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

lehooA en0 <hhoeAy SoNAhaA-l
The Lawlessness and violence so long cul.
tivated in Louisiana have brought forth their
sanguinary fruit. The massacre of Sunday
in Grant Parish is far more frightiul than
that of New Orleans in 1867, which 30 pro-
foundIy stirred the whole country. The loss
Of life is much greater, and every circum-
stance of the tragedy more abhorrent.
Standing out with startling and terrible dis
tinctness, Is the fact that one hundred black
men we're slain, OF whom two thirds were
roasted alive.
We do not stop to inquire who originated
thi. quarrel between the whites and blacks.
Doubtless there vas some fault on both sides.
But Whatever measure of blame belongs to
the earlier phases Of the coLfct, there can
be only one opinion as to the act Of firing the
court hou-e.- That was q crime against hu-
mainly which Was as wanton a. it was
wicked, and which nothing can ex,enuate.
Even though the blacks had begun the strife,
there could be no palliation Tor this mon
| s,rous on rage. whose circumstance preclude
the only po--ibie Justification, that Of self
defense. The assassination of General
Candy by the savage Modocs was less bar
hundred beings in the flames.
But il is more probable that the hend-
Who penetrated such crime were most at
fault in provoking the conflict which culmi-
mated in this horror. 1t il but one of many
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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01

lSpeea al Hi-paich u the Missouri Repablcsn
WASHINGTON, D. {, April 2l.-U nter
several rulings made BY the Interior Depart
naent under Secretary Browning & Co., q
large number Of Immigrants we're induced 10
settle on the Osage ceded lands in Kansas, in
accordance with the usual requirements OF
the homestead. In 1872 Secretary Delano
made decision in the interest o! the Mis-
>vuri, Kansas and Texas, and Leavenworth,
Lawrence and Galveston railroads, which
was based on the distinctive point that these
companies having definitely located their
routes in 1865, the seitlers subsequent to
that time could acquire no adverse title. The
settlers on these lands to the number oil
several hundred, who we're completely ruined
by l'elsno's decision, recently forwarded q
ps tition to the Interior Department, not only
demonstrating against being put of their
lands, but also TO prove that the rosds did
not locate until 1870, and that the only evi
dence given to substantiate this point came
from the officers and employees Of the COM
psnies interested. The Secretary, however,
has just decided thst the care cannot be
reopeDed, and that the settlers must abide
by Lis previous decisions. Under this ruling
the Lawrence. Leavenworth and Galveston
railroad will receive les, 900 acres, and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas about 233, 900.
Il is stated that in the majority of instances
the lands are under fair degree Of cultiva-
ton and much better improved than il Gus
toDary in q new country.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01
ARKANSas MkMs,xlAL,

The latest illustration of what, 10 n-e an
in-l-gant hu; snzulariy expressive term,
m " be called check" ia afforded BY the
Arkansas legislature, which has just memo
ri,iiz-d lie general government TO make good
TO -, Suite some hall million of doIlars
expead-d in quelIi'g he locni disturbances
of 1865, upon the ground that the troubles
winch caused Governor Clayton to declare
martial law aud call out the militia in sev-
eral COUNTIES, were The result Of The recon-
struction measures. At this rate We may
presently expect all the Southern States to
send III their Ii tie bills for the damages done
by the ku-k nx, on the plea that NO such
organization would exist if the rebels had
no, been suhjugalel and the government had
no, abolished slavery. Could the force o;
imp,,dsnce further pp3
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01

Up from the dim bills o; the North, aero, .,ke i~i-
light skies
B,ea.ting the bilouy evening ~ird, a s;ng's Wild
crane ne.;
With vows OF silent rorery il goes, lsri,n gray
And beats lie ais with wes.y wig along Its lone
sOme way
Al mora, hoop OF Arsonaats, With icyou, clansor
ner,
And cleavei the SKY With feathered KEEL, them
selves both ship and crew,
The clarion leader q, the prov, cried. Brsts.rs
follow me,
81 know land Of fish and fen teyond The ,royc
sea-
Bat thou. lone bird, monk of Ia Trapps tha,
;oiling, scorns TO rest
And PLUMB in yonder asking lake. thy storm
disordered breast
Mute Ctlib,te. with straininy eye, I watch thy
mournful ght
Gut o. the dark mysterious North. into 4 s,ariess
night.
Spirit Of s:erne-t solitude, whencs art thou .
Whercs ami.
From the uakuoun. to Heaven kIous where. We
wander forth to die;
And vherea are they, m loved and lost have they,
Too fed away
like thee, into zone tn, kie.s waste bsyoad the
light Of day,
Or do they wa.ch from fair star the IN ng OF
the sun.
See the seven oons OF Saturn wh-e'.-,he Wild
haired comets nun:
Blu rot word doe, it vouchsafe In answer to my
greeting.
All vel! ur days are full Of grief Of parting. and
of meeting;
For all the world Is but an inn and will play
mine host.
With speed thee. and good morrow. to each way.
faIicg ghost,
With r,ady smile fer friend and f,e. and not tear
fore
Be ST csdsst, oh my sorrowing soul and learn to
dwell acne
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01
EXCITING NARRATIVE.
A Tate Of Two AlligasOrs and ss,e Tall
of One-Queer mail Matter.
ase Fail

a Tate Of Two Allixasers and sse Tail
Of One-Queer mail Matter.
From the Louisville Ledger
Shortly after the mail tain over the
Louisville and Nashville ffiiroad had left
Gallaiin yesterday, going north, tie mail
clerks in the postal Car, Mss-rs. Forsyrhe
and Glasscock, proceeded to distribute the
Florida mails, which they had received at
Nashville. After several bag. of letters had
been disposed OF, Mr.. Forsvthe gathered on
to a large leather bs. fiji. d with printed
matter, as was supposed, and. alter unlock
ing, termed the sack Upside down 10 empty
the matter upon a large board arranged ior
the purpose, when, to his -urprI-- aud hor-
ror, two live all;gators were spilled "uI, and
in an instant they lsaped from the board TO
the car floor, and ran benrath a i,t at loose
p per and empty bags The now frightened
clerk shouted obligations To his conn snion,
Mr. Glasscock, and in Il lew sec nd they
had vacated the mail room tor The pur-
pse Of securing help to kill the monsters.
Glasscock finally re- entered the mail room,
and slowly but cautiously pror..d.d To re-
move the loose payer, when he discovered
slick looking photographed tail, resembling
tie tail Of a snake. AT this sight he really
declared the thing 10 be a ~ AXE, and selling
a poker near bv he dealt it blow ard Gu,
the tail off This Caused the sllixsior AZ
i, proved to be, to leav. his hiding place and
run out, when Gla--cock killed il. The
Other reptile was captured alive and brought
t. the city. Exam nation revealed the TACT
that somebodvin Florid, had sent these ,uri-
ous pets through the mail in paper box to
somebody in Michigan. Mr.. Forsyihe, Who
had been sick for some time was com, l~'rly
unnerved at the sight, and for few moments
was az white IA cotton.
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FROM TOPEKA.
Web. W.Elef's Op non Abeut Ofss.
holIing-U. Di,trict Court.
TOPEKA Anil q 1873

TOPEKA, April @. 1873
Another Of the ''ou,s'' is in" Capt. King
who has been for three years past the l,ad-
ing editor OF the Commonwealth, wa ,es'sr-
day found inferred in the Topeka P,.srofhce,
| in obedience to a mandate from Wasting on,
under the broad seal of the UNI - 81 t.
Thus another faithful editor has go, I, his
reward. Alas, poor Kim | kn~~ i'm veil.
A fellow Of infinite copy and resdy -'s's'r-.
II is somewha, sad to r, Il CT npon his unIir
irg end; without much warning he has been
cut down in the prime of lif.; IN the midst
of his usefulness he has been gnh.r, d To his
fathers. "Not n drum wa hsard-ro,
funeral @ e." as with that pace al rs-ign,-
ton which comes Of Consciousness OF .
work we'll done. he calmly shufn d Of the
mor,sl toll Of the daily ,resdm II. snd
quietly approached his end like ore Who
wraps the draPery Of his couch about him,
and lies down to pleasant dreams, knowing
tina. in his waking the long deferred hope
would blossom into sight, and fai h b. Lost
in full frui,ion, in that ble--. 4 r.s which
remsine,h to the faithful, and TO which all
good editors hope sometime togo. Friends
may now ex,oll his virtues, and enemies re-
count his faults.
BIZ, II tie he'll seek 10 they let him sleep en-,
Ia the place Were Inga 10 ha 1t him
And this reminds me OF a remark made
the other evening BY Auditor Wilder-our
Web. Speaking Of our public service in gen.
eral, Web said that though he had not hsen
in office long, he had learned that those
folks who talked about the ''arduous labon'
OF Office holders, either don't know what
they talk about, or else they lie; the little
experience he has had Is an office holder en-
ab,es him TO conclude that he would rather
hold dozen cfices than edit one ne wspaper.
The United States District Court has been
in session nearly two weeks; considerable
amount of business has been transacted, but
nothing of public interest; from the number
of prominent gentlemen in the city who
have been called to appear before the grand
jury, it is probable that some business may
be done during the term that will attract
more than ordinary attention. The court
seems to be in particularly good working Or
der, and puts through business with COM
mendable dispatch.
The upper work of the new State House
porIco is rapidly approaching completion,
and Judge from the locke of things that
Mr.. McGonnigle will tear away his scafiold-
in few weeks. w. 8 b.
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The 0S00ta00s 81 colorado.
lFrom the Physiological Journal.

The mountain ranges of Colorado cover
an area Of from 5000 to 10000 square
miles This excludes bodily the entire ter
ritory eat of this point All Switzerland
covers but 16. 900 square miles, or t. be &C
curate, Is 900. The fact il, Ssitzerland,
compared to Colorado. j. one Of the lutte
wooden oy-covs 70 living bu6llo. You
can take up the whole little Siat., and ct il
down in either the North, Middle or South
parks, without touching the rim of the
mountains which vail 10 thee grand and
singular inclosure.. These parksa are each Of
them from twenty four thonnnd to tsenty-
eight thousand square miles in extent, and
the San Luis i nearly - large - all ihrer.
So Ear - 10 magnitude, which il cert ainly
an element Of mountain s,enery-as to pure
scenic beaufy-oi coune the evidence cannot
be reduced 70 6sures; but il , reasonable to
suppose that this vast expaase Of gigantic
raneea, endless canons. bneomlen euiches,
With its lake swung 1900 feet 10 Air, and
its cascsdes and icy waterfalls ssill higher
With its eternal SHOWS and pre-Adamite
s'ooe forests Of tropical sfiprescence offers
all Of picturesque and Wild effect that any
other land OF region can claim. Gel swift
serland the miniature Colorado Of Earope,"
If you please. bat let u have done forever
With The other phrase, which has little or no
meaning in itself when the above facss are
cousidefed.
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q GssspaD.Nll:lnT.

From APpieson's We..ley Joarno'.
''I'll ligh; YOU down the avenue
1t IL - dsrkI' sha said,
Ant held the lamp vi one white hsni,
Up nigh above b, r head.
Tn. light fell on her shining hair
Ansc o. her iiIy fee
And on her arm ami shoulder. curvel
With slch surprising ace.
IL fell rppn . biz OF vins
Aud Latte. a er heI head,
To ~ l rIs.sbuf II her throdt,
y! dep ami b, Il liant red.
And ali arouli W. duk. save wher,
h tie ,hon the ,ln - soft lixnt-
A - wang picture IN . ir.me,
I. anne vi abe night.
Itrrne TO look Hundred times
a beautiful tAbleaup'
1cuiei, auf she laugh d hack: Take care I,
Be careful hsv you go.''
''Seauty mine" l thought, show lark
The world may eve, tie
However dark or cald-yet still
IL will be bright near thee
And then ! ran back through the isrk,
To kiss her once again:
For sudden joy possessed my heart.
Almost - keen as pain.
NJ. T.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01

''Helas vous ne m almez pas. "-PIRoS.
know. Justine, You speak me fair
As often Ms We meet;
And It's luxury, swear,
To hear q voice so sweet,
And yet IL dos not piea>e me quite,
The civil way you We got;
For me you re something too polite
Justine, you love me not,
krow, Justine, yeu never scoiJ
At aught that l may d.:
II am passionate, or cold,
Iissll the same to you
"A Oh nming temper saw III m~n,
ITO smooth the husband lot:''
wish 'twere rafiied nov and then
Justine, You lose NE no.
l know, Justine, Won veal a snii-
As beaming IS the sun;
But Who supposes ali tie while
IL shines for only one
Though azure skies are fair to see,
transient cloudy spot
In yours would promise more = me
Justine, you love M not
know, Justine. YOU make my name
Your eul0gistic theme,
And sav-if any CHARGE TO blame
You hold me in esteem.
Surh words, for all their kindly srope,
Delight me not jot;
Ju.t 50 YOU would have praised the Pop
Justine, you love me not,
know, Jsstine-for have bearl
What friendly voices tell
You do not blush to say the word,
You Ike me passing well;''
And thus the fatal sound hear
That seals my lonely lot:
There 5 nothing nov TO hope or fear
Justine, You love me not,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01
HANNAH r. KNAPP.
An Important Letter

From prominent gentlemen and resident Of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, { TT past forty years we'll known
10 the newspaper publi.hen throughout the United
states:
NEW YoRK, Oct. nth 1870.
DR.. RApwAY-Dear Sir: 1 am induced by .
Of duty the suffering to make brief state
ment Of the working of your medicine on myself
For several years I had been Affected With some
tioable in the bladder and urinary organs, which
some twelve months ago eliminated in q most ter
ribly anicting disease, which the physicians all
said = spssmodic structure in the uretha, also
indamwation Of the kidneys and bladder, and gave
IL their opinion that my ag--13 years-would
prsrent nay ever getting radically cured. I had
tried . number Of physicians. and had taken a
large Quantiiy of medicine, both allopathic and
homeopathic, but got no relief. had read OF
'onishing res having been made by your REM
edies; and some four month"; ago read q notice in
the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post Of . cure
having been affected person who hat long been
su fering had been. 1 went right OF and got
some Of each-your SarsapariIian Resolvent, Ready
Relief and Regulating Piil~-snd commenced TAX
ing them. In tire days 1 was greatly relieved,
and feel well ever.
c. W. JAMES, Cincinnati, Ohio.
o~P.ice, Dcll.r per bottle. Sold by drug
gi-fs everywhs'e and NJ DIR. Railways. No. -
Warren, co.. Charch street n. y.
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GIGANTIC. IN EAE.

The Pittsburg Commercial learns from au-
thentic sources, thar ar important statement
will soon be made public at Washington, re-
garding gigantic scheme said to be already
nearly matured, to obtain control of the en-
tire transportation traffic in the United States
The scheme has been carefully concealed,
and attempts made to involve members OF
Congress to prevent adverse legislation. Ad-
vances to subsidiz. we'll known Senator
from the We", hy protf-r Of stock at par,
are reported zs the eanse of the impending
eXpOsIre
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01
RUNWAY "a RIFFS

Railway tariffs will be one Of the lealing
topics which come nader discussion at the
Convention OF Western and Southern Con-
gre-s men, 10 H. held a; s.. Louis on the 18th
of next month Ii this Convention would
work prAc,ic.iI, tow .rd- getting the farmers
out of the pre-en, bad dilema, they c,n do
50 by jumping Of the railroads and lAboring
to conrinc. III. f,rmers that they are raising
too much corn 81 oats, to the exclusion of
other a-rici-' fast will hear transportation,
and I've inpr,. pro.i.sblr go them
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01

The is"p'e Of New Oriesns being left TO
themseis+-, find ~ hardship in submitting
to the kellogg Governments. Taxes to the
amour, OF $4,000 have been collected
during the first quarter Of this year, against
Sl35 OG3 collected during the same period
las, year, which could no: have been the case
the people ~e!i-disposei. This single fact
i. suihoien, to answer the charge that the
people, under no circumstances, would sub.
nit 90 ne rule of Gov. Kellogg.
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EaINENrlY SQUAD.

The Leavenworfh TINES, of Sunday,
April 10Th, contains IN srt,cle in relation to
the arrangement for the proposed ingalls,
banquet, headed Swine OF Women" and
! signed BY w. S. B which We presume Vas
written BY w. ). Burke. The article was
worthy of the prominence of the editorisl
page in TIE TiMFs. bot failing in that, ne
wish to express our commeodasion Of iis SEN
tinents on the second page Of the Journal.
The proposition having been made Of hav-
ing vine at the propoeed banquet and ex-
GLIDING lsdies, w. 8. B. enters his solemn
protest against any such heaihenish arrange
nent. and BY way of warning recalls the
recollection Of the readers Of THE TlMEs to
former banquet in Leavenvorth.
TIL. foregoing comment aprean in the
Lawrence Journal, and perhaps it is in place
10 say that the article WAS placed on the local
page in accordance with the wishes Of w. 8.
B. Alter transferring portion Of the arti-
c'e to the columns Of the Journal, the editor
talks in tais vein:
The above is no fancy sketch-we wish it
mon. The same description will apply 70
nearly all bapquets with vine" and to
every banquet with wine and without wom-
en-
There are many people in Kansas who
are be ginning to indulge in the faint hope
that two prominent elements of previous
Senatorial contests, bribery and perjury,
are to be dispensed with hereafter, and nov
let it be understood that the time-honored
big drunk" ia also 10 be abolished. Let
us dispense with the idea that We do man
honor by getting drunk at, and rolling under
the liable at which he occupies the chief
seat. L-t the item of zone big drunk" be
stricken from the list of 'expenes of the
campsiyn."
Tne Times writer has come to the correct
conclusion thst Mr.. Ingalls, is 4 gentleman,
and consequently would not enjoy stag
party" composed of drunken men. This IL
precisely the truth. Mr.. Ingalls, Represents
the new order Of things, which nei'Ie,
makes man a bribe-tsker before Senator
ial election nor drunkard aft-rssrd-.
The most singular thing. however. in e'n-
nection with the publication Of the "Wine
and Women" contribution was that some
protested Christians here in the city we're
offended about it, and denounced The article
- q iIMts dodg. to kill the banque;
where's, in truth, THE ZINES had been
working not only faithfully; bu jealousy, TO
promote the success Of the rerep i'm b. kcrl-
ing it constantly before the people.
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Another Scandal

Another scandal story was published in
Brooklyn las, Saturday, in which Theodore
that Henry Ward Beecher was guilty OF i'm
proper intercourse with some girl Hsecher
and his friends are reported as exceedingly
annoyed, but they 90 10; pro, o-e 70 'ske
snv notice of il. We can't urd-rslsnd Why
Beecher deems it - excessively proper to
refuse TO deny anv a. fl'-e scsbd~lous &C
cu-a,ions.-Coaaed / 'aJa Nom oreil.
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Medicine Man p-DanO.

Secretary Delano. tie 81 ief Quaker rnedi-
cine man, is Of the opinion t.a', even if the
Modocs escape, they cannot sir up .trif.
with other tribes. The .Deiicine mans"
extensive experience With Indian life, and
especially the Modoc tribe, entities his soo,h-
sayings to vsighiy con-Iierat on. He ought
By all neans to start at once for the Pacific
coast. and mingle freely with Capt. Jacks
fugitive band OF prescribed ''babes in the
von<4so
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TEE Government, 1t the last ses-ion Of
Congress, appropriated 500, 900 for the pur-
pose o. making ez2eIineot' connected With
the teseiag Of sseam boilers. The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has had in IRE sp-
parstns and Material for making similar ex-
p<rioents, and Francis B. 6aevens. E-q., in
behalf Of that company, has rendered the
Govesnnese Tie ~ thereof. which il u un.
derssood - hssa aeespsed The expert
mesa. Or postioa a then q least, will be
cocdOcaed e 6asdy Heck (vhese most Of
Tie nalaial i, us6@ ~ jeiss Supervision
Of he I.Pseloe- 0esszal a 6tanboaas and
Tie CHI EaRiaee4 a. Tie NaVy.
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enc Yee Left.

One Of the sanitary police, in going
through an alley Yesterday, came along to a
barn, and - he halted he heard q voice saw,
take of that coat, young man." There
vas pause, and about the time the coat was
Of the father continued: you've needed
tanning this long while, and I'm ready to
give il to you; you've been (vhack) going
out (vhsck) nights, and (~hack and bovl)
you've sa@ed your (whack) mother. and
you've sasssd (whack) me, and you've been
trying (vhack, jump and how'll to run the
house; but tvhsck and = yeli) you can't do
il" There was more whacking and howl
ing, but the officer didn't stop, being con-
vinced that Detroit had 1t least one old
pioneer lelt.-Defroit Free Pres
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III 4 told of ooe of our c;ti..o.

1T l. told Of one Of our citizens Who has
recently been made faihef that b eoioy,
the heir hugely. Being Of . social turn, ke
ataends many parties. and On his departure
place. he svese chesub in bed. On hi ~
tnrn b geas into The Plsos warned b lie
daring. a.d psts The darling at Tie foot of
ths -, vbess b On keep hs 1T - l.
He saysa cid Booa i IL kaalahisa 70 slsso
i, I'D ~ ssgi1f , NJ osly fplly -
Q PssiGiss 4juy.-DsaSvy Nsa