The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-18

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city and points of interest in the vicinity
They leave tonight for St. Louis.
KU-KLUX.
Cincinnati, Sept. ia prominent citi
zen Of Cincinnati, Who has been speudip,
several days in the Ku-klux region. returned
Last night and reports the country quiet, ant
the people ready to talk freely about thei
troubles. They claim that the accoun
Of affairs recently given in letters in tn,
Louisville Courier-Journal il much exag
gerated, and that the troubles will be stopped
BY due course of Law. One prominent law
yer states that he had no doubt that ther,
vas . large organization of Ku.klux, bu
that many Of them were respectable citizens
who had no sympathy with maranders, anc
thst within ten days full disclosures woull
Be made Of the secrets of the order, and thos,
Who have repented of their connection woulc
assist in suppressinQ il. The idea of martha
Law is not relished by any one. Another
prominent lawyer of Owen county asserted
that there was no established order, and tn,
offenders Were merely common thieves ant
murderep. The Owen county authorize.
say thatVhe murder Of the negro Whitesor
is the only one which has taken place il
their county. Two Of those charged with
this murder were acquitted at preliminary
examination. and three Others escaped from
Jail week ago, though they afterwards gave
Themselves up to the authorities, declarips
that they could prove an abb. The Over
county people assert that all concerned il
the outrage are graduates of the federal army
STORM ON THE UPPER LAKES.
Detroit, Sept. ia severe sonthwes
gale prevails over the upper lakes. The
steamer Ironsides, of the Milwaukee and
Grand Haven line, was reported foundered
at noon, sit miles OF Grand Haven. Tho
sea Is go heavy that nothing can go out, and
| 1t is feared all hands are lost; it is moi
known how many passengers there are or
board. Six schooners have gone on the
beach at Grand Haven since morning.
LATER.
Three OF the Ir0nside's boats have reached
the shore, with 23 passengers, The other boats
have not yet been heard from.
Phila1elphia. Sept. I5.-The police to.
day raided seven houses in the vicinity OF
Eighth aud Carpenter streets, and arrested
152 Italian padrones and children, including
so girls, and took them TO the station house.
where the statements of the children were
taken through an interpreter.
Jonathan Tege's cotton and wooden mills,
at HOlmesburs, Pa, vas destroyed by fire.
Los Sl2o 900. insured for $50, 900.
Grand Haven, Mich, Sept, u The pas
sengers and crew of the propeller Ironsides,
of which ,hsr are nineteen Of the former and
thirty OF the latter, prepared the boats to
leave the vessel, at about l1:30 a. m,, and
the last boat got clear OF the vessel at IL 30.
When the last boat got about quarter of a
mile from her she went down. There were
i've b'a's filled with the passengers and
crew One beat, having on board FIVE men
and four women, capsizad, and only:.one man
reached the shore. -Four boats have come
ashore up 10 this time, bu, the boa, with Capt.
Sweetmln and wifi AMI Eve passengers has
not yet been heari from, and it ia feared
they ARE among the lost. Thirty-two per-
sons are known to have been saved, and
fourteen bodies have been washed ashore.
New York, September 16.-Washington
dispatches say that a member of Congress.
who was member Of the banking and
committee of last Congress, states
that he shall advocate system in the next
Congress which will permit Unrestricted free
banking only upon adequate bonded securi-
ty, for circulation. He believes that bank
ing under the sole condition OF adequate Sc
curi.y should he as open to competition a.
any other business.
&. L. Merrinan, another member Of the
anne committee, has expressed like views
with regard to the addition OF capital re.
iemptioa.
The member oil Congress first alluded to
.bove says thai he il informed tha; the ma.
ional banks will oppose any considerable
Increase Of national bank circulation, and
he corresponlinz withdrawal o: greenbacks
md notes, "a under such circumstances it !
you'd 50 hasten the necessity of the re-
lemp;ion OF national bank notes az utterly !
o destroy the present profits of the national
'ans circulation.
The Times says Father O'Farrel. pastor
4 St. Peters Church, informed his par
on Saturday las. that he wished to |
etract anything dictatorial that he may have
aid to them during his canvass of the par
n for pupils FOR his new parochial school,
nd tue Times adds that this action o, the
art OF Rev. OFarrel il said to have been
he result Of instructions from the authori-
ies OF the Catholic Church; that the ex-
rene measures resorted to by him we're not |
pproved. The Commissioners OF Educa-
ion have taken intense interest in the affairs
# the first ward public schools, The exist
nee of which have been threatened BY the
leroy Of 81. Peters Church, and have ex-
'ressed their firm intention to uphold at all
laz,rds the system OF public school ins..uc-
ion which hiss so Per--ieniiy been assaulted.
In the Supreme Court, to-day, Judge
Daniels gave decision in the suit of Samuel
,. Dinsmore, stakeholder, VI. Atlantic and
'scific Railroad Company, denying the mo-
ion to continue the Injunction restricting
he defendants from paying rents received
n lease made by the Pacific Bailroad
company, of Missouri. The rent is payable
or the Use of the railroad constructed by the
eseas and from other railroads previously
eased to the Sonth Pacific Railroad Com
any. Judge Daniel, sees no reason for
rantin. the motion, and interfering with
ne claim for rent OF the roads not made par
len to the suit, and neither directly or indi-
ecfly before him.
Washington, September 1G.-Admiral
'enrick, commanding the North Pacific
luadron, reports that he has had several
iendly telEs with the Alaska Indians.
[any of the chiefs have visited the ships
nd seemed to be Impressed with the impor-
hce OF being on good terms with the United
tafes.
There are only few American traders
'csted at headquarters or in the vicinity,
III there is no settlement except at Sitka.
The population of the country has much
ecreseed and there has been !
great falling off in trade. Exclusive of the
lrrison there are not more than three hum
red inhabitants, mostly Russians and half =,
'eeds. =,
For some time past there has been bad
God between the Stiekine and Chilcot :
ibes, and when at E,olin harbor, Rear Ad.
iral PennocS vas a.ked by the Stiekine =
lief to use his good offices in bringing
out reconciliation. The Admiral talked
e matter over With the Chief Of the Chi l
"a, whom he found ready to bury the
l.chet.
UNIvERSALIsT CONVENTION.
The Universrli.,s' convention commenced 7
session here to day at Masonic Hall. NJ
bout sixty we're present. The convention .
" called to order by 5. c. Humphrey, the s
e.ident Of Last year, and a prayer made
Rev. A. Rngy. Rev. Dr.. Minor was G
,cted Pre-iden', and =. c. Humphrey Vice >,
esiden,. The Secretary being Rev. J. II. ii