The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-15

Dividends Of the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad. =


Summer appears to be long time coming.
As for spring, there's no prospects Of any
this year. Di~greeable weather fingers, D
10th to depart 1t all. 1t seems Is if it Wa,
only yesterday, when We faneied January to
be fine old gentleman with frosted beard,
Who has seen his best days, and is content to
take his ease BY his own chimney corner
while February should be eyubolized a. q
decorus, white.haired, venerable lady
something shorter than January-vho is not
over clamorons for rights, but yet has her
storms, and who is not effective when mott
severe. As for March, she should be some
shrew Of maid, following up the two old
people with tremendous clatier Of brooms
and great clouds of dust. Rain, rain, and
nothing but rain. Had these DAYS been in
the month OF March instead Of May, We
should all have pointed out how the gales
and the hard rains were specially suited to
the traditions Of the vernsl equinox.
We know Nav has come because the pub
lie squares are thrown open to the public.
after having been closed up the whole win
kCts <Ahu shCu VIC ScuSOu tOI cdtIuK OyeleTS
has gone BY, and it is now unlawful TO sell
or bring them TO the city. The months of
the year that have no = in them, comprise
the season when oysters are unpslstable and
unhealthy, and the epicures mourn their alb
absence.
Late carefully prepared statistics show
that the prices Of farm lands, between the
years 1860 and 1870, having increased SO
per cent. 10 Pennsylvania. while in Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri the appreciation has
been It's per cent. The Southern States al.
SO show q gratifying advance in the prices of
available lands, while there has been con-
siderable falling of in New England.
There's Philadelphia bank, and West
Philadelphia bank IN this city. The first is
an old institution, and a National bank,
while the other is new affair, doing bust
ness under charter granted By the ,Legisla-
ture of the State. The former has Just de-
clared . semi-annual dividend of Z per cent,
and the latter 4 per cent. There are other
banks in the city that pay a much heavier
interest to their stockholders on their invest
ments, yet these two named are perhaps a
fair average of what are realized By ti.ose
who buy in them
The Pennrylvania Central Railroad has
declared dividend to its stock holders of 5
per cent. for the past six months. A week
sgo the company had eight hundred loaded
cars from the West, standing on its tracks in
Vest Philadelphia. On the same Gay there
we're about seven hundred loaded cars on its
tracks at Harrisburg, making about fifteen
thousand tons of freight At but two points on
the Pennsylvania Railroad in one day. They
were all bound Eastward, and taxed the
transportation facilities of that
company to the utmost, and for few days
overmatche'i the capacity Of Its Jersey con-
neciions TO fiod road room for the morning
trains. Ii is also stated, that farther West,
On short line Of railway, manly owned in
this city, there are waiting On lis line. a euf-
icient amount of last years com crop to
employ its transportation stock for the whole
Of this year, 1878.
The 'Gentlemen of the Jury" have had
heir fees raised short time since, from one
dollar to two dollars per day. And yet they
ire not happy. The number and variety Of
excuses they offer in order to get rid of serv-
ng their country about half a month, il
'ome,imes more than astonishing. Some
nave sick families at home, others can't |
erve because there's no one to attend to |
heir business while they are absent. Msny |
lon't understand the language, and wouldn't |
inow what the lawyers were talking about,
'ut why they should is not clear. The
lumber Of deaf men SURPRISES belief, come |
rave it very bad, Others only midiling. The
title men want to 60 home, and usually can
i've no good reason why.
The Sheriff brings the wheel into court,
lied with clips Of paper containing the
lames, altogether about two thousand citi-
ehs. One hundred and sixty are drawn
ut. and summoned, from which forty are
|rafted and placed on duty during the term
f court. On the first of the month when
he panel of Jurors was called, one of the
'anel stepped forward and said: 81 want
0 he excused from serving in this court"
Judge Paxsor-Why?
Juror-Because I've conscientious scru-
lea against sending manro prison.
Judge Psxson-You have.
Juror-Yes, air, because there ia too much
alse swearing; know it; know how i, il
myself; I've been there.
Judge PaxsOn-Have You ever been in
rison?
Juror-Yes, have.
Judge Paxson-What 70
Juror-For highway robbery. assault and
artery and larceny; and having suffered.
from much imprisonment, l
m opposed to the imprisonment of others.
Judge Paxson-You can 60.