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

New York, July Ion June 30th Z. W.
Taylor, past Comptroller Of the Treasury,
addressed letter to an Eastern Senator,
saying: "Back pay will not be At the dis
posal Of Senators and Representatives for
two years from this date"
The Sun announces that Salvador Ciner.
oshas has been chosen President Of the Cuban
Republic, Cespedes having resigned.
LIQUOR Law.
New York, July 3.-The Excise Com
missioners have adopted . resolution thst
lager or malt beers sre intoxicating
liquor, aud that their sale on
Sunday il in violation Of Law. The Board
will not grant license 10 any place where
music is introduced. Sunday, the 18th, IL
the date for the enforcement of the Law.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
4 Wash;n yton special say., the second
ex pedi,ion to the Arctic regions promises
already 10 prove perhaps as signal failure
as the first, and from the same
cause. The Juniatts, Commander Blaine.
j. hardly under way when Commander
Green, who is to have charge OF the Tigress,
writes to Commodore Ammer: l will be
in Annapolis on Thursday, and hope
you will have instructions there for
me to the effect that when l fall in with
Blaine he shall not without my consent in
terfere with the personnel Of nv vessel. l
care nothing for newspaper articles, but
thus far the public mind seems to center on
Blaine, entirely emitting the Tigress and
its officers. Now l don't care to have other
men steal nv thunder. If find the Po-
laris before Blaine comes home l wish to
have full charge of her and power to do
with such officers az / see fit to assist in
bringing the Poiaris home. l. hope under
| Providence to have q safe and prosperous
voyage.
Assuming grievances Of recently pub
lished extracts from letter of Commander
Green of the Tigress, in reference to what
his conduct will be regarding the Polaris,
| and his declaration not 10 be interferred with
| by Commander Blaine. The naval officers
here expires, surprise that he should have
written such a letter, as he beans q high rep
| u.ation for his seamanship and for caution
in expressing his sentiments; besides they
we're astonished at the letter, IA TO the gen
cral character of Commander Blaine. 1t
affords no grounds for assumption that he
could interfere with the conduct of Com.
mander Green, Who il in full charge Of the
expedition in search Of the Polaris, while
Commander Blaine il dispatched TO make
inquiries respecting that vessel on the Arctic
coast. The second expedition are distinctive
instructions Of representative commanders.
Maximum temperature in this city to-day
is I0l in the shade.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company ia
to-day paying the coupons due July LIST, OF
the first mortgage bonds Of the company in
order to comply with the requirement, OF an
Injunction which WAS placed on the COM
pany on the evening of interest day.
The California Central Petite Railroad
Company. having refused to deliver govern
ment freight at San Francisco without pre-
payment Of charges. occupying all the rail-
road storehouses west OF Omaha, the At
torney General decides that this act il a vio-
Isiion of law, and that suit will be brought
against the company.
The prizes to the winner Of the late bill
lizard tournament were presented, this morn
ing, by A. W. Collender at Chas. OCOnor's
billiard rooms. The first prize, consisting
of silver champion challenge cup and the
billiard table used during the tournament,
and money prize Of 81, l21 81, was given
to Albert GARNER. grille Dion received
the second prize, Of a diamond locket
and S6i4. 10 was presented to Ubassy for the
best general average. John Deery got q
similar locket and 1922 10 for the third
largest run. Maurice Daily received SSO5.23,
and James Dion $iS3.15. At the concln-
sion of the presentation ceremonies a COLA
ton, provided by O'Coner, was partaken OF
Pittsburg, July 3-The Executive Com
mitiee having in charge the arrangements
for the annual reunion of the Army OF the
Cumberland, 10 be held in this city on the
18th and lS.h Of September next, held
another meeting thi. evening and continued
their work. All the various subcommittee
were appointed TO attend to the details and
prospects. All members of the Society |
from abroad will meet with CORDIAL recep- |
ton and be handsomely entertained
Hartford, July 3.-The Senate to-day |
passed resolutions condemning the back pay |
bill Of Congress, and commencing Senators
and Representatives in Congress from that |
State for opposing 1t. The Senate rejected |
the bill providing for tie Constitutional
Convention.
San Francisco, July 3-The Mcdoc Com |
mlssioners met at Fort klamath yesterday, |
but were unable to proceed with the trial on |
account of the illness of the interpreter. 1t
was postponed till Saturday.
Louisville, July 3. Gov. Bramlette |
promises a card in the morning papers, an
nouncing that every ticket in the Public
Library Gift Concert has been sod. and that |
the drawing will take place on the 9TH, when
$500, 600 in cash will be distributed to the |
public.
Jefferson City, July 5.-The first reunion
of the Sx,y-.econd Regular U. S. COlored
Infan with whom originated the idea of
oil, I t.. nd hn furn
the first five thousand dollars with which 10
found il, was held here yesterday. The reg
iment being very widely scattered its MEM
bers We're present from all parts Of the conn
try. Resolutions were adopted declaring
the Institute success, and expressing
their approval of the general manage
ment by the Board of Trustees, especially
in regard to economy and the selection of
pupils with aview to training them teachers Of
the coloreI race, and keeping the school free
from seciarian control; also returning thanks
to the teachers for their services az such, and
for keeping up high standard Of morality
among the scholars. Also calling on the
State Of Missouri to allow the admission of
colored children into the public schools,
where from any cause no separate school Il
provided.
New Orleans, July 5.-Ju:ge Lynch yes
terday refused new trial in the Hawkins
Picayune libel case.
Hearts Content, July 4.-The laying of
the cable of 1873 was successfully complet ed
this morning shortly after midnight.
tRIME-cAsUALrIEs.
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