The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-18

men &no teams. frcpOSab Tor furnishing .
800 car loads Of stone for the bridge are in. /
vited By published advertisement. Work
on the bridge Ia 10 be pushed forward with |
great energy.
YELLOW FEVER NOT ABArED.
Memphis, Sept. 16,CThere u no abate-
ment Of the yellew fever, though its ravaees
are almost exclusively confined to Pinch.
or the northwestern portion Of the city. ID.
jacent to the mouth of Wolf river, where IL |
hrst appeared. 1t - impossible to obtain |
reliable data in regard to the mortality, bot |
1t n evident that there i no decrease in The |
death rate. The city authorities to-day took |
the hrst step towards meeting the exigence |
Of the case. the whole street force being put |
| to work distributing coal tar and burning il |
in infected parts. while the citi.ena NJ and
recognized the Howard Association. with A.
| D. Longstaf, a. President. The Associason,
will, tomorrow open an Office and Be pre-
| pared to furnish nurses and relief to all Who
apply. The exodus from the city continues.
Trains in all directions are crowded. and the
| widest reports are in circulation throughout |
the country in regard to the number dying,
but 1t % safe to gay that since the disease APP
peared the number Of death from all causes
has not reached twenty in any day since the
| flight OF the terror stricken ones. There il
less excitement than during the prevalence
| of the cholera
Boston, Sept, l6.-Ex-Mayor Castor in q
letter formally accepting the Democratic
nomination for Gov. of Mass, thus alludes
to the probibitory liquor Law: At this time
when the State is suffering reproach for par
tial and dishonest enforcement of some of
Its laws 1t becomes our immediate duty to
| execute such laws with honesty and Impair
tiaiiiy, or to repeal such statutes as cannot be
thus enforced. An experience of twenty
wears under what are known a prOhibitory
| laws has proved that they cannot accomplish |
the great and beneficial purposes for which |
they we're enacted. They have not diminish |
ed the evils which they we're designed to
destroy, but they have brought with |
them or with attempts to enforce them, Q
train Of attendant evils, which have dis |
2raced the administration of Justice, and
have tended to corrupt public morals. Some
other methods of promoting BY legislation
| the cause OF temperance should at least be
tried. This cause ia too high and noble in |
| Its character and in its purpose, to attempt |
to borrow any aid from injustice, Partially
| or corruption. l believe wise legislation
can be made to assist those who are BY hon. |
est and earnest efforts seeking to extend its |
oenehcent influences.
FoUNDERING OF THE IRoNsILEs
Chicago, Sept. 1G.-Specials from Grand
Haven, Mich, give the following account
Of the laundering of the Ironsides oil that
port Yesterday: n. Il. Walkers, clerk of
the boat says: eve left Milwaukee at $40
last night. with nineteen passengers and
crew OIL thirty men, due In Grand Haven,
between FIVE and six O'Clock this morning |
The cargo consisted Of l3, 900 bushels Of
wheat, 800 barrels OF flour and l25 barrels |
OF miscellaneous articles. This was a large |
cargo, since the boat could carry only LOO |
tons, and a moderate breeze was blowing
from the southwest and constantly increased |
until it became a
TERRIFIC GALE
before daylight. l did not get up until |
o'clock, when the boat was Keeling fright
fully; immediately went below and found /!
the men working at the pamps. the water |
had already put the fires ont and the engines /
were useless; then went TO the office and |
got the passenger register, money and mani
fest, and went on the hurricane deck where
l found Capt. Sweetman getting the fore
sail out; he was thoroughly self possessed
and the men Obeyei orders promptly; We
then made three miles toward shore. The
signal of distress had been raised at $50
o'clock, and at 10 O'Clock the passengers all
Put on life preservers, for il was evident
THE Goat MUST GO DOWN.
At 1870 the Captain ordered the boats to
be manned. In the first boat all the lady
passengers except one We're placed ; in the
second boat there We're twelve passengers and
the crew. took charge Of the third boat
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one lady and two OF the crew, besides my
self, all Of whom were saved. After I had
pushed of | saw two or three other boats
leave the wreck, in one of which supposed
the captain 10 be; my boat was hardly half
a mile from the 1ronsides when she sunk,
stern foremost, about five miles from shore.
1t was ten minutes past twelve when she dis
appeared. She was estimated to be worth
about $4,000. She was thoroughly over
hanled last winter, and was considered one
OF the siaunchest boats on the lake.
SUICIDE.
Chicago. Sept. 16.-Capt f Chapman, a
prominent member OF the Exchange of this
city, committed suicide this morning about
nine O'Clock by shooting himself through
the head while standing at the entrance Of {
the Exchange room. The deceased was one ,
of the prominent men of the city, and COM ,
manded universal respect. No cause can be
assigned for this rash act unless it was q
financial complication in which it il sup '
posed he was involved. The Exchange has ,
been adjourned until tomorrow. This is a 6
sad termination OF promising career, and
the members of the Exchange are in MOURN
ing. IL
GEN. M'CooKs' MUDEEER. c
Yankton, Sept I2.-P. p. Win,ermake,
he murderer Of Gen. McCOok, was brought
up to-day for examination, which ne waived, 4
and was committed to Jail to await his trial o
or murder at the October term of the U. s. n
District Court, over which Judge Barnes Il
will presides. n
THE MANITOBA TROUBLES.
Minneapolis, Sept. ia special from
Fort Geary says Gordon, who fled from 81
Fort Geary for the Rocky mountains some 8
weeks ago has been captured five hundred u
niles west by Manitoba detective, and
)ow finds himself behind bars in Winnepeg.
special term ofthe Queens bench opened H
yesterday for the taial of the American pris- =
ners on charge OF Kidnapping Gordon.
The Judge in his charge to the grand jury =,
welt mainly on the Kidnapping case, con- >,
ide,ing it in free and di-passiOnate way, =
either favoring nor prejudicing. Ii is be- -
ieyed no bill will be found against Merriam, .,
rho was arrested ~ an accessory. Attorney ~
zen. Cornell of Minnesota, WIS introduced y
nto court by Attorney General Clark, snd q;
!. is though will be allowed to appear for -
he prisoners, with Governor Austin and ~
iOn. William Lachers as counsel. The &C.
curt has been adjourned 70 a. IN. to-mor- -
Ow.