The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-10
TELEGRAMS
MI3cELLANEOUS.


Of War. has already caused to be placed con-
spicuou.lv in the Secretary's Office and ante
room PORTRAITS of ex-Secretaries Knox, Dex.
ter. Dearborn, E,stin, Pickering, Calhoun,
Poipse,t, Holt, Cameron, Stanton and
Rawlins. Others are nov being painted Tor
the Department. The Secretary Is desirous
to procure the original portraits, II possible,
from which copies will be made, Of e1-Sec-
retaries McHenry, of Washington's Admin
istration, Griswold, Of Adams, w. II.
Crawford, Of Madison's, Geo. Graham, Of
Monroe's, Jno. Bell, Of Hhrrison's, and
Geo. w. Crawford Of Taylor's
A telegram to the Committee on Indian
Affairs from the special Indian commission
at Fort Duran, Texas, dated June 18th,
save: 1--WE returned here last night, and
have received information that the Lipans
and Mescaleras, numbering about 1000 souls,
are at Saragossa, desiring to meet US, and We
understand there il a probability Of their 60
ing with US on a reservation" The COM
mission. also, desires to know where to take
there Indians, and such KickapoOs as will
consent to 20 With them, and have been in
structed by the Indian bureau to take these
Kickapoos to their captive people at Fort
Gibson, and the other Indians, the Lipans
and Mescaleras, &c their reservation In New
Mexico.
Washington, July 2.-General Howard,
referring to val ious reports concerning him
in connection with the late management OF
the Freedmen's Bureau, declares he never
misapplied one dollar OF public money, and
the moment there shall be an official charge
he will demand a court martial, as the most
efIectual means of clearing of every ves.ige
of unjust suspicion.
The Attorney General, in the preparation
of his opinion as TO the responsibility OF
General Howard, Commissioner OF the
Freedmen's Bureau, for acts of his subOrdi-
mates, called upon the First Comptroller OF
the Treasury for copy Of the bond of 500, :
600 which the law of 1865 directed should be
given by the Commissioner for the faithf al
Performance of his duties, said bond to be
approved by the Attorney General, and filed
in the office of the First Comptroller, to be
by him put in suit for the benefit Of any in
jured party upon any breach OF the condi-
tons thereof.
The Comptroller, upon searching, dis
covered that no such bond had ever been
fled in his Office. Gen. Howard, it will be
remembered, explained that Secretary Stan
ton told him it would not be necessary TO file
a bond he was detailed az an officer Of the
army for duty ~ commissioner.
The injunction given by the Associate
Judge Of the United States Supreme Court
against the Union Pacific Railroad IL printed
to-day. 1t restraints the officers Of the COM
psny from making any use Of its resources,
receipts, or credits which shall disable them
from paving the interest "a it shall mature
upon all classes of it, securities, and, also, re-
strains from payment of the principal or in
terest on any securities distributed to,
through, or by the Credit MOblier Of Amer
lea.
AT. Perry, one Of the counsel for the
Government in the Credit Mobiiier suit, ar
rived here this morning, on his way TO Chi
cago. He had long conference with Atior-
ney General Williams in relation to the suit.
which he reports as promising very favora-
bly,.
Telegraphs have been received at the At
torney Generals Office assuming that the IN.
terest on the first mortgage bonds OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company which are
held in Europe could not be paid on the lst
of July on account OF the suit against the
company; but if it is not paid it will be the
fault of the company, and not On account OF
any interference ny the Government. 1t may
become necessary, il there is wiiliul neglect
or refusal by the company to pay tins INFER.
eat, to take steps to have receiver appointed
to take charge Of the road.
The new law that passed at the last session
of Congress, increasing the pay of certain
heads Of bureaus went into effect yesterday.
Preparations to print the new national cur
rency authorized by Congress has already
commenced an appropriation of 5000, 600,
to pay therefor having become available.
Yesterday the work on the plates was COM
menced, and next week five, ten and
twenty dollar notes will lie first
issued, and it will probably occupy three
months TO complete the plates aud print and
number the notes in sufficient quantity OF
these denominations, which will he placed
in circulation before commencing work on
the offers. The ones, twos and hftles Will
be next printed, but "a to the exact amount
OF each denomination to be issued no deter
minaiion has been reached, that matter being
left to the hanks to arrange with the Comp
tro.ler. They can have notes issued TO then
in any denominations, provided, of course,
that the aggregate shall no. exceed the
amount fixed by law.
Nashville, July 2.-Tnere were six deaths
from cholera in this city to day. They were
cases which have been lingering for day or
two. No new cases are reported. There
were seven deaths from other causes. The
weather il favorable for the decrease OF
cholera.
Cincinnati, July Ten deaths from
cholera were reported to tie Board OF Health
10 day.
Boston, July 2-The report. that the
condition OF Vice President Wilson's health
was Causing renewed anxiety are without
foundation. He is enjoying a needed season |
Of quiet and rest in the country.
Chi ago, July 1.-The rain, which neces- |
STATED postponement Of the morning races |
n Dexter Park to day, ceased before noon, |
nd the track having dried of so as to be in |
very good condition, 1t was decided to 60 on |
with the afternoon programme, although
still cloudy and threatening rain. The at |
tendance WAS fully equal TO yesterday, there |
being not less than 5000 people present. |
The first race called was for trotting, pre- |
MUM $1,000, horses that had never beaten |
three minutes, $1,000 to the first, $500 to sec |
ond, $500 t. third, $500 TO fourth. There |
we're seven entries, but Inga, W. J. Cooper |
and Henry Howard were drawn. leaving |
Albert, Quicksilver, Nellie, and Fox to start.
There we're no pools cold before the start,
but Nellie was rather the favorite in |
outside betting, and won the race; time
1881, 2:36!, 1891. Summary-Nellie 1913,
/, 1; Albert 4, 1. l, ., 4; Quicksilver ), 3,
2, 4, 3; Fox ,, 4, 4. 4, 3. Second race for |
trotting pure of 5000; 81 900 for the first,
$3.50 for the second, 800 for the third. and
$3.50 for the fourth, For this race sixteen |
entries were made, and when the bell called |
up the starters all bu, four appeared on the |
track, and acme time was spent in securing |
the large field, making it difficult TO get a |
good eend-ofi; Udell. the favorite Of the |
pool selling, lead at the start,
with hate Hazard close after him, |
Capitola and Little Mack struggling for the |
second place, Redwing and Annie Watson
rlo.e after and the rest struggling along be-
hind. Half way between the quarter and
half mile poles Udell broke and run come
distance, letting Kate to the front, but Udell
settled down and come up with Kate, when
he again broke up and run some distance,
getting ahead of the mare and coming in
half length ahead, with Kate second. The
Judges, however, set Udell back for running,
and declared the heat dead one between
him and Kate with no official time, Capt.
lola third, Little Marx fourth and c. Wat.
.on fifth and Redwing sixth; the rest were
listanced. Udell was sill the favorite in
he pools no; Notwithstanding he was acting badly |