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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-04

CoLUNBUs, o., March 27.-The Republi-
can State Convention assembled in open
house at II O'Clock this morning, very
large number Of delegates being in attend
ance.
Alphonzo Hart was elected temporary
Chairman, and made a brief speech, IN
which he claimed that the Republican party
stood on a better footing to-day than ever
before, and having been tried in peace and
war, was ready to again proceed TO victory:
In his opinion, by proper work, Ohio could
be carried Nv the Republicans this fall BY
90, 900. Four years ago the Republican
par,y had promised to do certain things, and
in no case had they fallen short of sught
they had promised, and neither could they
this time.
The usual business committees were APP
pointed, after which Gen. Jno. Z. Lee va
elected President, and Isaac buckingham,
Secretary. Gen. Lee ON taking the Char,
made strong speech in favor Of Grant
administration, and was warmly aPPlanded.
Capt. A. T. Wykof was nominated Tor sec
re,arv Of STATE on the first ballot.
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NEW YORK.
HIre-Bahfic

NEW IohE, rVAiOuN wa
hagration was prevented at the PierrepOnt
House to-day. 1t is thought the house and
furniture is damaged probably SIS, 900; fully
insured.
The residents of South BROOKLYN, near the
foot of Court street, have barricaded the
wharf used a. a scavsngers' dumping ground,
with a stone wall, and threaten to th.ow
cartmen into the bay who attempt TO dump
garbage there. There Is much excitement
over the action Of the Street Commissioners
in selecting the spot as 4 dumping ground,
but the police will preserve the peace, and
the barbados will have to give way.
Dangerously lll-Fise.
New YORK, March 2S.-PrOf. S. p. u.
Morse, the inventor of telegraph, is lying
dangerously i'll of paralysis Of the brain.
Metz, Lime & Co.'S iron foundry was
burned in BROOKLYN this afternoon. Loss,
81, 900.
Liberal Republican Address.
NEW YORK, March 29-The following
will appear in to-morrow's Tribune:
To Col. VIM. NJ. Grosvenor, Chairman Ex-
ecu,iye Committee of the Liberal Republi-
can Convention, Washington, d..
Strive, the Republicans OF New York,
wish to express our concurrence in the Prin-
eiples lately set forth by the Liberal Repub-
licans Of Missouri We make this departure
from the ordinary methods Of party action
from the deep conviction that the organiza-
ton to which we belong is under the control
Of those who will Use it chiefly for personal
purposes, and ob-truct the fee expression OF
opiniOn on the important matters which gen.
t,eilleii wior you r .tpI S,a,na W. hsI;.rs
the people OF .ne oni.eo n .c,;,;',i, ,.,ans.s
that ihe 'lne ''as eohe :. VIII Snna.,. d., ~,
OF the past shouiu 'e P a,u|s ~ ,ha
ci'ihenS shou'" Il, PS,e ,an.o,saJ
enJoymeht o. C ,ne nSn'. ~, saIsrsI
them Dy hs o? ;',aa.aI g., . .ma .nJ
taxation shou'a oe ,nP ~ 49,, ~. n 81. in.
50 aolns'ed a. 70 nlaAe .ns , oJ.e IN.
dnstries OF Ihe county q nsn nto,'L -. ma,I.
that reform IN eisl :ei .a,;"" f. ,hs
whieh viii Ie'eSe pJh' -.. ,Ia, ,Is
influence 0, I.hca. Pano' : &, ' san,J.-
risht 10 ioca' seifso N,n - N" III T..
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re,assef'eu, anu .nIt 'Ie eLanIai. .nJ va
iederai power shou' NC .n .o:.I a,,v
also oeiieVe 'ha' AZ Ih', '' n 80 -;,h co.,.
rests upon 'ne Pe'R,e :" w - .L;al L.xs
iuPuon IN o'"ee So To-. Lron.h,
recently peIh IAul ~ .n', 80 - "onfnsJ 90 o.
70 nsna s','' o WI ,ao.I;,v s,J disclose dan.
parry nor 70 on - 49, .b;ch ,bs
gers more Iolnu n,oj W;,h ,hs
hepuDiic nas s hsun :. W;.sour;
nope 'na' inI e AU"Ia., ali h.. ST.. and
may spiea' '",u LUX nal;,;c,l n,riv
iiinue a., y o. moe, r. ,bs
c..;., =, I,;,o;,,.,; -,
tho ,;rst Wednesday in Nav next. and we
;nv;,. all the tepnblic.ns Of New York who
NV. -. ~ - =" $3.50 :, onr .c,;on
Ass Sn ",,n u H. ~ ! Ssidsn Ho,.ce Gree.
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=. o. p P,,deord Ren;am;n Will.
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TIE black nan. Rexao..

ST. PAUL, March 29.-Msj. Gen. Han
eek, commanding the Department of Da-
kota, has addressed q letter to the Sioux CITY
Times, for publication. announcing that as
the Black Hills region is on an Indian re.er-
walton, he shall prevent. BY the use Of troops,
if necessary, any prospecting parties from
entering. He adds an official letter from
Gen. Stanley, in command in that region,
and says no gold has been found in the Black
Hills.
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rmE aoUTllEeM RAClIlC.-l
VAlUe N kRAvEHWORnH q.

vAiUE y IEAvEzGoESa.
Joking iron presest indications there i
l;HIe douht Of The fast that The NV ''Soalh-
EN- Pacific Railroad" viii be pu.hed ahead
thn sea,on With extraordinaEy eaerU. The
s,au,ris. has 1t lensih ct into TIE hand Of
- vAo couhine within theaselv0 all the
sasnsnh Of sucess-experisncs, ability, and
uaou-and there 10 likely to b no more
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WASHINGTON, March 28.-The delega-
ton from Texas, headed BY Senator Hamil-
ton, visited the President this morning, in
relation to the Mexican depredations on the
frontier. The delegation stated that On a
recent date, 4 party Of regular Mexican
trooEs, in Uniform, crossed the Rio Grande
at point above Brownsville, arrested L.
S. Customs Inspector, together with num-
q number of citizens, AMI held them until
they had crossed into Mexico about 800 or
GOO head of stolen cattle II was further
represented that depredations on stock alone
by raiders from Mexico into Texas, in the
last six years, will reach from si1 to ten mil
lion dollars in value, and that the system Of
brands prevailing in Texas will enable the
sufferers to establish legitimate Claims agains,
Mexico, from the various county records;
The President replied that the subject had
ben one Of frequent remonstrance to the
Mexican Government, which would no
doubt willingly afford relief, but it seemed
poverle.s, while the intsrna! revolution con-
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Teach ne TO scan another faults,
To hide The good ] see;
To put apsn some other hack
The blame that Q due 70 ne.


"A candidate for constable, on the temp
e.ance ticket, imam interior city Of Massachu:
sets, ruined his reputation fer eobriety and
his chances for political promotion, by at
tempting to step on . load Of hay which he
mistook for street car.
A gentleman from London lately, in
making q return Of his income to the tax
commissioner, wrote on the paper: "For the
Last three ysars my income has been some
what under ESQ; in future it will more pre-
carioas, - the man u dead Of whom ! Dor
rowed the money"
-"Young man, do you ever drink" asked
q mild looking ma. accoseing Joaes. wen.
yes, thank yo1, - It's cold morning don't
misd, "repl,ed Jonee, removing hi. guild Of to,
bacco. 'tDoa't do il any more rejoined
the mild man, cor you will eventually be
-. Good morning. God bIss. you"
However man make make the weather
IN excuse for negleciing important engage
ments. q faithful hen will never desert the
post Of duty on account Of the temperature,
10 proof whereof consider the heroic self-sac-
rice ofthe Bangor biddy that was found the
other day frozen to death o. her nest with an
seg vet warm beneath her feathers.
Prof. Richards lectured recently at Phil
adelphia to an audience Of 8, 900 persons, on
Telexraphy. During the lecture messages
were sent to London and San Francisco and
answers recorded from both points.
New London, Conn.,, possesses a periPa-
tetic physician Who hawks hygiene about
from door 10 door, exclaimisg, "Anysne
here got rheumatism, coughs. colds, corns,
consumption, neuralgia, smallpox, heart
disease, or tOOthache?'
Miss Benson, girl four years old, Is
the leading actress at the Theatre Comique,
New York. She Is chubby little girl, and
very brighi-eyed. She sings the Lydia
Thompson oddities and other popular songs,
appearing in character every time, and Illus
tratiDg the songs by dances and converse
ton.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 29.-The Centen-
NAL Executive Committee held private
session yesterday and discussed the cost Of
the Centennial building and the means by
vhseA The necessary funds to carry out the
arrangements are to be provided. 1t was
psov'dsd to organize stock company and
to proportion the several thousand shares
among the different States.
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sr JOSEPH, No, March 2S.-J. c.
n.sn, nroprie,or OF the Mansion House,
,rJ an aId and respectable citizen Of 81. Jo-
~ committed suicide this afternoon BY
.hroiipp himself through the head With a
derringer pistol. Financial embarrassment
l. .aid 10 be the cause.
There il little hope that the ordinance
.elling the city's stock in the bridge to the
Hannibal & St. Joseph r r. will be ratified
by the people.
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tinued in the Northern Bates Of 4exico.
The President took notes of the conversation
and promised to bring the question before
the Cabinet. The delegation subsequently,
called on the Secretary of the Treasury, on
commercial questions involved. The Secre-
tary admitted that the order prohibiting
trade above Brownsville, vas Of questionable
legislation, and unless il was made the SUI
jet of Al Executive order. the order from
the Treasury will be revoked. n
The Senate Committee on Postof6css and
Post Roads, this morning agreed to move an
amendment to the postof6ce appropriation
bill, when il comes up in the Senate. author.
izing semi-monthly mail service between
California and China, and increasing the sub
sidy of the China Mail Line to 500, eOO. 600
per annum.
The House Committee on Appropriations
to-day heard the argument of Hon. WA.
Orion, President Of the Western Union Tel
esraph Company, in regard to the proper
rate Of compensation for transmitting signals
and on other collateral questions.
B. q. Northrop, of New Hampshire, State
Superintendent Of Education, appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
this morning, in advocacy Of a proposition to
devote the Japanese indemnify fund, now
amounting to over $500. 900, to purposes Of
education, under the pledge and control Of
the Japanest Government. The plan urged
contemplated system ofschools in the higher
branches Of education in the English Ian.
guage, and in the lower grades Of school:
instruction Is to be given in the Japaness
language, expressed BY the Roman character.
OF onr alphabet.
, Before the Arms Cos.ss.aiasee.
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The MARQUIS
de Chambrun Was to-day before the Senat,
Arms Committee. In the course of his ex
animation, he read from a private note ad
dressed him by his uncle, who is Frencl
Minister of Foreign Afiairs, saying that h
9 had not prescribed any investigation into tn
Remington affair, and that if Remington ha
d committed an misdemeanor, the Covers
ment would not prosecute him in the Unite
e States.
Examination oG marquis de Cham
l. brun.
e WASHINGTON, March 29.-The examil
n atien of the Marquis de Chambrun was Il
day resumed before the Senate Arms Con
% mittee.
;, Mr.. Harlan remarked that he was autho
lied by the Secretary Of War to say the Ma
l. quis had the liberty to testify as to the il
d terviews they had at the War Departmer
es The Marquis said that on the 22d Of Ja
E, uary, in his second interview with the Sc
n rotary of War, that Official declared tn
nothing could be regardedas confidential
N the matter, and moreover, he wanted to ha
Of his letter to the Secretary Of State spre'
l., broadcast. The Marquis further said ths
on the 26.h of January, F. W. Peck,
Remington 4 Co., proposed to examine s
as the books relating to the transactions
Remington & Sons. Peck said Remingt'
IL had given him $40, 900 for this purpose, b
ad not to buy testimony. The Marquis siid
of had M re,.on IN object tn an examinatio
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not, that the State should recognize. He
did not consider that State Legislatures had
any proper jurisdiction over a ques..on 50
religious IS marriage and
divorce, which should be left to the
religious affections of the parties themselves.
The only justi6able interference of the State
was in the case Of disagreement Letween the
parties. All that be would have the Law do
concerning marriage was what the State Of
Wisconsin had done, namely, to decide mar
riage civil contract, dissoluble BY the mu-
tual consent of the parties. OF course, to
prevent ficklenes in arriving At 4 conclusion,
time for mature deliberation should be wise
" interposed. Thus, in the aforementioned
statutes Of Wisconsin, the two parties may
voluntarily separate, and after this separa-
ton had continued for five years, then the
Law provided that, on the application Of
either party, the separation should be legal.
lied into divorce. Mr.. Tilton contended
that all he had ever commended for in rela
ton to marriage and divorce had already
been granted in desnltory installments By
some one State or another. He repudiatet
the thought of attacking the sancity Of mar
riase, and wound up with glowing eulog.
upon the matrimonial alhance-when it va
based on nature and Gods law-as the mos
/ sacred institution of society.
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0ADARa90.

At Warren, ILL.,, . locomotive acted as
sccoucheur to COW She vas killed but the
calf still live.
The French ladies now propose to shed
the last ''drop'' in their ears to pay Oh the
Prussian indemnity.
Improve your opportunities, " said the
Emperor Napoleon to school Of young men;
"eyery hour lost now is chance Of future
misfortune"
A patriotic citizen boasts that "no peo-
ple ON earth can excel the Americans in the
manly art Of sitting on bench and watching
eighteen men play base ball."
"A dead man being found at La Crosse,
Wisconsin, with seven stabs in his back, the
coroner's jury brought in verdict OF prob
able murder" A very cautious jury.
The following bill Vas presented to the
board of supervisors Of Cedar County, Iowa,
by an occasionsl dispenser of the gospel in
that vicinity: ITO Offering prayer at the
grave of =, pauper, So.
A night clerk Who was called up by Z
woman Who wanted to buy "a cents worth
of matches" in Lowell drug store, politely
told her to 10 where birthstone was free.
Many children have their hair totally
ruined BY having it cropped and pinched
with hot iron when they are quite young,
in order to pamper the vanity Of foolish
worldly mother.
"A new style of hat.stand is in the shsPt
of hat, in the crown Of which \ minor y
| inserted and the rim j. surrounded BY small
pexs. It il made Of greenish bronze ant
| very pretty.
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Mr.. Sumner before sne Senate Arms
C0mmissee.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-When the Sem
ate Arms Committee met to-day, Mr.. Sum
ner opposed and protested agains, the sum
mons served upon him. He entertained the
same views that he did yesterday on this
subject. In response to question, he said
be had received numerous confidential COM
municatiOns On the subject, but declined to
give names. He had handed them over to
Schurz. Summer declared that he deemed it
his duty to move for an investigation.
Sumner took the oath with protest that the
Chairman was disqualified to act in that
capacity. He however testified under pro-
test. He knew nothing of this question
until the ODD and oath of December. \
friend in the Senate mot Mr.. Schulz first
mentioned the facts. Afterward he saw
Schurz, Who had seen some papers. Sum-
ner at Schurz's suggestion, saw VI. De
Chambreas. from whom lie received copies
of letters Of Remington's to NJ. Lecesse, and
of letters from the Secretary Of Waw TO the
Secretary Of STATE. He gave circumstantial
account Of the stsps taken BY himself previ-
Gus to the introduction Of his resolution.
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New YORK, March 2S.-Prof. s. +. u.
Morse, the inventor Of telegraph, Is lying
dangerously i'll Of paralysis Of the brain.
Metz, Lime & Co.'S iron foundry was
burned in BROOKLYN this afternoon. Loss,
ST 900.
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State News.
is to have fire company.

Kinston is to have fire company.
The Board of County Commissioners Of
Chowan, offer a reward of 5000 for the ar
rest of member of their Board, named 8.
s. Cannon, accused of forgery. He is %
years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, and is we'll
known in Raleigh, Charleston and Ports
mouth.
The Weldon Nc,cs learns that Hon. NJ.
W. Ransom, our United States Senator,
has been spending the past several days
with his family. lie returned to Washing
ton City yesterday. Strong hopes are enter
tanned of his early admission to his seat,
and we are pleased to know that he shares
this opinion.
MAY-THE-FAY.-The charming child,
says the Raleigh Sentinel, May-theFay,
with the Templeton troupe, is q little tar
heel. Her mother, Mrs. Carpenter, was
the daughter Of a wealthy well-known cit
iZea of middle North Carolina, who, at her
demise, desired that her two daughters
("May" being one ofthem,) should become
actresses. ''May-the-Fay," if she lives,
will meet the expectations of her mother.
Row IN SCOTLAND NEcK-As we are
going to press we learn of a terrible and
disastrous outrage on law and order, that
occurred in Scotland Neck last Saturday
evening. The brief facts in the case, a.
given by a participant, are these 1t seems
that two negroes became involved in @
boisterous difficulty, and when the town con-
stable intenered TO command the peace, he
was resisted; he then summoned O number
Of white men to his aid-these were more
stoutly resisted-a regular battle ensued.
more negroes coming to the assistance OF
the first party. Sticks, knives, stones and
every available weapon was used. The
constable was badly cut, and Mr.. Lyman
and one or two other gentlemen were beat
en-; two Or three negroes were cut and
others bruised. The negroes, by force OF
numbers, overpowered the whites, set the
law at defiance, and formed in a band OF
fifty CT sixty, and marched around the
town, banging at doors, throwing stones,
defying the officers, and otherwise mai
treating the citizens. Press of time and
space prevents comment. We will allude
to it hereafter Weldon Ne,os.
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South Carolina Items.

A milk-white deer was killed near
Charleston few days ago.
The Sumter Waterman says: But one
case of smallpox, so far, has appeared at
Sumter. This occurred at the military
camp, in the suburbs Of our town, and, I'M
der the very efficient management of DIR.
King, Of the garrison, was so handled, that
there has been no other, and, not likely
to be.
We learn from the Columbia PAorEr
that very destructive fire occurred I'm the
town of Union in that State, on the MORN
ing q the 18th, by which about $4,000
worth of property was destroyed, The
Times printing Office was entirely de-
stroyed.
ONE EXPLOIT OF SHERMAN g BUM
MERs.--A Kansas exchange has seen a BIZ
bic with tie following inscription, In which
one James L. Brown, whoever he may be,
/. IS seen fit to chronicle his own contempt
tlble conduct upon q certain notable occa-
sion; This Bible was taken from fine
mansion belonging to widow lady In Or
angebulg District, South Carolina, on Mon
day, February ID, 1866, the time that Gen
cral Sherman marched through that dis
trict. little girl begged me, with tears
i'll her eyes, not to take it, as it was the
last family relic Of a deceased aunt of hers,
who had died insane i'm the ASYLUM at Col
lumbia, the capital of South Carolina
James l.. Brown, Co. ID, 10th o. V. l., I'd
Brig, I'd Div, 18th A. c. / carried this
Bible ia my knapsack over fifteen hundred
miles"
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On Monday Senator Logan, OF Illinois,
gave notice that on Thursday next (to-day)
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
would call up the North Carolina contested
election case, and would ask the Senate to
take final vote OH Friday.
This, We presume, refers only to the case
of Abbott VS.. Vance. As soon as this is
disposed of, it is presumed that action will
be taken upon the credentials OF General
RANSOM. 1t is time that this vexed ques-
ton was settled, as North Carolina has
now been without her full representation
in the Senate for upwards OF twelve months
Her interests have suffered very much in
consequence thereof.
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scanty means than they have already con-
tributed to this charity
Think of these poor maniac creatures,
seeking in death relief from the pangs of
hunger. FL
Think of all these things, and think of
the man who has sehemed and plotted to
bring them to pass.
We advise the friends of the poor UNI
fortunate creatures in the Insane Asylum
at Raleigh to take warning in time and
provide against the evil day coming.
1t is true the persons confined in the
Penitentiary are criminals, but they are
under the sentence of the law, that pre-
scribes confinement and hard labor, and
not starvation, as the punishment for their
crimes.
The Directors have notified the Cover
nor that portion of the funds now lying
in the Treasury for the purpose are neces-
sary to feed the prisoners.
The Governor refuses to allow them to
have the ftlnds-withholds from the prison.
ers food to sustain life.
| The Governor has been notified that
the supplies have been nearly exhausted,
and that the prisoners are already on short
rations Upon his head rests the respon-
sibility.
The spectacle thus presented to our gaze
is one that shocks every feeling of human
| ity.
Human language is utterly inadequate
to portray the enormity of such conduct on
the part of the Chief Magistrate of civil
ICED people. If the appintees of the Legis-
lature are wrongfuly in possession, the
law points out peaceful, humane, speedy
mode of ousting them. The Courts are
open and presided over by the personal
and political friends Of the Governor. He
will not appeal to them. He requires his
orders to be obeyed, or the innocent and
guilty, the sane and the insane, alike to
be starved TO death.
People Of North Carolina, behold YOU
| Governor