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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-20
Til.aON IuE FIELD,

The Golden Aye Of Feb. s, contributes a
new and astounding fact concerning Colfax
and his 81, 200 deposit. 1t says: 'At the
present moment Coliax still asks FOR SUI
pension OF Judgment, and We are hound TO
grant ii; but We happen 10 know thar he is
writing privately to persons in this city or
vicinity, asking them, in suspicious, ard
inviting, and ahiect manner, if they do
not remember sending him money at the
time in question, 40 that he can trace bis
damning deposit of 81. 200 to some other
SQUIRE. than Oikes Ame-. II the kindly
earth will refrain from opening under the
retiring Vice President. and will not swallow
him false swear-r, hut will once again
make strait paths for his feet, We shall feel
on his account As full Of unexpected happi-
ness as we nov are Of ming !.ri pity end scorn
Tor his apparent ap,-ar, ..oia liie ranks Of
honest men,"
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THE CRUSADE ON CORRUPTION.

However much the term "Ro,ien Com
rionwealth" nay have been applied to
Kansas, it is yet n fact undeniable and irrc-
sistible that the irst outspoken movement Of
the people sga,nst official corriptions and
money monopclies had its origin in Kansas
Other States may have pronounced against
the encroachmenss of money power, bat il
was left Cor Kansas, through her representa-.
tives and Through her independent press,
not only to proclaim against Il, bu: to
expose it, .ssaii il, and set their zeal of con-
domination firmly upon it. Caldwell il
not alone in his guilt Other Senator'S from
older States are bedraggled with the slime
of official rasc.lity, even n Caldwell is
tainted With legislative bribery; and 1t
is not for the people Who sent Patterson,
Amea, Brooks, Colhx, Davis and Allison -
in the United States Cooeross
to point the SLOW unnoving finger Of scorn
at the citizens, Who sent Mr.. Caldwell thithss.
1t can be recorded to the ultimate credit Of
Kansas that her people were &rst to rebel
against the auction Of ths o6os, eve. - hey |
were fnut 70 rssiE he snction Of the slave.
There . in this reflection postic justice. ]
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OF the Offices, or the paasage
OF the strip" bill, tie removal a!osid at
once he ordered, and upon thar have given
my ssurance TO that effect to one Of our city
council, and any delay after the case has been
50 forcibiy set forth BY the officers, would
leave me either in the position Of braggart,
or compel me 10 shox upon what based my
confidence.
! have kept faith with you to the very letter
and spirit Of ny agreement, and now urge
you>not TO let this matter he delayed.
Mr.. Reynolds will write you presently in
relation to the political fsatures OF the si,ua.
tion. l know hi. views and concur fully
with him. With the office here sc are safe,
aud can end ten Republican Representatives
and Senators from here next fall. The city
council will fit up an elegant office, and DO
all in their power 70 render the p~ition OF
the officers agreeable and pleasant. Far dif-
terent from what they have teen treated a,
Neodesha, and your friends will always I've
glad to show their appreciation a your e.
forts. Believing you understand the impor-
iance in this matter, and hoping you may
be allie 10 accomplish the iailaeiiate removal,
remain very respectfully.
4. NJ. YORK.
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WILSON'S REsfGNArION.

~heeS@ss = = h>SA y u . AON.
The following is Senator Wilson's letter Of
resignation, cent TO the Governor Of Massa-
chusests. and BY him presented to the Lesis-
lature Of that State, ON the 10Th instant.
NArIck. Feb. 8, 1873.
Sir: | resign nv seat in the Senate
Of the United States, TO take eff.
feet at the close of the Fortv-second Con-
gress, On the Sd Of March. In rendering
this resignation, to enter upon the duties a..
signed me BY the suffrages of the nation. /
desire 70 express to the people of Massachu-
setis my grateful thanks for their generous
confidence and support. Four times. and
for period Of more than twenty two wears
they have commissioned me TO reureseu,
them In the Senate Of the United States
The eighteen years have served them there
have been evsntiul and OF historical sipni6.
canoe. Grave responsibilities and high du
ties have rested upon me. Mindful Of i'm.
PROJECTIONS. l vet feel in retiriu. consc;ou.
tia. have s,riven 10 ts faithful TO NV conn
try, true TO the equal rights OF NV country
men OF whateve: race, and devoted to IL,
interests Of the Commonwealth.
Your obedieBt servant,
HENRY WILSON
Baltimore exports annually $4,000 90,
worth OF oysters
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Iruiry u, 1873.
a Van kcc Trick.

4 Kenfncki,n and Yankee were once
riding through the woods, the former on an
Inferior animal. The latter wanted 20 make
''swop," bat he did not see how he was 20
ins To 10 il. Al las; he thought at 4 plan.
His horse ha'! been taught To sit down like
dog whenever lie was touched with tine SPURS
Seeing turkey. the Yankee made the hors..
perform .!iis trek, ana asserted tina: he wss
I"inting game. WIS his custom The
kentuckian rode In ,be ,iiTeCt ton indicated iv
the horses nose, and up rose turkey This
seti!e1 the matter; the trade WIS made. and
saddles and horses were exchanged lk:isru
time they came 10 deep. rapid stream. over
which the black hurse carried his rider viii.
ease. But the ken;uckian, with the Yankee.
old beas', ionnd grea: difficulty in getlin.
over, ami when he reached the middle ofIh..
stream he was afraid the horse would allow
hi'nse!f TO b. carried away. and eiaieavore.i
IN spnr HIM M 10 more vigorous action
Down sat The ";'i hos-e on his haunc!i~.
LOOK here" shouted the enrare,I K-r-
trckian, TO :hc Yankee on the other side OF
the stream, "wha: does Ill this me.n?''
81 wani ven to lanw. stranger. cried the.
\ ankee, preparing Ia ride awav, THAT horse. !
will pint isl, ia. a. we'll Il. he will fowl
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The ST. Louis Globe of Sunday mornir Q
has the following in It's special dispatch. :
from Washington:
The report on the Caldwell case will he
made on Monday. The committee are reti-
cent.
From other sources il il learned, quite d.
rect, tina; the srpubd taken Is that there has
been no legal cleo ion, and that there is
proof of corrupt practices. The committee.
therefore, recommend that the Gov.rrcr of
Kansas he informed OF the vacancy. Il il
reported that three members of the commit
tee failed to put their signatures 10 the re-
port, hut they do rot offer minority report.
Their objections are believed TO e on the es-
tabiishment Of the Ensli-h rule of declaring
seats vacant, in place of directly dismissirg
the Senator, as guilty OF corruption; ard,
whatever ia ielesraphed 10 the contrary, no
one has positive information As 10 the de-
cisiop
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The reinforcement Of Pomeroy and the
humiliation of Caldwell open q new
page in Kansas history. Their down.
fall removes from the political stage
an army OF merosnsry and INSCRIPTIONS shys-
tiers who plotted from month 10 month, from
year to year, to exto:' money and official
favor, by Fason of their knowledge of cor
rupt transactions These ex,ortions are a;
an end, and the occupation of the black
msiler is gone. With The disappearance
of Carney, Pomeroy and Caldwell,
their under-,rspper. will vanish from public
gaze, and even the primary meeting will
feel the invigorating influences of a purified
political atmosphere.
The most gratifying aspect of the triumph
over Caldwell is found in the fact tina, the
fight directed against hin WA a square,
open-handed and Thoroughbred contest. 1t
was not conceived in the dark and sprung
upon him without time for truce
or defence. He Via forewarned of
the attack and did intrench himself az
strongly a. money and witnesses willing TO
purjure themselves could in,rench man,
and therefore his inevitable displacement
from the Senate il the result ~ bribery
transactions brought directly 10 his door. II
Caldwell had been convicted unon q single
charge OF bribery, sustained By the sole tes-
timony of one man. there would have been
room to deny the verdict, and pronounce the
charge without sufficient foundation TO estab-
fish its proof. Bvt upon such evidence he
was not convicted. The committee opened
wide the examination and admitted every
witness that Mr.. Caldwell desired to appear.
Every concession that he asked Was sran,ed,
and every Senatorial privilege accorded.
Still in the face o! the most char
liable construction the committee found the
conclusive proof OF an organized system
of bribing, that stands without a parallel
in the history Of legislative briberies.
The verdict of the committee was Just
one. The warmest friends Of Mr.. Caldwell,
while deploring the disgrace that has
fallen upon the Senator, do not dispute
the justice Of the report. They know i, VS.
based on direct evidence sustained by .ho,Is-
and surrounding circumstances, every one
of which pointed unerringly to the fact tina,
Caldwell's checks controlled the Legislature.
and that after careful review of the whole
case, Il Committee of Caljweli's fellow Ser
ators announced that he secured hi- election
BY illegal aud corrupt means. Justice is
sometimes tards, hut i. il certain, sooner
or later, TO overiake thu guilty ones.
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Publication Notice

i sTAIk OF KA 49, tss
In the District Court of the Firs- Jrd eisi p,str.:
of the state OF Kansas, sitf n il iii County o.
Leivsnworih, in said STATE.
Herman ), nntas, Plaintiff,
Augustus ke.sel-, Defendant
VOU, the above named Augustus Kasssis. =.
i hereby notified that yon has. been sued ~
the atO.e named p,inrif, Herman Ssun,sg, in
the above mentioned Court ard th.t said oialntII
has Gl'l his petition in said Court IN The above
.ntflef action against YOU a'I ih.t yoG mus an
s~or said petition on bef1Fc the
All day Of iprd, /. ID. ls..3,
said petition viii l.. taken ss true ari iu.Ig-
men; " III I've Tendes-i aero riingIy, Of tn. iIow-
ing nature. io->ir: \ Judgment in favor 1T .aid
plaintiff s-sii,st y"u TOR the IF one hur,Ir,-i
and sixty -fiv. aud GS-IVp dollars with ini.,e-t
thereon at the tate 81 seven ger cent. Isrr anuun
from the LIST dav II February, 4 u. 1873, and {
costs of suit, &c, and ih the fIll1 sing 'isssrib.
trart 81 land situate, lyiHg AID being the Coun-
~ Of LeavenworIh aud star of Kansas, nancy:
The s,ush half Of the north quarter ~ ssctiou
number eleven Ij in iOa ash u. number min. 10 Of
range number tweaty-or- t=lJ .-.st aG H.. ,ixii
principal eridian, .e sold or the sat sfac,iar
inch Judgment, and that SPECIAL execution h.
-sued To the sheriff SAID County 81 i<-.v.r-
forth for the sale thereof which faid trsef Of land
las been attached under -pi hy virtue 0f "a Order
y attachment heretofore Issued IN above -nii-
J<d action.
Dated Is 10Th day of FEBRUARY, 4. H. i-7s.
'LDTtH q WHEAT,
f-bls-Sltsviv Attorneys for i'.lintir
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PRIVATE.
N
UsIrED STATES SENATE CRANn

United STATES SENATE CPANn-H,
Washington, Fen. II, 1872. I
Coi York:
DEAR SIR AN pleased to receive your
litter, and have also seen the recoinoirnda-
ton Of The Register and Receiver oflhe Lane;
Ollic--all OF which is en.irely satisfactory To
me and my associates. Mr.. Caldwell and
Mr.. Lowe will jim me. ] have no doubt, in
a Few days. Mr.. Caldwell has gone with
his vie tn PennSy lvanis, for few days, 10
attend a wedding Of his niece,
One thing has suggested itself to m,c,
which spoke OF To Mr. D,I.f.ag, and he
sar tie point Ii is Til: For Tie mex,
fifteen or eighteen days Mr.. Caldwell i. be-
irg investigated ta,,d possibly myself too,
before a committee al the !.esi> Ia IRE, and
as Mr. Whitney il on the c.aIniiiee, i: may
he pru,len, to delay until ,l- Legislature al
Iourns, which will h. atamt the Inst cf his
month, Il do ~, know the day.
| will see Mr. Caldwell "a soon az he re-
turns, and can assure yDu there will h. rs.y
ldtts delay, and more, il the legislature was
MT in session. Among other things they
have charged We 60. Two hundred lots at
Neodesha, and they will charge VS. of get
ling three hundred q; Independence. For |
ran assure Won that this i.si will be ~ true
~ the other. But Won will l.. saiisfied-all
Is righ,-very snon
am. &c , Sc..
S e. PONFpoy
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SiseriH'x Sale.

In the District Curt Of IN. Fist Judicial District
OF The Stale OF Kansas, sitting in and for Leaven-
worth County IN aid State.
STATE OF KANSAS,
CRY AND COUNTY OF LkAvLSwORTH
Robert johnson, Plaintiff
:hom1s J. Hclton, Me'vina Holtou,
John W. johnson, Gforgs W. John No. 4 Gas
sn, William L. johnson, AIonso L.
J"hns"a, Eiizsicth A. Holtop aud
L. b. None, Defendants
DCBLtC NOTICE 10 hereby given that under
L and by virtue Of q SPECIAL executi "a, To ..e
directed amt delivered, issued out Of the District
court Of The Frst Judicial hi triet Of the state of
Nan as, sitting in and for l@zvenwor;h county In
sud state. and Of the Judgment render.d IN the
a'"ve entitled action, 4 will Oh Thursday the 10th
day OF February. A. ID. 1873, at II o. clock A. ~
:" said day, at the court house door, In the CITY St
Ledvenwor;h. in the county sni STATE Aforesaid.
olef ut public sale, and sell sepaIxtely u tie
highest bidder. for cksh in hand, the following
strlb bed real property, situate, wing and being IN
the County 81 LeAvenworth and state Of snsa,
namely: The forth half 10 I-2) Of the ,outhe.s,
-, OF range twenty (2I.) the north half
IA i-2l o. the northwest quarter Inv Ia Of sre
20 nine 90 township rin- -, range twenty zone
exec pitng two in the northeast corner Of
lhe north half IN i-:J o: the southeast quarter
Sc Ia of section three a, township nine ~ \
rs eonnatd.d by the laid SPECIAL xsc lion and in
pursuance e sid judgment. |
THOMAS LEONARD,
sheriH Of Lea venw worth County Kansas.
by T. PALMER Under sheriff
'hefn otlee, Leavenworrh City. January 18th,
y. u. 1878.
LUcIEs B,KEK, Attorney for Plais:ia.
ji1ifi!i4wtd
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T.sc q. = District Jsssgesisip for y nm

| TIC ~. - Oastrscs JuMGeAntp TOR D nm
!
A special from Washington 10 the 81
Louis GioJe, dale,i on irsi Thursday, saws
that Judge De!ahay hts ,.l;.r,.,! III, resigna.
ton IN the hsnh. -. Il ,.i..uI
! !: is generally believed that Judge Della
hay will resign, aith"rch ~, definite news
! ha, reached ia 20 ll,a. effect IN view of the
! vacancy which will inevitably occur in ,!.a,
oiice, We avail! ourselves Of ali opportunity
10 Suggest rs proper person 10 ill the
position, judge 4. Heiscn OF this civ,
lawyer OF fifteen years surre-sful prac-
tie, principally in the District and
Supreme Couris OF Illinois and Kansas. lie
II thoroughly .''u:ared. having graduated
WITH l.oanr ct The Illinois College, and corr
r'eter! his preliminary law stu.iirs at Har-
vafi University. Mass. Judge Bergen has
filled several positions o; honor and tr,,st. in
connection vii, his profession. l.ayiu. .sca
S;ate- A'i'rmv Il Illinois, a menii,.r al The,
) ale Senate ia Minnesota, at which time he
WIS tha'rnin et the Judiciary Camnlitf.c.
H. l>Go H.. WIS appointed by irs~iticn.
f.Hnf, l. = District Judge and one OF
l;ie Judges az tine Supreme Cour! of New
'icxicn. He there held the ~.-ing and
summer 'srnhs sf tie court that wear. Ia,
resigned ,'.. =" iiion ,ln act,n'i... e IL r.-
mO'eness 'ror; the emil; i,:crei s.r.-tv 81 ;L,.
States, and 80. emile lack q, sc'.o.i- and
general intelligence the Mexican ,.:,s:.:r.,r
o. the iEhaoia,.is and The 10 i,~s iiu,tii.-
factory 'ar that nil iinrr 'r.ai- wr-y cor
iuc1' & IN the S;i'i-i iarYu.se
TIE JHis'' hes ever i.t-.r. '',nrnn u H |
Irhi'c;n. md IN The ie.i e .ui-.:c., z -! |
eilec We scrvie ~ specifies and ~ psr,i:,,,.
o. the ifrsnt .rt Wilson club 81 III. ri;y.
We k""w 81 80 lawyer in the = ale who
wou.d b. ;'ile ." ell ,ae -esynn-ii.e place.
with greater saii,!- ciio9 to Ie har ~ the
State. or who would brig tn his #i,i-a bette,
reputation !"r honesty Of pur,o.', or nn
,iem'shtd character. He i far,nraI. ~ ,hs
possession al keen aud anaiyl.c.l mind.
'rpah!e of graSping questions Of the cra ~,
IMPORT We believe tha; Judge BERGEN
Eau,i fill the position with crs,'i =. i.im..li
nd he h'-, and give honor 10 lie 5y;.ch. -
.drRsH HGiRisGlsr.
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When James +. L-cat-'s testimony before
the Caldwell Commiiee was made pubic,
the editor of the ST. Louis Dsmocraf trans-
ferred the portion of the testimony reflect
ing upon the editor Of this paper to his
columns, and IN cheerful derision besought
Us to rise ard explain. We did
explain in positive and emphatic
terms. The explanation was complete, and
ought to have been satisfactory, but it seems
that it had DO other effect Than to give the
Dsmocrat the cue TO eeriss Of conundrums
rejecting upon the people Of Kansas in
general, and the editor Of this paper in
person. The Demoerofs closing paragraph
reads q follows:
Mr.. Legate may be a. bad and unreliable
as Dir. Anthony represents him. Indeed,
We are sufficiently familiar with his career to
pas. him by if We were in pursuit OF a
model OF tru,hiulnes.; but what the
Leavenwonh TINES gives us il only Anthony
on Lega'e, af:er We have he'd Legaie on Antho-
Ly. According. to each, the other is = bad man.
And they only illustrate what il Truth clear
through the whole bu.iness-each side
swearing that The witnesses on the other side
are actuated by bad motives, and are not to
be believed. In this dilemma what are we
to do9 How shall we prosecute our search
after the truth of history,
The editor of the Democrat has certainly
encountered a very serious dilemma, but we
cannot refrain from sincerely expressing the
hope that some one will go 10 his rescue
and let him out safely, before he has to re.
sort to the dreadful extremity Of exercising
his own judgment in the premises. We can
easily appreciate the psri.s Of such a crisis,
and are therefore jealous in our desire 10
have it ayerted.
However, If the D>mocId man il really
honest in his search after tie iru,h Of his
tory, lie, him place Mr.. Pomeroy, nephew
oi Senator Pomeroy, on the witness stand,
and doubtless he can answer the conundrum
as to whether :" there is an honest man 10
political life in the State of Kansas
Daring the Senatorial contest, the
the nephew made the Senator'S rooms
in Topeka his headquarters. He ~ss
the pcsre-sor OF Senatorial secrets, and
sounded the praise of the Democrat in the
room where the honest York received hie
fist payment Of corruption money. Ii vas
Senator Pomeroy's. delight to introduce his
nephew a. ''my nephew-one of the propri-
etors Of the St. Louis D~aocrat, AMI another
o. these corrupt Pnmeroys." Evidently the
Democrat, in its search for an honest man
in Kansas, sent On, its Mr.. Pomeroy on tina,
mission, and doubtless the nephew, with
true Missouri instinct, found the room Of his
uncle, Samuel c. Pomsroy, without DELAY,
and concluded 10 look no further for an
honest Nan. At any rate, the Dsmscrta
needn't look further than its own office i,r
information concerning Kansas politicians.
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Sheriff. Nale.

STATE OF KANSAS, L.
County OF IszvenvoTth,
In the District COHst OF he First Jd iai district
Of the Stale Of Kansas. sitting In and ioI isay-
suvorth County in said State.
Benjamin franhlin fienniken, Plain
tit.
George W. Gardiner AMI Marcia A
Gardiner, Defendants.
DUBLlC NOTICE h hereby given thst usJer
l. and by virtue VI . special execution To me di-
Ieesed and delivered, issued cut OF the DtsIriet
Court Of the First Judi ial District OF the StS
kanans. sitting In aid for lezvenwort county, In
said seate. and OF the Judgment rendered In tho
shove entitled action, will Thur sday, the 9Th
day o. February. A. d. 1878. At 10 o. clock A. NJ
of Leavon worth. In the county and State Aforesaid
ODER at public sale and soil TO the highest bidder
for cash In hand, the follow wing do erib~,l real
psoPsrty. situate, lying and being In the county
u Leavenworth, and stale Of Kansas. namely:
All that part Of tho southeast quarter of section
nu0hsr ten (10.) In tOvnship number zine o. } of
Dnso mbor II snty-tvO CI2,) lying and heiDx
ON the east side 0f the "NsU Law rsuee Road -
containing sixty-6ve t65) aeres Of land, more or
-. Said property IL To be sold - comm zDdsf by
tie said special cuii0n and In ursuancs of said
judgment.
THOMAS LEONARD,
sheriff Of Leavenv forth County, Kzns1s.
by u L. PALHkR, Under bheSsn.
A ID. Is1a
VIZ. HiefssoTHAn. Attorney for Plaintiff.
janltdltk wtA
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kTATE OF KANaASl

STATE OF KANSAS
Ls.vssworTH CorsTY.
In The Listict Court Of the First J-dicfaI District
Of the state Of ksnsss- sitting In IN. soanty
Ieavsn soTtb In said State
David W. Iosers. Plaintiff.
Patrick Gss,nly and Ann Gosmly, De-
DUBLlC notice 10 hereby given that under and
i BY virtue Of the Judgment rendered in the
shove entitied setioa, In ssd BY ths above named
Court, and ot . special execution ISSUED Oh
said judyment, viii. on
Tsssiey tie ~ day ef March, A. u. 1873,
NJ s,svs, e'cISek q =. Of that day, NJ the Court
Ho,ep In the city Of leasso vssth, in the county VI
Leavesvonh and Ssats Il Kan.as, oher for sale
q pss Ie sale. and sell. To the highest bidder for
es.h, the foilov.s do ssibssl tract Of land, SIT
uass, living and being In the county Of Law
povosth sad stass IL Kansas nainoly: The
roth halt Of the Dosthvses fractional quarter VI
Isrties namb~r ninessss tlS), in Township number
Iighs (0) q rnnss pu1Lee tvsoty-tso (z9, east Of
~ 18th pFin<ipal meridian
Dassa this 2ysh day a January. A. D. 1873
IHOM AZ LEONARD
Shssi9 OF Lsasesvossh County Kaasaa
Cxovo1 4 WD8A1. Astsrs sys l6r f1aisska
jan00-vlw