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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-10
CORN AND CONGRESsMES.

The price of corn il seems is about to be
come an "elcment" in our national poll
tics. Corn is cheap, very cheap, but no one
can conceive how ridiculou-ly cheap it il
without contrasting it with the price of Con.
gressmen, and comprehending the extent Of
the margin. The Des Moines Republican
calculates on this basis:
Corn at Des Moines to-day is worth is
cents per bushel, and at that rate it vii take
z7,777 bushels to pay each ofthe Iowa mem.
bers of Congress who have drawn or will
draw their little s., 600 back pay. Just how
many acres of land and how many days work
il would take to raise the additional salary OF
each member, We leave our farmer friends to
make out
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This gentleman spent few days in our
city recently. We learn that negotiations
have beeu closed with one Of our leading life
companies, BY which he assumes The b0si-
ness management. We can congratulate the
company in securing % capable . nan-a
we'll read lawyer, . competent actua5y, ard .
man of the most indominahIe energy and
perseverance, Of that practical knowledge
which can only be acquired BY years Of sue
cessful administration. and which will be Of
invaluable service in his new relation.
We reoord this appoin'ment With peculiar
rstisfaction, a. it carries out the views ve
have long entertained, that insurance men
should control the management Of Insurance.
companies. 1t matters little hov veil in.
formed men may be on general subjects, OF
how talented. unless they poasos the special
knowledge Of insurance matiera, which can
only be aoquired BY long years Of experience
and Close observation, their sdminissrsiioa
will not be succesful.- Western Iass'unos
Rerieu
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KC.KLCX.

A little while ago the New York Tribune
virtually declared that the ku-Klux Khan
was merely a mythical organization, having
no existence except in the afirighted imag.
nations OF the negroes of the Southern States.
And now Democratic ex-Confederate Ken
lucky soldiers are writing letters to the Gin
ciuna,i Gazette, deprecating the Ku-Klu1
outrages in their State, and showing the ne
cessity for their suppression, realizing at last
that they are rttarding immigration to the
State, hindering the developement Of its re-
sources, Frustrating industry and checking
ENTERPRISE. No comment is needed.
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MISE Nellie 6Pa0s.

The Washington correspondent Of the In
dianapolis Journal says; For the informa-
ton Of my young lady friends, must say
that Miss Nellie Grant was the plainest
dressed and the most Well-bred young lady
there. Her gown was tarlatan or French
muslin, made with q demi-train and orna.
mented With natural flowers. Her hair was
arranged in a simple knot, q high shell
comb being the only ornament The best
evidence Of her goodness Of heart was the
number Of young girls that clustered around
her, and the attentions Of the gentlemen
were received with quiet dignity and grace.
She seemed to have no fancy for belledom
and. talking to one gentleman At time, was
polite to all. The contrast with the excess
Of manner and love of adulation that charac-
terizes the Washington young lady Of soci-
ely. vas really refreshing. do NOT know il
it ia something in the air, but there u . 90
cieiy manner here that il in WRECKED taste
when put on BY young girls. 1t i not q ex-
actly . simper or 4 smirk, with . minclng
voice and walk, but an aHectation Of matur.
ity and graciousness that amounts 10 aban-
don and effroutery. It i absolutely refresh.
ing to meet . vell-bred, sensible young lady.
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fhs Ara o6 Coovsssasses.

81 vas told" Nm. Montagu writes from
Elinburgh) "Nr. Gray vas rather reserved
vhes be VS. in Scotland, though they
vere disposed to pay him great respect. ]
agree perfectly With him that 70 ende.voe to
shine in coaver.atioa, and 10 lay out for 3D.
miratioo Il very paltIy. The cit Of the
conpany, i The meanest pessoa in i. Bot
Il tie same time. when man Of ceIehsated
talents disdai.s to mix in eo@moa o,oveFaa-
ton on refuses TO talk On ordinary nhjecss,
Il betssys latent pride. There = . much
brighter character than that al vit o. post,
OF 9 serusf, which = that Of . national and
sociabls heinG. willing to cary On the Con-
merus Of life With all the sweetDsn
thas ooadsscensioa, decncy and viEtus win
permit. The great duty Of ooavesntioa =
10 do . you DO 1t Wiz. II he e3det hand
plays thedsuos Of dianoads, 1ef not his next
1si9hhor dash down ths kiag of hearts BE-
cnne HI hasd i fall Of bosom do not
love 70 - nan of Wit Win al tie tsicks
n cunvssuneioa, noe ~ b - hin sallenly
-. Ispsak not thS of NJ. G,y II pr
ticnlar; b1k L i he eonnos hiliae q ~
Of eenim 70 ansst Psuad superiority q
nsf.aaia peuudr iodelasca. I Gha1l -
wv I'D 70 - Nj. Cray vAsaev9 h vill
q nlsecsd b d - II 6vos. / think h =
- Ga pseeof ~ 60; ~ IL - ely cpao
- ~ $500. I vin ssseh hin ~ ely -
- pgua ~ - Nh asasno 4 ess1iss
.I vslA - hs . - e2gsys =
- - - e . EAel0l I
~ - 49, S4s4
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POSTAL CAR TROUBLE.

There are two sides to almost every fight
but the people seem to overlook the fact that
the railroad companies have a right to q
voice in making contracts for carrying the
mails. The truth is, the establishment Of
the p ,stal CIR lines has increased the ex.
pense of moving the mails, and no small
portion of this increased expense falls on
the railroad companies. Under the old
route agent system 1t was only necessary to
give the agent in charge Of the mails one
end of the baggage car, but under the present
working of the railway pos. Office arrange
ment, companies are bound to furnish sep
arate, commodious and appropriately finish
ed cara. Ga the leading lines of railway
these cars are roomy enough to aocommo-
date five or six men, and that many dis
tributing cases, besides closets, sleeping
apartments and through mail rooms. II
consequence of this letter and paper dis
tribution, while the cars are in motion, the
public i. served with the mails from
twelve to forty-eight hours earli-
er, according TO the distance the
letters travel, and the government too has
been enabled to reduce the number of sd. r.
O." stations, and in many instances TO trans
for the distributing clerks TO positions on the
road, without additional expense to the de-
partment. From time to tipe Congress has
refused 10 make appropriations sufficient to
meet the increased cost of the railway post
Office lines and for five years the companies
have been complaining and threatening to
haul the mail in the baggage cars, unless the
Government would allow just compensa-
ton for running extra post Office cars on ex-
press trains The postal car strike, SO called,
10 simply an outgrowth o: Congressional tar
diness, and when the Senate Committee on
Transportation meets the leading railway Of
fcials day after Tomorrow, We believe the
railway representatives. will be able to con-
vince the Senators of the justice Of their de-
mands. We trust that the trouble will be
COMPROMISED without interfering with the
Transmission of mails
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RlGHrp OF WOMEN.

The Woman's Rights women OF Pennsyl-
vania claim that they are entitled TO vote &C
cordipg TO the terms of the Constitution Of
tina. State, which gives the rights Of citizen
ship TO all ''keemen." They made up .
case for the courts TO test and have
been defeated, the Supreme Court ruling that
women are not freemen, and have no right
to the suffrage. A step toward the industrial
eoual,za alton of the sexes has been more sue
ces.fui in Arkansas, where tie Legislature
has passed bill giving male and female
teachers Of the same grade the same pay.
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CONSOLIDATING.

We recently made some allusion to the
pending movement for consolation OF the
various independent telegraph lines OF the
county, in opposition to the Western Union.
Il il now rumored that the latter company
have sold out their stock, which has been
bought by the Vanderbilt party, and that
the present managers will retire at the e1pi-
ration of their present term OF Office, taking
charge Of the consolidated opposition linef
in question. Should this report'Prove true,
the public will be pretty sure to be the gain
err, from the formidable competition which
would inevitably ensue.
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Sheriff. Sale.

County snaT Il ns. 1assas I.
In the District Court Of the FiFst judicial District
Of the Susie Of kaasas sitting in and for Leaven-
worth county In said State.
American Central lnsurancel
Company, P.aintia. to-. No Z ,s
W. 49,
John Like, defendant.
DUBLIC NOTES IL hereby given that under
L and by virtue q n execution to Ne directed
and delivered, issued out Of the District CssES Of
the Flint Judicial District Of the State ef Ksnsss
sitting In and for eavenvOrth County, In said
State. on the yudgmsat rendered In the above en-
titled action, viii On
Saturday, the 17h day Of Nay. A. d. 1873,
at II O'Clock q. me-, Of ssid day, ut the CsaFt
House in the City Of Leavsnwossh, IN the Csonty
and State Aforesaid, offer 1t public sale and sell to
the highest bidder, 1sr cash In hand the ALLOWING
described tIscts Of land, situate, lying and being
in the County ii Leavonvosth and State Of Kanaas,
namely. lots number seventeen 90 and eighteen
(isl In block number Thrift. 1881, In Lsavea.
worth City proper, and lots i've t5) and six t6) in
block number eighty, tso) II nid Leavsnvorth
City proper.
said property is levied upon snd il to be cold -
the property oi the above named defsodens John
Like.
THOMAS LEONARD,
Sheriff OF Leasenvorth County, Kansas, April Sth,
A. ID. 1s73
CLoUsH 4 WHEAT. Attorr sys for Piaintia.
apIil10- Wv
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PROGRAnAE az THE VlENNA 4
AlDl 1ON.

Hu0u 1ON.
Some Of the foreign papers publish pro-
gramme of the proceedings Of the Vienna
Exhibition, with the different dates assigned.
The last date for receiving anything is the
18th of April, but by special exception sons
articles may be placed 20 late as the 25ih.
From the &c b to the 9Th there will he 4
general inspection, and on the 1t Of May
the doors will be opened to the public. From
the lst to the 10Th the lst exhibition OF
flowers and fruits, and from the 3la on to
the Oh Of June an exhibition Of cattle,
sheer, and other live stock will take place.
The second, third and fourth exhibitions Of
flowers and fruits are respectfully from the
18th 10 the 18th of June, 9th to the 3O.h Of
Of August. lsth- to the cd of September,
and from the 18th to the 9th will he held
the exhibition of horses, dogs, cats. fish,
birds, etc. 10 October following the e1hi-
bition Of vines. of game, and other things,
and the great show closes on the 3lst Of that
month. by the 3lst of December all objects
exhibited must be removed, and any remain
ing will be sold on the Both of June, 1864.
The list of members Of the international
jury WIZ: assign the prizes has just been
puhlisbed.
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STATE ov KAHsAs
Lsaven worth County,
In the District Court Of the Fifst Judicial Dis z,et
sitting in aaA 6os saia Csaosy and STATE.
Margaret : .s.;::s r''''' Ne. SEQ i. divorce.
John Punosll, Defeedanl
TIME above aamed dsfsndant, John Purcell. viii
i take notice that the above named paainti0,
Margaret Purcell, kas 6lsd In tbs Clssk's e6es
Of the above entitled Court, her pstitioa sGaisst
the said defseAsat. praying fSe divorces, 81 thse
the marriage herstsESre contfsetod b01vosa aatd
parties be dissolved, and fer other snA fsYtA0
lief, and fos restoration 70 hss DsiAsa nAoe, on
aceount Of the grass neglect Of duty and e1tfeos
cruelty by said defesAat towards Tie nd plaintia
and yoa, the said John Purcell, defendant, ass
h>rsby bosi6ed that usles yos plsaa. snsvR %
6enu! te The petsics afcssa.d @ g e:sse ths ssA
- true, and . decree - divorce viii b entered
a. ainst the defendant.
N. o. CLOUGH,
Atternsy iss PiaintiA.
March n, 1873. Dar2t-vN
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NOTICE 10 hereby given that sealed psopossls
IN will be received up - April 10th, q II
o clock M. BY the committss Of Gsys asd Msa.a,
for SIS 600 Of Lsaves worth county Bonds, Issued
under act OF the Of the Stais Il Kan
sas, for the pSfpose OF building Court HOUSE In
said county. said bsads 70 b payable ~ years
from date and bear interest st the rate II 10 PEI
cent. per annum, payable semi annually. The
right 10 reject any sd al bids - hereby resssved.
81 sIA!f: co..i,....
&C. wlLLLAM3,)
snVQ I'D
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s'ave-trade vas the iniquito0s traffic vhich
many good men have repFesentea i 70 B.
You have removed these doubts, Mr.. Clark
son, and thank you for the voodedful pair Q
you havetaken and The facts yoa have heuaghs
before ne. You may depeod upon what.
evee en- do. upon al The pessooal influence
I can exert, 70 further your wiahea nay
q i be abb" ~ be hesitaied . mo0ent-
IthRe aFs circunstasces that ere likely 10
prevent this bsing made . Cabiaet question.
But nothing shall prevent me from express
ing, 10 far - can benefit the cane By doing
%, my individual opinion On this suhject.
Come to me whenever you have anything in
portant to communicate without Ceremony o.
previous aPpoin;moat shall give instr0c-
tons that, nnles: I! am very specially en-
gaeed, you be admitted at once. Any pa
pess yoa want will order. Pahsps ] may
communicate With some Of our cuotiuental
neighbon On the subject. Can do anything
more for you?"
Garrison begged to be allowed 10 by BE-
fore him some Afri0n productions; and
they were brought from the next room. They
included native manufactures Of coeioa,
leather, gold and iron. Pitt examined them
with inaeresk, and poke With enosise.
81 fear that vs have moderated these peo-
pie, Mr.. Clarkaon. We owe them ds6s Soe
the miseries We have aided to hiring upon
them. II would b worthy Of England to
bestir herself for the eivilintios Of Africa
Then, aiter, sitting silent for some time,
much moved, Garrison thought, be dismise-
Cd him With . lev brief words Of kindnea
and encouragement.
Doubts have been cast On Pitts sincerity
in this matter. know that Lord Broug-
ham was incredulous - to his earnest desire
for abolition. But Clarkson told me he 70.
garded him a true friend Of The African
to the last. The shove interview took place
in 1888, and before the clos Of that yen
Pitt caused to be made to The Preach Gov.
eminent . Communication in which be urged
. union of the two countries To- abolish thu
slave trade. But the answer from Franc'
vas unavorable; and - the communication
vas not made public At the time. few persool
knew that it had taken place. Pitt kept hn
word, also. to Mr.. Clarkson, giving him &C
cea at all times, and furnishing him viii
many important documents which could only
be had BY Government order.
''He was true to the cause, I" Clarkson sait
10 me, ''from the early yesn Of or grea
struggle till his death in 1850. He did no
live to re TIRE Abolition bill passed; yet bal
It not been for his assist auce 1t critical mo
ments, We might not have succeeded in pass
ing it even to this day."
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APPOINTED.

Major Cha.. B. Peck has been appointed
Acting Superintendent OF the Leavenwosth'
Lawrence & Galveston Railway. Not long
since The TINES expressed wish that the
mantle of Col. Chanute would fall upon the
shoulders of Major Peck, knowing that ne
would wear it gracefully, and since our wish
has been grati6ed We are happy.
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The sight Of Mr.. Weeds face in onr GAL
lery OF statutes calls for no more than the
brielest notice Of life well-knovn 70 his
iellow-ciiizens, Born in 1897. be va .
cabin-boy on the Hudson In 1907; . soldier
in 1914; an editor in 1918; editor of the
Albany Ereqing Journal in 1880, and the
Warwick Of the Whixs and Republicans for
nearly forty years thereafter. His keenDen
a. writer and foresight - . politician are
known Of all men. They know. too, that
his life has been successful - yell q busy.
But few persons know the extent Of his pri-
vate charities, and the modes in which be
he's used his wealth 10 do good without o.
tentation. Que of the morning papen men,
tiors . gray .haired man Who visited the des-
titute home Of Lucette Meyer, contributed
to the wants Of the family. and then vent to
Brooklyn TO zee il he could help the poor,
imprisoned sewing girl. Those whom he
helped did not know his name or whence be
came. They Will be surprised to learn that
their benefac.or was Thurlov Weed, the
man whom Governors and Presidents have
delighted to honor. Many time the same
kindly hand has extended similar aid TO
Others, under the same seal Of secrecy, and
il may be that this course Of noisele@ bene-
faction bring serener satisfaction than the
widest shouts Of triumph from the political
arena.-Daly Crdpkic.
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ArHlL suSWERA

The April showers this year have ben
rather more copious than refrsshing. The
nanager Of The weather has devsrsi-
ed he programme, and inssead Of sendiag
showen Of rain alternating With slinpsss Of
s..shine, be sends our naoisture in The shape
q Elisdiag mow storms. We suppos tAe
moisture ansvem the same purpose vhsahe
4 y n dashiag rain drops q setive 49,
lahsa Iii Eisht vs al eosssls y II
nUnuE = - elsnnh = hulnull..
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ANOTHER nBYSTER on THE
SHELF.

George C. Crowther, presumPtuous iiu'e
shyster at Usage Mission, Kansas, was ap-
pointed postmaster at that place some time
ago, but THE TINES and other out-spoken
journals stated that the appointment was an
unworthy one and ought to be recons'dered.
Crowther has been removed and the old
westminster re-appoinfed.
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DUBLIC NOTICE IL hereby given Inst asder
i and BY virtue Of the Judgment rendered in
the shove entitled action In and By the above
named Court, and Of a executes MOD - aid
judgment to me directed and delivered, vill, On
Th1rsdsy, the lSth day Of May. a. d. 1879, st =
O. clock n. Of s.d day. q ~ Court Noes doc.
in the City Of LeavenWorth, In the COuWty and
Stats Aforesaid, Odsr at pabac sale anA ell - the
highest bidder, Tor cssh in hand, the following de-
eribsi property, situsts, lying and bsiD9 IN The
County Of Leavss vseh nd State Of Kansas
namely: The leasehold estate snd interest Of the
above named defendant, A. n. kinhall, in and -
the tUo-stOry frame house runniaG across lots 0oo
~ and two (e), block J, Of Lsavesvosth. City
Psoer ., together win leaseA0ld iaseress running
two years on said lots.
Fad property is levied upon and Ia be sold .
the proiersy Of the sb0ve nasnel defendant. A. y.
KimbAu.
THOMAS LEONARD,
Sheriff Of IIeavenw0rth County. Kansas.
Sherifs Office, Leavenvorth City, April sth,
A. ID. 1875.
BusSEs 4 Dill, Attorneys for Piaia,ia.
AMI 10 vlW
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AsACRsFlCE To G9EESp.


The fact that the Atlantic left Liverpool
with an insufficient supply Of coal "a now es-
tablished, il We are 10 believe the testimony
Of her commander. Capt. Williams asserts
that on the 3lst of March, when the ship
was eleven days out Of port there were but
l27 tons of coal on board, and Sand. Hook
was still distant AGO miles. The necessity
of putting into Halifax was imperative, and
il was made so by the Liverpool agents Of the
White Star line. who preferred to save few
dollars in coal, either BY not laying In a suf-
fcient supply, or by purchasing cheap and
rapidly burning quality Of coal. This neces-
siiy for changing the vessels course and
heading her for Halifax, course that rem
dered her destruction on the coast Of NOVA
Scotia possible, was directly and solely due
to the parsimony and recklessness Of the
company.
The New York Times remarks that there
is good reason to believe that the managers
of the White Star line we're also guilty of
placing the Atlantic under thu command of
an incompetent man. Capt Williams, who
was not drowned with the SAG passengers,
accounts for the wreck Of his vessel BY say
ing that be must have 'overrun' his dis
lance. He first asserts that owing to the
scarcity of coal, the ship was steaming about
eight knots per hour, when he decided to
head her for Halifax. Subsequently he
adds, that at the time she'struck he had sup
posed that she was going abon' eleven
knots, but the speed mas haze been
greater That is to say, he vas running the
ship toward the SHORE; he had seen no lights
or other landmarks; and he did not know 1t
what rate the ship was steaming. This was
the sort Of seaman TO whom the White Star
managers intrus,ed the lives Of nearly 200
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modem STYLE. but after all We crave our
four seasons every year, in the regular old
f.sbioned order. Last week We had summer
weather; the mercury Almost touched the
min zties. The week proceeding winter reign
Cd, and showed, and zero lured the mercury a.
mos. to his abiding place. Yesterday
We had another "Arcsic sample" All d'y
the .nov fakes descended, and the chill OF
the norh wind suggested fires and "raP-
pings.
Kanans can stand a. much heat ana
COLI \. the denizsns of any other State in
his latitude, but they prefer to take thei'
seasons as they take their bsvesages-ssraisn''
This thing of mixing winter with summer.
has the same effect - mixing Rye and
Imperial-it units . man for active duty
and besets strange fanciea. In the 'o
sence of any other name for the Storm
of yesterday, our readers can call II
the Easter storm, and while this is Passion
week We caution one and all against getting
| into a passion on account Of the weather
Freaks
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ASainlslg0l0s's Notice.
THE I.. sTaTs OF c1 x41sAs''-
In the Probate Court In and Tor said County.
Ia the matter Of the estate Of John Martin Rebeo,
deccaaed.

~ iratisn hsve been granted TO the undessigse,l
on the estate Of John Martin Rebes. late d mid
county, deceased, bv the BOnorable. the Probate
Court Of the County and State Aforesaid dated ths
3ist day Of March, A. ID. 1879. fov, al P0soas
having claims against the said estate, are hereby
notified that they must Preesst the same TO ths I'M
dersigned for allowance within one year from The
date OF I'D letters, thsy nay be pseelo4ed fro0
any benefit Of such estate. aad ihas II such claims
be not exhibited within three ysan asr the date u
said letters, they shall b Sogeves barFed.
- JOHN HENRY HARRIS,
Admiaistratos Of the sstats Of Joha Martin keben,
deceased.
Ls.venworth, April sth. 1871. apFi0- 80