The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-31
PRESS ROIAfs.

There Is general rejoicing throughout
New England at the coming Of the much
needed rain, which has fallen quite copi-
ously over vide extent Of county.
"A Baptist minister solemnized Chinese
wedding in a Presbyterian church, in San
Diego, C,lifornis, recently. and not long
sftef the bride was arrested for grand lar
ceny.
Several graceful Memphis cavaliers talk
of getting up moonlight tournaments for the
purpose Of displaying their skill in punch
ing bean-poles through hDnr bsrrel.hoops.
God save the right!
Journalistic axiom--When bnstling,
self-coD6dent person comes on to newsps-
per and tell. all hands that hes going 10
make things ''hy," he doesn't usually stay
At il long enough Tor the wings TO grow.
An old lads in Middlebnry. Wisconsin,
crossed over bridge that was marked ''dan-
eerous" few days ago without seeing the
sign. o. being informed Of the fact on the
other side, she Instantly turned, in great
alarm, and recrossed il.
The oldest man in Illinois, Mr.. Purling
Plane, of Belviiere. died the other day.
His age WA 10I. He Was an EEgiishman,
who survives him, is 81 years old. They
and always been hale and hearty.
Chicago promises to see the b'xgeat
kind of libel suit, Mr.. W. 7. Storey hav-
ing published card over his own signature
in which be ssy-: 81 am impressed with the
conviction, and have not particle of doubs,
that the death which occurred in nv family
ak month. aga came OF the gross reckless
ness c,reIes.ness and neglect of the attending
physician, II. A. Johnson
"A new and successful method Of deo,lor-
izing sewage has been tested in Dublin, the
process con-is.,ng in adding to every leo. 900
gallons OF sewage rs pounds OF clay treated
with sulphu,ic acid, and l6S pound. Of
slaked lime. In short time deposit is
formed of the highest value AZ manure,
while the superna,an. liquid is perfectly clear
and innocuous.
The Taunton Republicans claims that
DightOn is the banner strawberry town Of
New England. 1t Gays: the aggregate
quantity shipped a. freight On the railroad
for the past three weeks to Boston was -
follows: Total number of crates, 1872,
weig hing Ia, $50 pounds. or over seventy
two tons of strawberries. Reduced to BUSH
els, they measure 2 23 bushels"
Ono Of the incidents of the demolition
of Washington market was the following
speech delivered from the top of box:
II am Mrs Martha O. Donnell, the A No.
] fat woman of Washington market.
came into the market weighing 200 pounds,
and now I weigh 345 pounds. I have been
here fifteen years, have paid Sls month.
and have made 500. 900, and intend to
make 500. OOJ more have . farm of ten
acres on Long Island, supper. a husband
like gentleman and a family in luxury,
and give them fat horues and carriages
9TH which to enjoy themselves. 1 have
stood the most intenae cold in winter with |
out FIRE, and the greatest heat in summer,
and have never taken cold or been over
heated"
An American gentleman in Europe was
asked to send . toast to the American dinner |
1t Vienna on the Fourth of July. He sent |
the following toasts in honor Of B,ron
EchwArz, the distinguished gentleman in the |
Austrian ministry to whose untiring and |
skilfui effort the world owes the exhibition |
He said be could not zee the Blron's SUCCESS
in combining together 40 many different ele- |
meutP, a meet in the exhibition without re-
membering the skill with which the working |
minister of the csbinst of Jupiter forged his \
bolts from materials 90 unlike each othei
"Tre imbris TORT radios, nubis squous
Adidit; isnes tres rutIll, tres sl,is Austri-'
Which lines Of Virgil, for the purpose of
the dinner, nigh, be translated thu:
''From srozen North three bls-t, Of .inter came.
Pro~ Ensia.d shops ihSes blasts Of hard-pre sd
steam.
Red, White and Blue, the farthest wes. IN
rolled.
The fArthest East sent crystal, bronze and gold;
From early dawn they eame-they came from Sci:
ting sun;
The Baron forged the bolt,-and all the tvelve
we're one.''