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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
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J. Is reported thai the United S.ale- Grand
Jury, now in session in this city, will have
he important daty .! investigating inoAhe
management of the o.ice OF Uniied States
Hsr-aai while Col. d. ". Hons,cn occu-
pied that position. /, il = weIl-knosn fact
that when Col. Houston wss appointed, he
! wss comparatively poor man. II is equally
| xail-kno.n that he il nov worth his tens
! npon ,eTs OF thousands OF dollars The it,
lairy naturally arises how did Coi. Houston
accumulate this fortune, during tie short
period of The three years he wa, United
States Marshal. The first impression in the
minds OF :he people in these 6iys OF grange
End farmer IeforGi:t;ons is. that e<orbitaEt
xsd Illegal fees mast have been charged.
II the United SIetes Grand Jury UNDER
take this examination j; will become their
3aty to clrsluiiy weigh u! the evidence 10
:hs case. See TO il, that both the Govern
| ment and Col. Houston have fsi. hearing.
NJ Grand Jury should fad bal OF indic'-
m-nt, unless there IS posi:iVe p:opf, at least
such proof a.wlIl warren; the proJ,bie con-
viction OF tie accused.
We confess that no proof ia4 been fur
aislIcd Us OF the guilt of Col. Houston other
.hsn the fact OF bis suddea wealth and th.
ex.iiSiiion O. bill OF fees 10 a bankrupt
case, where. i; is ALLEGED, soEus thousands OF
miles OF travel is charged, when in fact no
mileage could legally have he: allowed. |
We have frsgueaily heard the statement
made that Coi. Houston WAS guilty of max
irg money rapidly on, Of the oti e he held,
and we have thought that the Colonel ought /
to have an opportunity to y!niicate himself.
II. therefore. the mstter il to he investiga-
ted in the courts, those who uiske tie
charges wil. have full an1 ample oppo.;u-
n;iy to prove ,heir t,rth, and CIi. Houston
will he Afforded the privilege OF siBdica,ing
himself before the people OF Kansas.
We believe that it IS tie duty Of every
man vao, while h5l'..ng public Office, and
who ais sud lenly grown rich 10 that Office,
wi,hog' spr.reat reason, especially in these
days ot c3rru2.ioa. aad psrlicilar!y ii he
you'd keep Ass skirts clssr Of charges OF
fraud, 10 sEpIsin 10 the p3blic how he came
ia possession OF hi- fortune. Ii Col. Huus-
ton woY.d 90 his, il wcuid 60 ar TO qaiet
he feeling hat he had BEEN ga:ity oi cor
taEi Practice.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
MILTON FISH, Ssc'y OF State


CuNsipEaABLE rest'veLess exists smony
thesSorking classes of England with regard
TO the high price of fuel. TIE lsboring rsn
10 the large cite, are beginning 10 hold
large mseJiGss on ihe .Isjeci, at which fierce
denaaciai,ons of the coal monopoly, and
earnest demands for the interference Of The
government. a:e being made. An iuo,neti.
ate inspection 0: ell lands under the con,ro,
oi tie Sac. with view 10 the opeuir, up oi
,rs-h caai fi=ld, to be worked in The inter-
est Of The psople. instead Of for the beDsf. OF
a sTsli -ec'ion OF the community, is strongly
nrcet, &c also tie imposition OF tax or rh.
export Of cosl to foreign countries. This
iast is : protective measure, pure and eiupIe
snd il would be quite interesting to know
what our ire trade friends on this side OF
the wafer think OF it. Chesp suel is alu,o.'
as necessary as cheap food for the poor. and
in neither Of these particulars il the outlook
for he ,ciIins masses Of Great Britsin Of all
pyDmis.re
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

THE Wyandotte Herald, Democratic, pab-
lishes the testimony of The Cobb Taylor libel
suit in full, and comments IS follows OF the
result:
Both the parties TO the sui; are political
cpponents OF ours, and TO neither have We
ever been bound BY the ties OF friendship
A. result OF our relations with the lItigauts,
our position has been Que that hss been en-
tire:y free from bins or prejudice: The
seubborn facts stated by our Heighbors under
the solemniiy OF an oath, are a clear and
complete sindication OF Col. Cobb from the
charges alleged against him: and shoS that
hs hiss been no; only grossly misrspressnted,
b: shamefuily slsndere6 by these charges.
We have never been the friend OF Col.
Cobb, either politically or otherwise; indeed,
our relations have many time been ola very
unpleasant chsascter, yet We deem it but
iussice 10 say that the manner in which he
- been vindica,ed by the testimony elicit
Cd before the jury ought to be very crafty
Ing to i'm and his friends
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

This is Charles Reade's description Of the
heroine of his novel called "A simpleton :"
Rosa Loc.ignsn was q dark bu; dazzling
beauty, With coal black hair and glorious
dark eyes, that seemed 10 beam with soul ali
day long her eyebrows black, s:raighii,b,
and rather thick, would have been majestic
and rather severe had the other fe .turss fol.
lowed suit bar her black brows we're sue
cesded by iorg silky iss'.es, q sweet oval
face, two pouting Iips studded with ivory.
and an exquisite chin. ss feeble a. any man
cpu:I 6eSi.s "a .sa ,.fiaer of his bosom.
Person slrsish', eL,s,ic, and rather tall.
Mind, uiBeie.p. Accomplishments, pumes
rous. 4 poor French scholar, q worse Ger
man, a worse English; an admirable dancer.
an irsccIrate musician, 4 good ridsT, q bsd
draughl-woman; Q bad hairdresrer, at the
mercy Of her msid; no, iheoloeisp, know
ing nothing; sorry accountant; no house.
keeper; no seams,ress fair embrcideress !;
4 capital geosrspher. a"d no cook.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
APPOINTED

frsnii Z. Blair, who wa. defeated for The
Caited s;s'e- Senate hy Mr. & x, has been
appointed Insurance Commissioner for Mis-.
souri,. TIE aqroin'ment is generally selI
rec-ivai ty ihe Republican p-..ss of cur
sitter Safe
Tie 81 Jo'rpa Hsaid is particularly
p;sass.i with tie selection. and says tha,
Governor H,c,i-on has mad, an appoint.
neut that s:;i nee, with uniyersai colnmen-
dninr. TIE condition of General Blait's
health viii hardly eser permit the General
70 enter into active roli:ic.! lie sgain. and
he j., therefore, b-yond criticism as a poll.
ticisn, Will. every one must ujmi, ihat Re
has rendered great service 10 Missouri. both
IS i s.a ,e,rIar ard sGliiar
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
er5sE1E--r
HON. s.fss> - EG,f.Es :

This gentleman made one OF the rb!est
legislators ever sent from Leayenworth TO
Topeks. We understand that the prospect
nov i. that he will become candidate. We
know that il he consents il will be at the
sacrifice of large business Interests, bat the
demand OF the people of hi, ward Is for his
services in the Legislature. Ii he chose 10
run he wonld be elec.ed over all opposition,
hut We are glad to note the fac; that he viii
be the unanimous choice of the ward. Go
ing in this wsy his igdgence will be ten
fold. We therefore say smeni Send from
every district men rs able, as capable, and
~ true 10 the interests of our city and State
as the Hon. Tho- p Fenian.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

.ht to b. made b: ;i.s su;ao,iiies IS to 'hs
or gin Of ;i,s Ere ,l.s yziue nf Cssne {;
E;Tol's s-os,-ihe amount al in-
sursrce-~b@n = Egs sfiec ied-;he
amoua. g.'.aiis cusj-7I ~ ;hem-;heir
inauciil coudi:ion, ard the motive, il any,
whic!. psriie. nay have had 20 bum the
properly. Withost knowing anything
o;heT tiea the telegraph brings ~, se at
once c9nc,Gde, unless our efinicn OF the
vs'r Is erroneous, that wrong has been
committed By some ore.
lis duiy to those sho ianocsniiy suffer
from incesdisri.,o, as veil as duty TO the
;Gblie, to esiablish the true csuse of such
fires. Let there bs, tken, a full, thorough
and comple'e investigation Of the cause cl
this f-e.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
APARIS MISTRESS.
\ ISoe story Of she Guy creatures.
Enom the 0raphic.I

ItTom the Graphic.
| PARIS, Sept. IL 1t IL remark ofie,
| heard in Paris that the women vino hold
eqIivocai positions lead happier and NOR,
Satisfactory lives tbsn do wsr0en ~ wives
! which, !: irue TO certain exr.n', does DO
effect ibe fact, equally inpor,aT., ,i,s' ,heil
deaths are generally the TcNcr-r. sne o
these 'hapPy-iivsd" creatures furnished ss
illustration the Other Jsy. Sac Was hand
soms, charming, gay, witty, exiTavsgsnr
She had TN elegant home, an elegant turn.
oat, sa elegant dressmaker. Everything
that taste coId demand and money could
fGrnish she hsd. She was favorite OF mar
OF rsnS and fortune, and had been for twenty
years. She bore his name, ard gave it TO her
son. Bat one sad day he d,et. leaving her
only his nams--at lts-t, the ii .ht 10 bear IL
Accustomed to luzn,icus l'ie, she c"uId
not now dispense with it, slihousl reiucai
10 comparative besgary. Her -cn held a hpe
financial! position. but he soon informed hi-
sx:rsvagant mother that her bills wo,:id ruin
him, and ceased TO b, accpuntsbie for her
d-hs. Then she formed an ailisnce with a
rich upl.ol-,er. He gave her foe es,ah
lishnen,, ard all Wen. gtiir, nn,il he found
that his business or hi, .ar.ie" must be SAC
ri6ced. 80 he told madame che must be
ecph,micai. BIT, "a she WAS in debt every
where ard owed everybody, e-pecIaiiy her
dres.rak.rs, and had exhausted her credit,
her debiora levied on her m.snifcen. :urGi-
ture. and the day OF sale drew near.
Sh. invited her upho!s,erer to bre.kfas;
with her. and after banqnering him to the
extent breakfast wouli allow. told him she
mus, have thai day Q. 600 frances. Hsswore
he cad rot raise the reaaired sum, snh.
aslii her tears and sot'. took up hi. hat and
s,;h az reroir.
lyon vii! never see noe a-ain, ''s'ii
madame. in responss 20 hi. ad,en. He
thought il a feminine ''aodge, . an desceEd-
ed the s.a;rs. When he stepped out On the
something fell with horrible thud
at his feet. There wasa spst:er OF blood and
brains and dad woman. His companion a;
breakfast hsd thrown herself from second
story window. He called her eeryant, and
the Two carried the corpse up 10 her ROOM.
"Hspry p
sss,.:sC,rtop- ~
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
-
THE LAas l.lEalk,kA

The solid old 3 sion Aircrf:ser takes 4
cheerful view of The recent elections. i,
sees no cause tor alarm in the Republican
camp, and bears no evidence thu: The Re
publican p,rty has os'vitality. Tte -idrsr.
tiser says:
Ga the whole the Republicans nay COR
gratuia,e Themselves on the resuli, as show
Ing that at leas, there has been TO reaction
in political sentiments. The vote ha, gen.
orally been i.lt, and the interest taken in
the elections has nowhere been comparable
with thst OF last year. 1t would have been
not q, all surprising if the msjori,ies mad
been largely reduced, and the fact that they
are quite up TO the average proves iha. the
Republican party retains its strength and
n,l,astrv
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

a PICNIC OE fAE.H.

4 grand pilgrimage to Jerusalemis is at ,hi-
moment being organised under the auspices
Of the Archbishop of Paris. The pilgrims
will leave Marseilles about tie middle OF the
month on one of the steamers of the Mesa.
geries, and after stopping few days a.
Alexandra, will visi: the works at the 18TH
mus of Srex and then proceed to Jerusalem.
Excursions will afterward be made TO Beth
lebem, Jericho. Jordan, the Dead Sea,
Mount Carmel, 81. jean G'Acre. Beyrouih,
DC. The return journey viii be effected BY
Smyrna, Athens. Sicily aud Marseilies: The
dars,ion of the whole trip will be ebout two
mcn.hs and half
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
WAR aysin.t divo,c, shvsrers i. in ~,

A WAR against divorce s5ysrers il In p:n-
gress in Chicago, where the ,csr.tNrs nf the
ciass are innumerable. Itcy ceiiave they
are able to rush through 4 decree w;.l.cu:
any reference to the merits % n. casa, ~
was fully i.ia-,rated for ,hr ave thousand b
! tine by q case reported in ,i.c Tribune, of
Tue-dsy. According to TIN. statement. =
man who had farm of Considerable value,
and e family, consisting OF his wife and four
children, went away from home, and met a
Armer sweetheart, whom he concluded he
would like TO marry. As preparatory step
toward this accomplishment, he went TO
Chicsgo to get a divorce. He had no diff
Guilty in finding a professional who agreed
TO obtain divorce Tor him, witho t any ref
erence to any residence in Chicago. or COM
piisnce will, any other Of the safeguards of
The law. The attempt would prohab:y have
succeeded, as hundreds Of others OF ju-t ~
iiiiio merit have succeeded before. il it had
no; been :or a mere accident. Instead Of
procuring some WOMAN 10 Represent the wife,
"a has been done in severnl ca-es, the husband
thorshi he could hetray or bn;iy his wife in.
to sign -. asresnieni f,r : reference be-
tore -.--'ar ia Ctlnc-ry, where the case
coG!, ;,s r't-t-j ,sIongii, withou, danger o:
any inspection likely 10 disclose its enormi'y
The vile, however, went on 10 Chicago
with babe in her ar:n'. end stumbled about
the Court HoUse IL vasue way uatil she
happened to meet clerk Of the court, who
ASSISTED her in audius the case she wanted to
inve.,igs'e, and an attorney, who out Of
charity, undertook TO defend her rights She
was ti.e one who had been deserted, and who
had peen Obliged to borrow money TO sup
Por, her family daring her husbands sb-
-ence. 1t WAS his puspoae to procure a di-
v,re-, and then sell out the farm on which
his family live., leaving them no means Of
support and no reiress.-St Louis GiGJe.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

,-a,e.r. Ter a,... C.as.; inn.,.

For over a year no patents have bees re-
ceiyei a, the Independence Land Of6ce on
O@gs Coded !.sud7. BIT this land question
Ia. become a Safe question. Sad Governor
OsborG ~ the great meeting II OsaEe Mis-
zion Il prouosc 20 make !, question Of
State pplicy.' II viii nc heard of Con-
gre-s and the courts also. things are work.
in:. Pa;ienc7, piack aud brains are only
needed TO lead tie -etieTs' cau.e on 10 as-
sured triumph and vic;ory, Or cosrssprn.
cent at Independence sent us the foilosiug
ie;'er received tom tie Com missioner of The
G neral Land Olhcs on SIluriay last, con-
raining list OF raients on the O,ige C,drd
Lands:
Register Lind OEcs. Iadepep9ence, Ea::
SIR: herewith traDsmlt Ia you Tor de-
livery, Hnmbolar, new Independence, Ka..,
cash patents
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
BhanI Iae1viD e.
Ey the Presiien, of the United S.s,es Of


America:
| PRoCLaSATIoy.
The approaching close Of another year
brings with il the occs-ion for a renewed
Thanksgiving and acknowledgement 10 the Al
mighty Ri!er Of the universe for the un.
| numbered merci.s which he has hesingrd
upon III. Abundant harvests have bsen
among Tie reSar,is Of industry, and, with
local exceptions, health has been among the
blessings enjoyed. Tranquility Il! tome and
peace with other ratioas have prevailed.
Frugsl Industry is reseining is nleritsd re
coenition snd lis meriied rewarts. Grad
ual!y. br, under the proviieres of God,
surely, ne irusi, The nation j. recovering
from the lingering rtsIlts Of a dreadful civii
strife. For thee and other merciss ypEch.
ssfcd il tecumss Us 81 people 10 return hsart-
fel, snd gratifisd acknowledgements And
with OF. thanksgiving we ,nsy mite praver'
for the cessation of iJca! and temporary sui-
ferins. the-sfnre recommend ihst on
Thursday, the cid, dsv "f November next,
the people mee, in their respective places of
Worship. max. their EeknoS Judgments 10
Almighty Goo for his blrnties sud pro'.c-
tion. and 10 offer to Him PRAYER. fer Their
continuance.
In wines whereof! ',-v. heresato .-s''my
hsnd, sud caused The Psai OF The United
SIs,e- 10 he affixed Done 1t ths city Of
Washington. ,h's l4h day cf October, in
the wear of ou- Lord 1873. and cf the year
of the ind.peni2rcs cf ;he United Sist,s The
e.ih
Signed L. S. GRANT.
i.y tie Pressr''egi
Of
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
TDE BURNING OF THE CouESS.
NEAiTH.

Be- special telegraph from Topeka, VI
have full particulars OF the burning OF the
Obnno.rsalA printing ofics. The SIS, ool
insurance will abou; cover their los. Trey
viii lose largely by inc;dsntals. which niways
saseai burning out, but will in psri be
ooopessa,ed BY the new ou,fi, which the
suount insured viii enable them to obtain.
They will have the sympathy Of the entire
Pm Of the State in their misfoTtunee.
TAs book bindery. Of Crane, & Byron
s.id TO be valued at $4,000, and which
~ Insured for $4,000. seems to us.
81 the statement Is true, to bear
plaia ind cations that there is
upaeshinx rotten in that concern. Panicu.
l.rly i il suspicious when We note that the
lss ~ firxs discovered IN the book-b.nding
ssun. From what We have heard Of the
vslns q The hook-bindery, il was not worth
eno.euasaw ths sneunt naRed.
: 16uUt1ne ~ . thnsongh exAminaaisa
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

=
Charles Ben Darwin. the Assis;an; Ds.
trick Al;orosy, ,no,iced the whitish spD<arauce
at sand hill near Steiner s,reet, north oi
Green wich. AID knowing tbst i, uus; be one
OF the shell mounds 20 common in ti,a, Vi.
| cinity, he examined il 1t 10 not 80 exten.
! sire as many others on this coas., nor 10
large esen asseYersi othefs on tLis peninsuls.
and-few people take any special interests in
,uch places. though they are signs Of the ex.
is,ence here Of . once numerous people.
Many Of these mounds Ia CAlifornis are of
vat extent, and are composed almost wholly
Of sez shells, eome of the piles having been
constructed from leye: plain to Q height OF
thirty or forty feet, though most Of them are
evidently on lsveled ground, selected, per-
hsp-, because teyoud the reach Of tides. or
for the purpose OF overlooking the surround.
ing country. like the extensive one At Mon.
tersy. One Of thees huge piles, si,usted near
the San Pablo road, near Oakland, is bull,
up almost entirely Of ehelis from the level
ground to a height OF fifty feet or more.
There Is aoo,lier on Mr.. Rogen place in Al.
smeda, and2the Shell Moucd Nursery il To-
Gated on another. On this peninsula there
are three or four email ones and one OF two
quite extensive. 1hc Digger Indians pro-
less to know no more Of these piles, or
the people who constructed them, than
the whites do. Taey ssy the members OF
tteir tTi5e were never in :he habit of cobgre.
eating On the coast 20 eat shell fish, AID that
the mounds have aiws,s been there eipce
their recollection, and they have no tradi.
tons to show that their forefathers knew
anything of the mound builders. The mound
near Greenwich and Steiner il not composed
wholly Of shells, bu, is an ordinary sand
heap, with layer Of shelis from two to
four fee, in thick0ess. On the surface, and
some people surmise that the shells we're de.
posted by tine ser, and that the wind has
driven the sard If in places, 70 a. to leave
hill here and there. This explanation might
appear reasonable "a TO sona localities, but
not to all. The shell mounds Of this coast
differ materially from the celebrated ancient
mounds Of Ohio and the Mississippi Valley,
and we're evidently consti uc,ed by different |
people, and for different reasons. Az vet
very little attention has been paid to them,
the people of Califorsia being too busy in |
the struggle for wealth TO leave much time |
for investigations out of curiosity or for the |
purpose OF scientific inquiry. Mr.. Darwin,
however. having nothing else to do, com.
menced digging with his cane into the side of |
The hill, where the wind had blown awav
The sand. leaving the layer of SHELLS exposed;
md while thus engaged, unearthed in the
'and. under the s.,eii-, a complete skeleton. |
he bone, living IS if the msn Tor woman)
,ad been 10 kneeliDg position. Mr.. Dar.
win intends TO present the skeleton to the
California Academy Of Science, when it il
,opei some good guess msy he made a. TO its
se. 1t is believed by the fader to be the
emains OF being of a race " extinct.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

Two Arssnsas horse th;sves were arrested
oG Io1s creek, in this county, on THURSDAY
iast bv fs.tnsr aud his con. The farmer
ard hi- by ~ere engaged in herdine cattle
when ths ,nen approached. and the arrest
was made purely on the suspicious appear
apoa of the two strangers. They we're de-
,ained until morning, whom q sheriff from
Arxsnsas and pose Of men arrived in pu..
suit OF them. The sheriff and his posse i'm.
media,eiy started on their return trip home
vilh their prisoner, but it il extremely
doubtful il the thieves ever reaeh Arkansas.
Their health viii probably fail On the way.
N. Scot Moaitor.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
unurnaxcnr.rS

fsvCEEDS CGtSff.
Ire inhaoi;aB;s oi Bourbon county, Kas.,
ara having a nice o!d ,iins 10 their effort. 70
get ou, tie right soea to ssnd to tie I.es;e-
l.nre. The Noi,i.or saYs:
| 1. i.uo~ petty well settled tina; Mr. Man.
| lose viii b- compelled from fuYce OF ci:cuu-
stance. 10 abandon the race :os Repre-enta-
| live ia this district in order ~ make room
for ore o: ,:i- :ol.o"ing Hay-ssed Granger:
| e. r. Mcdonald, W. G Webb aud II, c.
| NcCoEas.
| !, Is s,aied that ,hese three gentlemen all
want TO 20 to the Legislature this winter,
and that owing to Dir. MsnloYe's sge and
| his chronic rHsni4 for othce ihs, he cannot
! be elected over K jbisr, the Republican
! nomiuss. Hence the necessity tor q new
deal and .he Areinus Wsri principle Of
sacrificing friends.
i. il makes 10 d ference 10 the voters O.
| Bourbon, We would rather they would keep
Webb a! home. and send some Gne to Tope.
IA who viii do more thinking AMI iess talk
ing than ihi. same ". {. The Woa;.or
makes this mention Of Webb and others Who
are anxious to serve ,hs people in The Legs-
tare:
That Jdl.e Webb shonid want to go 10
the Legislature no one doubts who knows
the Difu. Ills reasons inr gong we reserve
until se j. IN fact candidate for the place,
McCcinss wao,. il to 1efea, Webb in the
little gsDirs he might get into shoui6 he De
elec'ei-aGd al the came time, ii possible,
wors himself irto the harness Of the Repab-
licsn party during the ssssion in exchange
for Webb who ieft i, ls-t tall. Mcdonald
only vents 10 90 Tor the fun OF the thing and
have good time generally. Having gone
through the Senatorial contest he thinks his
experience is worth something in that line
and Inst The people should eie,t ii:n 10 help
eisc.'s Senator this winter.
Iou are all nice self-sacriii-ing fellows and
belong TO hsppy iamily-and in order 10
present dscord among Yen, we say by all
means. ran and 10 cur friend J. D. Man.
love we rsv, r;In; and 10 every man that
longs for Office W. ssy, ron. BB! roG must
remember one thing and thst is that Robley
will be ,be n-xt member from ;ii. District
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
wATCs.yxG sCGUSDGIE.S.

Senator Aicorn, of Mississippi, said in 6
recen: speeeh:" Any man Of common iatelli-
Rence must kuow that / don't want TO te
Governor. II is only 3 sense OF imperative
duty 10 the opls imPe!ling me to become
q candidate for-an Office which do not want
to.fll. If elected. / will execute i:s duiie-
faithfully, but l 10 not crave the response
bilities or toll iuciien. to the position.
prefer infinitely 10 remain in the United
States Senate. The place is more exalted
and infinitely more agreeable to one Of nv
tastes. have nothing there to 10 with
watching scoundrel-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
THE PssTsi.EsS..

There is ground for hope that the pest
ience which has made such frishtful ravages
in Memphis and Shreveport during the pas.
few weeks ia lo.ipg its power to kill. In al!
probability the storm Of La. week which
blockaded the Union Pacific road with anow,
and made house fires in this latitude neces-
sitv, also reacbed Western Tennessee and
Northern Louisiana. Jack Frost is the
grea:es, known enemy of yellow ievar, and
his presenee in the South has been hourly
prsyea for since the fever became epidemic.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23

Senator IssalIs will star, to-day on trip
TO Northwestern Kansas. He goss to Wa
Ierville, and thence through Washington,
Republic, Jewell and Smith counties as Tar
vest as Phillip county. Returning, he vii!
come through R,oks Osborne, Mitchell and
Cloud counties. He expects 10 BE- absent
ten dsys or two weeks. His visit is made
with view 20 gaining perronsl knowledge
Of the wants and necessities Of Northwestern
Kansas, by observation aid consultation
With the people. He de.ires to know what
the people want and hov their interests IN
be bes, served. He will receive, We have
no doass. q coriial welcome from the settlers
of the Nor.hvest.-Akekisoa CAc~sie~.