The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01

Vessel, OF the American steam Hip
Company.

Vessels OF the American steam hip
Company.
An Old Citizen Of Leavenworth Sketehed
in Oil.
becis' Correspondence Of TIE Trnls
PHILADELPHIA, April Is, 1873.
When Sidney Smith had gravely listened
to the details Of q mad dogs course through
tie streets Of London--how he frightened .
bishop, and was at length dispatched
With d;f6culfy-the clerical Wit remarked
that he should like to hear the dogs side
of the story" Even those does that are
doomed to be killed, are not withou: sympa-
thisen snd dessnden. The old practice Of
catching the animals With lariat has been
abandoned in this city, and now they are
scooped up with . net, in the streets, at
early morn. A neat little eaey running
wagon on spring., to receive the CANNES a.
fast as captured, accompanies the men in
their daily grand rounds. Nothing could
be more appropriate, desirable, or better ar
ranged, to enforce the ordinance for the des-
truction of these animals. The duty of
scooping up of terriers. Esquimaux, and
poodles, is done impsr,iAiiy. without regard
to color Or previous condition. They are
confined in house created for their express
ID 4
ed BY owners, BY the payment of two dollan
per head within two Gays. they are smoth-
cred in the evening BY means of carbolic
acid gas. E.ls. they say. get accustomed
to skibning. but dogs don't. Yet the easy
and quiet manner Of disposins of them, is
great improvement over the old plan Of knock.
ing them in the head, and the women's
branch Of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals is in gentle state of de-
Iishtful excitement, caused BY the fact that
its benevolent instincts have been 70 success
ful that it il enabled to kill dear little dogs
without hurting them. The dogs trot into
the dungeon barking and vagging their tails
wi,h pleasure, and in less than minute they
sre
- dead
As herTinys that ar. rsl.''
The furnishing of forage for the horses OF
the Fire Department, j. done by contract,
renesed every ak month. rho-. Who bay.
supervision Of thu matter are Very c.re,uI ~
to the quality, aud every article has 10 BE-
fully up 70 the standard in order to p.sa
muster. The prices nov paid are, for oats
81 cents-33 pounds to the bushel; hay 81, "A
per hundred, straw $l.45, and bran A
cents per bu hel Of q pounds. to b. de-
livered whe" ordered These rates are con.
sidered = tri6e low to yield much pr ct to
the contractor. The by crop was light last
year, owing TO the dry weather in the early
part Of the season, and prairie hay. from
Illinois, sold in this market for 10 or 20
per cent. le-s Than the best timothy hay pro-
duced hereabouts, with the demand equal to
the supply. Transportation vas only down
to Reasonable rate, it would pay to send
produce 10 Esstern markets, and farming
would be more profitable throughout the
West.
Those Who are we'll posted relative to
,mmerce By the way Of the sea, and the
efforts now being made in that direction.
state that there will be . very large and
gratifying increase 1t this port in the next
fev years. There we're l54 vesels in port
Saturday evening. There we're l,ll6. $50
gallons Of petroleum shipped from here last
week. The American Steamship Company,
Of this city, have successfully launched three
Of their non vessela, the fourth j, on the
stocks, and the work on them all il being
pushed on rapidly. In . report, the direct
ors state that this will be the only trans
Atlantic line smiling under the American
Hig and owned and operated BY American
capital and enterprise.
Do you remember J. Kemp Bartlett, for
merly of Leavenworth? He was present the |
other day 1t the Merchants Exchange, where
NJ. Thomas 4 Sons were selling large |
amount Of oil stockA Some of the stocks !
were good, and . good deal was of kind |
the more . man owned the poorer be was. !
In the oil business Kemp ia on the ground
door, and veil posted in the history OF every |
company having an existence in this or
neighboring States. He can tell without a |
moments hesitation, the value Of stock in |
the Revenue Oil Company, in the Ell Dorado, |
the Clarion River, the Perry Oil Company. |
and in fact, what he don't know about ''ile" |
amt worth knowing. When the auctioneer |
wouio ouer tne MOCK OF some company, ana |
innocently ask who will give one-fourth per |
cent per share, Kemp would smile, implying |
thereby that there was the largest kind of |
mouse in the meal tub. Bot when any |
stock Vas offered of safe and sound COM |
pany owning paying wells, Kemp straighit-
ened himself up and gave his bid in clear
and distinct manner, and sept on bidding |
till he got it. The auctioneer would call out |
his name - buyer, .. that of familiar &C.
qu.intance. Kemp 10 in good circumstances,
and has his .esidence in West Philadelphia,
among the high toned folks. He il in good |
state Of physical preservation, and does not |
ALLOW himself to get irritated ut every little |
thing that goes amiss in his business, or in |
the ordinary adairs Of life. Kemp does not
belong to that urrsa.onrble class, Of whom
the Persians s,y, II hear the sound of the
milestone, but l aee no meal"