Mr.. Grant to resign; he
ought to have had more compassion for the
brainless crew to whom his incumbency was
a perennial topic of discussion. But he has
not yet corrected the great error of his life,
which according to his recent critics, was
about forty-seven years ago, or
less than year before the birth Of
the present Chief Magistrate Of the United
States. For that little circumstance neither
the Democratic party nor the 'tindependent"
press will ever forgive Old Man Grant.
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NEW YORK.


UTICA, n. Y, Jan. IA woman named
Mccarthy this morning shot II. II. Hall,
killing him instantly and wounding NJ. H.
Thompson.
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GOLDEN CrY, Col, Jan. 19.-The Grand
Duke, Gen. Sheridan, and . number of
prominent citizens of Denver, and officers of
the Colorado Central Railroad Company,
left Denver at II O'Clock this morning over
the Colorado Central, and reached Golden
CITY At 1880 p. M, and were taken in car
riases to the Golden Houss vhsss N elegant
lunch had been prepared About $50 Of the
Inpaial party and iaviAsd guess wus tako
in earriaGo up the eanpa Il Cl01 Crsek, 70
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As Artemus Ward was once travelling in
tie cars, dreading to be bored and feeling
miserable, a man approached him, sat down,
and said:
''Did you hear the last thing on Horace
Greeley?''
"Greeley? Greeley" said Artemus.
Horace Greeley? Who is hep
The man was quiet about Eve minutes.
Pretty soon he said:
"George Francis Train is kicking up con-
siderable of row over in England; do you
think they will put him in bastile?"
"Train? Train? George Francis Train?
said Artemus, solemnly. 81 never heard of
him."
This ignorance kept the man quiet for If
teen minutes; then he said:
''What do you think about Gen. Grant
chances for the presidency? 10 you think
they will run him."
''Grant? Grant? hang it, man," said Ar
mus, "you appear to know more strangers
than any man ever saw"
The man was furious; he walked up the
car. but at last came back, and said:
"You COMPOUNDED ignoramus, did you eyer
hear of Adam%
Ar.emus looked up and said: "What was
his ether name?'