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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-09
U. 8. SENATOR.

Governor james NJ. Harvey, We are told,
il a candidate for the Office Of L. S. Senator.
We are certain that the Governor is running
solely on his own responsibility, and when
he is defeated the disappointments and re-
gre:s incident to his defeat can only affect one
person. There is something in this reHsc-
ton to be grateful for, because there will be
enough sorrow for the defea. of other candi-
dates more deserving, to fiji the measure Of
grief. Harvey has not a single qualification
for the position of L. S. Senator. He is
poorer in that direction than Snoddy, for the
latter has good lungs and plenty of impu-
dence, while the Governor Is destitute OF
these subordinate qualifications.
But people will have to submit to his cam
didacy, even as they submitted when he was
elected Governor and wrote an article FOX
the Kansas Magazine, because there Is no
law TO keep him on his farm, and out o.
politics and literature. We cannot call to
mind a service of any kind that Governor
Harvey has performed during his two terms
as Chief Executive of the State that will be
put down to his credit hereafter. He has
signed bills. approved appropriations, and
assisted reckless men in each session Of the
Legislature to increase State taxes, and that
is all. And nov, without possessing any o.
the abilities that member OF Congress ought
to poss,ss, and without having any claim on
the gratitude or consideration Of Kansas
people, he appears as candidate for United
States Senator. 1t would be better TO dis
pense with the Senatorial election altogether
if the Constitution of the United State woult
permit it, than to elect James NJ. Harvey Il
the Senate. He could he of 10 earthly ser
vice 10 the people in that place.
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TIE ROARING LION AT TAOS CAP
fused.
About Fifty Men and Boys J0i0 - the
Chase-The Animal Said 10 be- - Gen.
utnc Lion.

About Fifty Men asd Boys Solo u the
Cause.-The Animal Said 60 be y Gen.
utne Lion.
From the st. Jos Herald.
Our readers will remember that a few
weeks since We gave an account of the dep
relations Of large wild animal. supposed
to be California lion, which was providing
around the country in the vicinity Of Taos,
in this county, killing the dogs and eating
the sheep, and keeping the people Of the
neighborhood in terror and fear of their
lives. The animal had hen frequently seen
and his appearance accurately described by
a large number of the citizens of that neigh
bcrhood, and several unsuccessful attempts
to capture him were made.
From Capt. X. H. Fancett, one Of the
most prominent and responsible citizens Of
Taos, we yesterday learned that the ferocious
fellow has been captured. His depredations
in the neighborhOod became 70 numerous,
and showed him to be 80 ferocious and blood
thirsty, that the people found it necessary to
make combined effort TO rid the Community
of his presence, in order 10 save property
and secure life.
About fifty men and boys formed them
selves into a company, and after hunting
several DAYS, came upon the animal in the
woods, abou, mile from Taos, and succeed
ed in killing him. The deep snow assisted
them in their chase.
When captured, all decided that he was a
lion that had escaped from some mensgerie,
and had wandered into the neighbOrhoOd.
He was powerful fellow, and weighed over
200 pounds.
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CONVICTION OF STOKES.
Dramast scenes I'm the Court Room
stokes Raves Mt the Proseeutisg /

Dramatic scenes in the Court Room
Stokes Raves nt the prosecuting
Attorney.
fSpecial Dispatch to the t Louis Globe.
New York, Jan. 4.-Stokes, the muir
derer of Jas. Fisk, was convicted OF murder
in the first degree to night. A more dra-
matte scene in a court room never occurred.
The sister of Stokes and the daughter and
wife of his counsel, Townsend, were present.
While the jury was out they laughed and
talked and seemed very jolly. One remarked
to your correspondent: ''Oh they'll never
agree" A verdict of granddaughter in the
third degree was generally expected.
The Jury went out a few minutes before
eight o'clock and returned at ten minutes
mast ten. They took their sea;s. all looking
pale, but determined. The prisoner was
ordered to rise and face the jury. Then the
Judge asked if they hsd agreed upon q YER
die, and the foreman said: ''We the jury
find the prisoner guilty Of murder in the
first degree"
A loud shrek rang through the court
room anil Stok. 3 sister fell inio the arms Of
her ffleHOs. Stokes eyebrows lowered ana
his lips were pressed firmly together; he
looked toward the prosecuting counsel and
said: "You'v e done il, Beach. hope you
are satisfied, and hope YOU will get veil
paid for it." Beach looked at the prisoner
steadily. Stokes said: Don't look at me
turn your head away"
The counsel for the prosecution then
moved for sentence, but on the request OF
Mr.. Tremaine it was deferred till Monday
morning.
The prosecuting attorney said the counsel
employed by him were paid by the county,
whereupon Stokes rose and said in loud
voice, 'Jay Gould pays you." Stokes de-
cl.red that the jury had been bought up:
that Beach bad secured his conviction BY
placing perjured witnesses upon the stand,
and got into quite wrangle with one of the
jurymen.
Just before being removed from the court,
Stokes's sister chung to him and cried, and
he pushed her away, saying: ''Oh, don't
cry; sever mind"
On the first ballot, the jury stood ten for
conviction and two for acquittal.
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"AND GHATz BROWN"


The Grasz RrOwn Tag.
"Msck," writing from Washington to the
st. Louis Democrat, says:
At q moderate estimate, have heard a
thousand persons try TO account for the tag
TO Greeley's coat tail as the representative of
Gratz Brown in all the cartoons in Hsrper's
Weekly during the late campaign-all but
one, to speak correctly, for there was one in
which the human face divine Of our Gratz
was there IN all its beauty, with label OF
Bacchus, and wine cask near by. l re-
jOice to be able to explain the mystery OF the
tag, which, like many other things,
began by beirg unaccountab!e,
and ended by being voted very appropriate.
Before l tell you how it haPlvn.d. l n,nst
recall an incident related vi an ancient paint
er, ProtOgenes BY name. 1t Il said that that
gentleman had finished the picture Of dog,
quite tired and out Of breath, but not being
able 10 give the finishing stroke OF SLAYER
and foam at the mouth, became v-xed and
angry at lis work, AMI at last, in sheer dis
gust. picked up his sponge and threw it AT
the picture with the intent to deface or oh
literate it, when. by accident, it hit just upon
the mouth OF the dog, and there performed
what all the skill Of the artist had
failed to accomplish. Montague, in one
of his essays, tells this story to show
that luck or accident often does better
or men than their own deaigns; and the old
cynic adds, as an illustration to the same
happy effect from his own experience, that he
once knew a man TO throw stone at Cog
and hit and killed his mother in law instead
That very expressive tag in the Harper
cartoons was the result Of an accident Of
omission on the part of Mast in preparing
his first cartoon after the Cincinnati con-
vention. He had sketched, as he thought,
all the principal figures, and was ready to
hand his drawing over to the engravers,
when friend called his attention to the fact
that he bad omitted b. Gratz, who, of course,
should have been one of the principal figures.
Mast was greatly troubled, he Gould not deny
tina, the Imperfec,ion to which his attention
had been called and yet j: was too late TO
men were waiting on him. He hadn't in his
studio picture Of Brown, and even il he
had there was no room for ii in the cartoon,
every inch Of room being already occupied.
At the very last moment he picked up the
pencil, drew the tag, and labeled it Gratz
Brown. When the picture came out some
admired the happy hit, and others inquired
what it meant. 1t was Nast's intention to
remedy the defect in a subsequent issue, but
while he was hesita,ing public opinion pass
ed from inquiry TO admiration, and the ar
fists friends finally persuaded him that no
cariacture could equal the tag in the idea in
tended to be conveyed, and SO it happened
that Gratz was constantly presented to the
public 10 that way.
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a sxIoaT10R FALstHooD.

The Leaveuworth TIMES published sen.
sation canard to the effect that Gov. Osborn,
judge Delahay, Judge Adams, of this coun-
~. and others, had been convicted Of en-
6essline 81, 900 from the Government, before
Judge Dillon of the [. S. District Court.
JUDGE Dillon says it is base falsehood.
Apthony's hatred Of Osborn leads him into
making statements which do not bear the
impress of (, III. Ii he should publish the
truth about Osborn, people would count II a
Typographical error. We should not refer
to this matter had not the Blue Rapids
Ts~os and Wa,ervIlle Telegraph, semi
Liberal sheets, -ublished the story with
much avidiiy las, week.-NdTsadu County
Ners.
The Nne If ain most respectfully in
formed that Tar TIMES always tells the
truth. II ~ chance q mistake occurs,
p-orrr. reJraction and apology are always
ra5e The editor of this paper has no
hatred" of Osborn. We never had cross
word with him, and Thomas never fails to
smile blandly upon us. The Noes grossly
wrongs % in making the above charge. A
few papen throughout the State have done
The same thing in the Osborn matter.
We refer one and all to the decree" of
U. g. Circuit Court which We publish in
another column. Judge Dillon, We think,
eoes even further than We stated.
Nov, Mr.. Kexs. publish the decree" if
ysu dare, and Let your readers know the
~ AID than come out with In apology
~. TnU ike naa Of hpnoe.
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CUBA

The London Telegraph expects from Pres
ident Grants second term fresh additions to
our galaxy of Republican stars. 1t says the
Cuban patriots have maintained their war Of
independence for four years. and concludes
that the Spanish Government is unable to
put down the instruction. II the Insur-
gents are recognized as beligerents it thinks
arms and ammunition from this city, and
volunteers from our Southern ports, would
soon turn the tide of the rebellion against
Spain. 1t does not undertake to prophecy
whether Cuban independence would lead to
her incorporation into our Union. We take
the liberty to say that the people of the
United States will hail the independence OF
Cuba or Canada, though they do not desire
their annexation, and would prefer the for
nation of a Confederacy OF Independent
American Republics, which would enforce
the Monroe doctrine against any European
power intermeddling in American affairs.
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KANSAS SNON SrORMS.

One of the most severe snow storms on
record in this latitude occurred yesterday.
The snow fakes commenced descending at
seven O'Clock in the morning and continued
increasingly until nightfall. Kansas is not
noted for furious snow storms, and the oldest
settler cannot call to mind 4 more copious
shower of snow than that which fell yester-
day. We have all kinds OF weather in this
State. and Old residents Will tell of snow
storm that continued all through long jan
uary night many years ago which was en-
liysned and coiorei by wierd flashes of light
ening terrific peals of thunder and bowling
northwest wind. The storm which Prevailed
Yesterday had no such accompaniments to
heighten its effect. The storm even came
without premonition. A cheerful sunshine
and an exhileratins atmosphere would be
the words to describe Tie wealth
er of the previou, day. At one
O'Clock yesterday morning the sky
was clear overhead, and no bank of
clouds stretched its weary length along the
horizon. The signal officers said nothing of
the storms approach. ''old Probabilities"
in . dispatch from Washington even in
formed us tina, We could expect clear weather
and q northwest breeze, hence the surprise at
the falling snow. 1t is common for people
to imagine while Flooding through snow
heaps, and lodging the "nor-easters," that
their experience is without parallel, and
whenever the weather is intensely cold news
papers will declare that ''the weather yes
tsrday was the coolest experienced for many
years" Making sll due allowance for such
commonplace assertions, We are bound to
accord to the present winter the palm for
deep SHOWS. In 1865, We believe, the
eleiehing lasted for six weeks, and the livery
men were glad when the snow resolved itself
into water, because their horses were
worked down, and their sleighs used up.
We have already had two weeks of sleighing
this winter, and before the snow fall of yes
terday cold sliders" pronounced the sleigh
inc the hest ever known
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The Insricaeies Of ssogDish Verbs and
Propositions.

81 begin TO understand you: language bet
ter" said my French friend, NJ. Arcourt, to
me ''but your verbs trouble me still you
mix them 20 with your propositions" II am
sorry you find them troublesome" was all
could say. II saw your friend, Mrs. Jsmer,
Just now," continued he, ''she intends to
break do,ra housekeeping. Am l right
there - Break up housekeeping, abe
must have said" "Oh. yes. I remember.
Break up housekeeping. "Why does she
do that ~ asked because her health is
so broken into" Broken dozen, you should
say" Broken do,rn-oh, yes. ''And, in
deed, since the snall-pox has broken up in
your city"-(broken out, - ''she thinks ste
will leave il for a few weeks" ''Indeed (!
And will she c!ose her house ~ "No, she
il afraid it will be broken-broken- how do
you say that p Broken into" 'NCeriainly,
that il what meant to ay." SIS he: son to
be married coon ?" '.No; that engagement
is broken-broken-" broken off," "Ah, 1
had not heard that" "She il very sorry
about it. Her son only broke the news
down to her last week. Am l right? /
am 20 anxious to speak the English veil"
HE merely broke the news no proposition
this time. SIT is hard 70 underseands- That
young man, her son, 10 q fne fellow q
hsesker, l think" IA broke7, and q very
6nc fellow. Geod-day." So mach, thouxhi
!, fne ths IesA ssehsslk."-a,r $50 -
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"Tommy. my eon, what are you going 10
do with that club?' "S.nd it to the editor,
of course." but what are you going to
send it to the editor for?" Cause he says II
anybody will send him club, he will send
them a copy Of his paper" The mother came
pretty near faintiDg, but retained con-
sciousnes enough to ask: "But, Tommy,
dear, what do you suppose he wants with a
clubr' swell, i don't know" replied the
hopeful urchin, ''unIess il is TO knock down
Subscribers a. don't pay for their paper"
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Cenernl DIX. F.oou. order.

The Danbury Ners remarks that ",he Gov
ernor elect of New York once said, If any
man pulls down the American flag. shoot
him on the spot 1t was happy thought;
it made him fame and fortune. Had he
said, If anybody removes the United States
colors from the pole. enter complaint against
him at the earliest convenience, and have
him committed for trial At the next term of
the Superior Court in that county, he would
have to-day been a superannuated General,
unobserved and unno,iced by his fellow
citizens. poor in pocket, and used only at
state funerals to keep rude boys off the front
stoop. So much for one brief sharp, iDcis-
i've remark. 1t was the only one he ever
made, but he made it At the right time, and
it is worth $50, 900 q year to him."
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FROM SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
A New 0ounty-Cheap La1d-Rith
Soil-1imbar Claims to ba
Ba3.

NEDIcNe LODGE. BARBOUR Co., KS
December 81, 1872
Eiaor Lssss.r~sA 1s~es:
Considerable interest is felt in this portion !
Of Kansas in the new county of Barbour
This county il situated in the southermost |
tier in the State, thus bordering on the In |
dian Territory, and seventy i've miles from
Hutchinson, the nearest railroad town. |
The county belongs to that tract of lard
known a. the Usage land. These lands are
opened now to settlement at one dollar and
twenty Eve cents per acre. with two and one
half years to make the payment in.
Every quarter section Of land Is opened to
settlement, and no spectators or railroad
companies can get hold of any portion Of
them. This fact of Itself will insure pop
ulous country. and necessarily a wealthy
one, other things being equal.
THE SOIL
Is Of that character known as tie mulat,o
soil, and which has become so justly celehra-
ted in Kentucky, Georgia, Missouri and
Eastern Kansas. The surface of the country
Is more rolling th.n come portions Of Kan
sas. One feature Of the country that is de
cidedly important, is the uniformity Of
the quality Of the soil. While
the bottoms are broad and rich, the
higher and more rolling land is decided
~ 80. When the surface slopes abruptly, or
on the highest mounds, there seems to be
little difference in the soil. There are no
places that have seen where stone are close
to the surface or crop out and lie scattered
about on the top OF the ground. Unlike
Eastern Kansas, the water courses are not
stony. or the small drains rocky and worth
lear. think that the soil is the deepest that
1 have ever seen, taken as q whole. There
is no lard-pan.
The Medicine Lodge river, Elm Creek,
Nesctunga and their numerous affiusnts,
make one of the best watered countries.
| There is very considerable amount Of
timber in this county. The varieties are
walnut, mulberry, red-cedar, blackberry, cot
tonwOod, elm, &c. There is in the county
less timer that is valuable for lumber than in
some of the eastern counties of the State;
but there ia good supply of wood, and it is
we'll distributed over the county. Barbour
county is, unqnestionably, one Of the best
stock raising counties in the State. The ex-
cellent quality of grass, in connection with
the abundance of water and natural shelter,
leaves no doubt on this subject. A new
town has been located on the Medicine
Lodge river, at the confluence of the latter
named stream and Elm creek. The latter
stream furnishes an excellent wster-power at
the town. The mail service from Hutchin-
son will be soon increased to tri.weekly.
This county will, undoubtedly. settle up with
great rapidly. TRAVELLER.
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FACTS AND FAsc1u.

Despite the large amount of rubber
goods destroyed By The Boston FIRE, steak re.
mains At p cents.
With al our newspapess in the United
States We haveonly one newspaper 10. e.ery
1858 inhabitants. 4
-'Go to America and lecture" i, in
London. equixalent TO the Neu York phrass
go West and dig"
Daniel Boone's axe, rifle, aged ssister
and numerous iarnplns are travelling separ-
ately through the nsvspapera
"A dog With two taib vas seen in Taun.
ton the other day. One belonged to an OF,
and was carried in the mouth of the canine.
The keeper of New York groegery
advertises, IN conspicuous characten, ''rhe
biggest hot whisky in the city for 10 cents"
An exchange remarks that this is the
kind OF weather when q Christian draws
close to the stove, AID wishes every poor la
boring man on the face Of the earth was .
clerk in store.
An enterprising trsdesman in Paris, in
order TO circulate his advertisements, has
been FASTING them upon the backs of the
currency of the realm. This u . novel way
to make advertising pay.
"A Young man in San Francisco found an
old deacon he knew ''buckine the tiger" in a
gambling hell. "Wbat." he exclaimed.
adeacon. YOU here?' "Yes." v.s the reply.
81 am bound to break down this evil institu.
ton"
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LEGAL.
Publication Notice.

STATE OF KANSAS, L..
LeIvenworth County,
In the District Court Of the First Judicial District
of the State Of Kansas, sitting in the County Of
Lesvenworth, in said Stale.
The Lucas Bank Of St. Louis, Piaintih,)
Madison Mills, Defendant.
VOU, the above named Madison Mills, are
i hereby notified that you have been sued by
the above named plaintiff, The Lucas Bank Of st.
plaintiff has flied its petition in said court, in the
above entitled action against you, and that you
must an,wer said petition bef re the
seventeenth day Of February, A. 1873. or sad
petition will be taken true, and judgment will
he rendered accordingly Of the following nature,
to-vit: A judgment IN favor q said plaintiff
against you for the sum OF seven hundred and
eighty mine dollars md forty-fcur cents With in
terest seven hundred and forty two dollars and
thirty cents thereof the Fate OF ten per
per annum fr, IN the l4th day of September, A. ID.
1872, and tor co Is Of suit. and that the following
described tracts OF land situate, lying AMI being In
the county Of Le4vensorth, In the state Of AAn-
sas, fo-wit:
The east .ne-half Of the nor Invest quarter Of
section numheI thirteen ti3,) IN township number
nine o. Of ran,e n"mb-r twenty two (22;l tie
south. at quar- or OF section number thirteen us,
In tosn ship number nine - Of rang numbe
tsenty two (z2iJ the uest ole-r aif OF the south
east fractional er VI section number seven a.
in TOT nship humble nine 81 o! range hunter
twenty tire q y the ouths.si quart.r 0 -e.t ton
Of range numter ts~n y-thr-- (23 y the -outh~s
quarter 81 -sctios IutD Ter CHI. e.. US IN town
,hip numt er niue 81 81 rang number .senty-
thre- (23 J tn. ens' onha Of the south east quar-
ter 0; lection nunb.r one q, in township number
nine ~ o. range uum' " nty NO Cg2;J thirty
seven ami sixty one-hun. redtas $3.50 aer.s of OF
the vest sid. of the southwest &C ionsi 9.arsr OF
section numb~rsx Is, in tywnshi,, number nine
70, Of range numh~r twenty-thre ta3;j tw.pty
eight and ei zht hundr. seveuty We -tho-
sahdtts Us s15l asIes Cd Of he east eide Of the
nor hest fractional QuArer Of section numb-r
sven ID, in townshiS umper min. - J OF fante
number tvsnry three tks9 t,ir y hI-e and
fifteen one hundrs i'h- (3. ~ oil II h nDrth
end u the frac. iona on.-ha Of the r.u h. 4
qu.f1er section Der seven % rOsnship
number nine 90 OF rAn.e nuniaer twenty {
f23,t and tv bty sven and nejy three
bundredth "a 93l acres OF Of the rth eLd 81 the
southwest nsc.io al quarter of ssc'i,n number
sevsut. e. u7,) in township numb nire Is OF
range number tventy-thIee (23,l he sold tor the
sztis action of such judgment, and that speriii
be issued N the 30 rim Of sid equity Of
Leaveb worth Tor the lie thereof which sad veal
tracts Of lard have been attsehs-i under and by
virtue Of An order Of at hment heletof1fe Issued
in the above entitled @esion-
DztSl tbs 2Slh day VI December, A n. 1872.
CLOCGH WHEAT,
iIn2w4v Attornej . for Pa.ntif