The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-17
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Washington, July 14-The following
statement is based IN information from an
Official source: The accounts of Gen
Howard and his officers show deficit o.
$ll0. 600, though only small portion is in
the name of Gen. Howard. He admits ht
has balance of $1,000, which be lie ready to
pay over to the proper officers. Nearly
one-half Of the deficit is charged on sccounl
ofa subordinate formerly on duty in the
West. Letters have been received from
colored men who served in the army and
navy, stating that they never received any
bounty, though in some cases the
accounts chow to the contrary. 1t will
require an investigation TO ascertain
whether forged entries have been made, OIL
whether the statements in letters are false
all the accounts have 10 undergo a further
examination BY the controllers, and their
figures may be changed either for or against
Howard. All agree that there has been
some dishonesty on the part of subordinates
though it il not believed that the defalcatio1
will amount to as much as was generally
supposed.
DR.. Mary E. Walker Wa. to-day appointed
to $500 clerkship in the Treasury office.
NEW COINAGE.
| Secretary Richardson to, day received thu
first new trade dollar coined in the Phila.
delphis mint.
The ninety days allowed BY Law for the
Government to appeal to the Supreme
Court from the decision Of the Court O
Claims on about 500 cases of 20 per cent. in
crease allowed BY the act of 1867 10 civil
employees of the Government in Washing.
ton, expired last Saturday, and no appea
having been taken, the claimant, will now
have their accounts audited, and the proba.
bilities are that they will sOon be paid.
Columbus, o., July 1.-THE cholera ha.
broken out among the convicts at the peniten.
tiary. Up to this time. five case are re.
ported, two Of which have resulted fatally
Cleveland, O., July 1.-Two cases Of
Asiatic cholera are reported in this city to-
night.
indianapolis, July l4-Articlrs Of con
solida.ion bsiweea the Chicago 4 Atlantic
Railroad Company, party Of the first, and
the Chicaso Il Atlantic Extension Railroad
Cmpany, party of the aecond part, aud tn.
road now in process. of construction, known al
the Baltimore, Pittsburgh &Continentsl Rail
road, were filed this morning in the office Of
the Secretary Of State. TIE object Of the
consolidation ia to be one CONTINUOUS lin.
from Pittsburgh to Chicago. The capital
stock Of the said consolidated corporation j.
fixed.
Fort Mcpherson, Neb., July l4.-Prof
Mash and the Yale College exploring party
returned here to-day from the Niobarade
River. Many interesting discoveries Uers
made. Many extinct animals new to soiencs
were found, among them several psneis and
rhinederoes.
New York, July 1.-THE agricultural
and editorial excursion party to the Indian
Territory, Colorado and the peaks of the
Rocky Mountains will leave 10 day.
A dispatch has been received at the ofiic.
Of The Anglo American Telegraph Company
stating that the steamers Kangaroo and
Edenburg arrived at Pl4cintia, New Found
land, on Sunday morning, with cattle on
board for two lines between that place and
Sidney, Cape Breton.
Bills for medical attendance on George
Francis Train, aggregating 81, 800, were pre-
sented to the Board Of Supervisors to-day.
Joseph Cloud, of Trenton, has wagere,l
IS. 900 that he will, in l45 days, row 3,621
miles without eating or sleeping in hotels.
The rowing 10 take place between Trenton
and Philadelphia.
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from the navy yard on her voyage in sessch
Of the Polaris. She cast loose a. five O'Clock
and headed up stream. The men on the
receiving ship Vermont and co, ve,te Brook.
Ign manned the yards, and cheer after
cheer was heard from both crews, which was
returned with hearty good will from the
deck and rigging o! the Tigre.s. The expe-
dictionary vessel then steamed slowly in the
direction of He'll Gate. As she passed the
Government battery one farewell shot Was
fired.
A meeting was held at the University in
Washington Square. tonight, in favor OF
international arbitration instead of war in case
of national dispute. Prof. Martin pesid.
ed, and resolutions were offered by Mr..
Wilcox, endorsing the resolutions Of the
Briti-h House OF Commons, and were adopt
ed. Addresses we're delivered by the latter
gentlemen, Samson. and a number of ladies
in support of the object Of the as.emhlage.
Mrs. Walworth and her youngest son have
taken up their residence at Sing Sing villsge,
and Yesterday attended Catholic service in
the prison chapel. BY special request, 10
visitors will be admitted to see Frank, Who
to-day commenced work in the private Office
Of the clerk Of the shoe department.
Minneapolis, MINI, July l4-To-mor-
row morning the Tribune will contain the
following. dated Ft Carey, July 18th:
The event OF the day Was an explo-ion in
court by the Attorney General over Consul
ylOr's card, explaining to the people the
| the grounds OF the defense. He Denounced
il as contemplate court proclaimed loud
ly that the Canadian government would de-
mand Taylor's removal, and moved for an
attachment for contempt. The counsel re-
manned in court all forenoon, bu, the Judge
adjourned without any further action in view
of the situation. Eugene NJ. Wilson was
appointed Vice Consul. Bracket j. still
threatened with arrest,a r-si,l, which NAV
follow the excitement produced by the ter
Tor oflhe first dispatches, and the version
given by the Minnesota papers, ja-t received,
| which affirm there il no force TO The Ameri-
cans here, whatever small wits in Minneso-
/ ia may think.
Washington, Jniv 4-Commi-sioaer
Smith, az Indian Bureau. left On Western
trip Sa'nrday evening He gee. FIRST TO
W,-cnr.in, then TO Minnesota. and thence to
D.syish He will visit many tribes of In
dians during the tour, and return to Wash
ington about the latter part OF August. In
October he will leave for Texas for the pur-
poe Of holding council with the Kiowas
AMI Comanches.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Philadelphia, July 1.-The centennial
celebration of the 6rst Methodist Annual
Conference in America took place this after
noon at ST. Georges NJ. E. Church, the
same building in which the first Annual
Conference was held. Bishop Jones presid-
ed, and addressed the meeting. He said the
results in the past hundred years 10 the
progress Of the Methodist Church have
exceeded thst Of any other. Letters were
received from Bishops Scott. Wiley, Merrill,
Haven, Reeves, Brick and Pierce regretting
their inability to be present. An essay on
Methodism in America before the first An
nual Conference was read by Rev. E. q.
Wakely, d. D., of New York. Remarks
were made by Anthony Null, for sixty-tvo
years a member Of ST. Georges Church,
Bishop Richardson, Of Canada, and Ed. s.
Afford. Interesting exercises we're also held