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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-31
RAILWAY rOs COFFiCES.

r.port has been received at the Post
Office department from the Railway Postal
Superintendent at Chicago, covering the
operations for the la, month in Oaio, lndi-
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin. Missouri, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas. Nebraska.
New Mexico, Arkansas, Iodian Territory,
Dakota and Colorado. By this it appears
that of 3, 763, 800 letters distributed by the
railway postal clerks il those states, there
we're 5000 errors, which Is considered a
small percentage. Every letter that was no,
sent according to the authorized distribution
scheme was accounted an error; hence it is
estimated that at least 500 of the letters
wronsful!y distributed were not delayed
more than two or three hours.
This efficiency in the postal service il
largely due to the excellent management
and faithful work of Col. Bangs, the Super
in.endeD, Of Railway Possofices, and his
assistants. Capt. J. F. White and Mr.. C. G..
Werlich, of Chicago. We believe sll..of these
gentlemen have served a. route agents or
postal clerks on the road, and justly earned
their promotions by diligently striving to
serve the public in the most efficient and
prompt manner.
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THE CITY GRANGE.

In tc-da.'s paper We publish a statement
from a contributor concerning the "Third
Ward Grange" The gentleman who sends
the communication, says in a note that
'cas.om and decency would seem to require
,ha, judgment he no; rendered on the Leav-
.nworth Grange until the testimony Is all
in and verdict Of the proper tribunal pub
lished." Presenting that the Grange herein
~ -ntiorei i on trial. "a our contributor
az ~. ser - -.sSon lor withholding
i'h-r. are men IT,
tn.. ir..c SGT. A,,e Ia ,hausnt or aciioa
in sympathy WIKI the producing and Indus
trial classes. through It's organization men
having only selfish purposes to serve, gained
admission TO the order, and the sooner the
Patrons of Husbandry put their zeal OF con-
demns; upon those men the better it will
be 70 Changers everywhere.
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CALL orr THE HUNTERS.

The Cheyenne Leader joins The ZINES in
an appeal for the preservation Of the buffalo
from indisc.iminste slanghter. Last year
2O0, OOO we're killed for their skins alone.
The extension of railroads has given the
hunters an opportunity TO drive the buaaloei
into comparatively restricted districts, and
thus they are penned and shot down, and
tens of thousands Of carcasses are left rotting
on the ground. Tn. destruction has been 40
great that the market has been seriously AZ
fected. A year ago the price of buffalo hides
in the West ranged from four to FIVE dollars
for a cows skin, and from ak to seven dol
lars for bulls skin. Now, . hide that
would have brought five dollars year ago
will scarcely cell tor dollar and half
There ia another important point to be con-
sidered in connection with this Wholesale
slaughter. The buffalo is the principal
means of sustenance to the frontier settlers
and to the Indian tribes. While the Gov
ernmen, is annually paying enormous sums
for beef supplies for the Indians, Thousand
of these useful animals are ro,ting on the
plains, instead of being Utilized for fod o.
thew should be. II it he considered necessary
to pass laws Tor the protection Of varions
kinds Of small game, which are only luxur-
les, why should not Congress p,ss laws for
the protection of larger game, which is ne
cessitv for food?
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a D-ua ,sralic oorresponden, of the New
York tygress, writing concerning the pend.
j ro...ica' canvass in Virgins, says: 1.-THE
great danger, here. is that large class Of
our people never read pap-r." We are
gl,,; to hear that that Is danger to the
Democracy The time was, in that State,
when such men as Henry A. Wise could re-
10 e over the fact that there WAS not news
raper publishs d in his Congressional district.
IL, Democracy had full sway, IT, :, and
The ,sence of newspapers was il CT attest
:. yr,ari. /; the time has come ~he wen
s Virgin a Der ocrat can mourn Owe the
ignor ace ard couseqien, lrtewar OF
"our peor'~.' then have in'ei.,ss-o, and
abiiit' read a piper come 10 h. virtues
vsere be re they were considered vi 'es.
The world moves, and Virginia mos q
with n,
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CuNoUEwING THE CHOLERA.

The cholera appears TO have entirely sub
sided in Cincinnati. II prevailed With more
or lea, severity from the 4th Of June to the
90 h q The --e=rnr month, the deaths during
tn,, ps OF Be-, un-r"g only lis. These
ANAL Il ,urez a It's, IN. Ihorouyhne-. and ETH
cacy OF the sanitary measures adopted. and
demonstrate the entire prscticabil.ty OF con-
trolling and stamping out the plague, by
proper effort, wherever it appears. A nota'
bic feature of the Cincinnati system of deal
ing with The epidemic has been an accurate
daily report of cases and deaths, regularly
published. 1, has prevented the dissemination
of gross " e1agge a'ed reports, almost newt
-u,horifs.ive statements are with
hep; the people awake to the
--ce.s. slant vigilance and cordial
c,o,, I the s,ni'arv authorities.
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" iru-t the representatives, Of the Post
otIice D>par;meni in !hi- part # The country
wall take Jo,ice ri The ms"' er IA which the
mails are carried on the Missouri Pacific
railway. The through mail Tor Leaven.
worth and Alchison from the E,st, including
St. Louis letters and papers, remain ten
hours At Kansas City. We believe the delay
mentioned is direct violation Of the con.
tract between the G vernment and the Bail.
way company. II the cities OF Leavenvorth
and A,chison are only entitled TO one mail q
day from that postal route, lien step should
Be ,.ken 10 secure service twice day. The
mail train which le,sss 81. Louis abJut 8
O'Clock in the forenoon carries Z large guam,
tity of le,,ers for Our merchants and manu-
fae;rre:s. That train arrives in Kansas
CITY or Safe Line, about 10 n, and there
the run is completed The mali remains
until the express Which leaves At Louis ten
or twelve hours later overtakes it, and then
the whole batch il brought in together. Lei
the Postof6ce Department be notified o: this
DELAY,
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Oar worthy representative from the far
west and for the state ut large, put in his
first appearance in the capital since bis
return from Washington yesterday. He vas
warmly greeted BY his large body Of friends
in Topeka, who di.cern in Col. Phillips an
earnest and intelligent exponent of that
better element among our representative
men which is inA coming to the front in
Kansas. Col. Phillips became the choice Of
the people of Kanrss for Congress the day
his name was mentioned in that connection.
His candidacy was heartily endorsed BY the
convention and overwhelmingly ratified at
the polls. The state has reason to expect
and does expect no common service from
Colonel Phillips in Congress and will not be
disappointed. He il thoroughly infused
with that enthusiastic love of his State and it,
people that may be den0minated domestic
patriotism. He ia heart and soul Kansan,
and Of the best Of the old stock, whose force
of brain and muscle made the State historic.
Thoroughly informed in all the diverse and
complicated mechanism of the Federal Gov.
eminent, with the geography and the State
and Its needs in the way of Federal le9isla-
ton Of his fingers' end, he will make most
valuable working representative. At the
same time he will most creditsbly represent
the intelligence and culture of his constitu-
ency. Col. Phillips has in a large degree
the confidence and affection Of the people he
has recently been called upon to represent,
irrespective of party, and We arr cure he will
never forfeit either BY any Of his official
acts.-Topeko Commonwealth.
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Il Is not probable that there = any truth
in the rumor nov current in Paris concern
ing the revival of intrigues designed to
place . Prnssian prince on the throne Of
spain. The HOheDzoilens have an estab-
liehed reputation for courage, and most Of
them are men Of cOnnidssabie ability. Bot
in ihesask Of bringing order out Of the chaos
in which the political institutions Of the
Peninsula are sunk, the bravese and ablest Of
alien princes could hope for no success,
unle. backed By an army larger than any
power in Europe could afford TO spare for
such purpose. And no foreign king could
expect to bold his place . year after the
drawn. However desirous Prus-ia may Be-
Of seeing peace restored in Spain, therefore,
it Is scarcely within the bounds Of possibility
that she viii attempt to work out that result
BY placing and Sustaining one Of her prince.
on the throne BY force of arms. The per-
manent paei6cation of the country, il il il
ever achieved, must come through the efforts
of her own people. under the lead Of .
Spaniard-whether primo or peasant, Carl
int, Alphonsist, or disciple Of c ,stelar. To
this consummation some help might posi-
bly, be given BY neighboring power; but the
task Of erecting an alien dynasty in Spain,
which the genius of Napoleon, and the royal
and honorable efert Of Amadeus alike failed
to accomplish. will prove too difficult, We
suspect, for the ambition Of the Hohen-
zolierns, with even the tremendor energy Of
the new German empire behind it. Spain
will no. voluntarily accept such . dynasty,
and all Europe would protest against i's i'm
position on her by force. Pot
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fnK FOUNTAIN % VOUfa.
BY Dr. oLIvsa WENDELL HOLMES.

ead nj the " eiirg OF the Harvard Alna,ni As,
cistio1, June .. 1873
The iount thu Spanisrl sought in vain
THROUGH all tbs land Il AOeen
Leaps slittering from ths andy plain
Our elAssss grove eabovers;
Here youth, xnchangins. b oons AMI ssRile.,
Here dvslls essfsA spGing,
Ard warm IRON nops' slysiAn is,ss
The viads their pafuns bring
Hare every Leaf IL in it, bad,
Each singing thrsss In tune;
And bright o q sssains' alvsr Aood
Same the young er0sceot MON.
what voadsr Aes forgees his stah
And lays his elassrs down.
And gray-haired grand ,irss look and laugh
A. Whtn their locbs s~re broWn,
With ears gresn dull and sySs grown diw
They greet The joyous day
That calls them 70 he iSuntain's brim
To vssh their s.navay.
What change haD clothed The ancient sire
In sudden yoatAs Hor 10,
The Judge. the Doctor and the Squire
Are JACK and Bill and joe,
And be his titles what they vii,
In spite OF manhood clam
The gray.beard h Q srhoolboy still
And loves his scho.Iboy name;
II calms the ruler stormy brea,t
when hurryirg care pursues.
And brings . sense OF pace and rest,
Like s.ippen after shoss.
And What are all the price woA
To youth sochanted vieWr
And what II all the nan has done
To what the boy may dos
q bleaDed founs. vhsse vaters aow
Alike for sire and ooo,
That melts our winter . frost and snov,
AMI makes all ages one,
Ip'edge :hs spHklina fountain's tide.
That dings it, golden shower
With ase 70 Gil and youth TO guile.
Still fresh in morning. aowerl
Flow on with ever widening stream,
In ever Frightening morn,
Our story pride, oar fatuf0's dream,
The hope Of tiss's unboral
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ERE IIBs.A. SUI

Well, NV we shall have libel sat. The
public must wait however, till Col. Houston
yes home, and then rs the Commercial sus-
eests he may see fit Ito compel Mr.. Anthony
to make euch amends a. the court may
Direct" 1t may please the public to know
that Col. d. W. Houston u nov Visiting his
aged parents at the old homestead among
the hills Of Pennsylvania" Anyhow The
libel suit ought to he instituted. The editor
of TIE TINES should be tried in Delahsy
and Narkson's hankrupt court lift d not
ont Of place ~e would thus early suggest
eome of the jurors. Lesate should Be fore
man OF the v. Caldwell onght to b en-
-panneled. >. johnson should Be one Of
.the Twelve, .ks,n himself shouA Be
allowed to serrt - irons should be hard 10
I'd. We presume hare . no hurry about
shejmy. The rem, ...ipg eight can Be -
- soss thef tina Ia
.I
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CHEERFUL ALLUslON.

Tho editor Of the Pleasanton Observer
does ut waste much time or space in Discus
sing the Senatorial question. lie disposes
of the subject in this cheerful and Condensed
style:
The Senatorial question asilates the State
pres. again. We predic, that Republican
will be elected, that lots Of money will be
sousndered on the members Of the Leeisla-
lure, who will drink themselves stone blind.
40 long as free liquor il furnished them; and
-etore the new Senator takes his seat in the
S-ps,e Cbsmter he will be denounced as the
worst political villain that trod shoe
leather. History repeats ITSELF" Jon
know
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Prom the Henry tIl.) Republican
Conductor Smith, on the Dwight branch
of the Chicago and Alton railroad, has COM
mepced suit in the Circuit Court Of this
county against David Adams and Hiram
Covan Of Wenona, for assault, and for die
6gurem.nt, by eavagely biting off a thumb,
while in the exercise of his duty n conduc-
tor, he LAYING his damages At $4,000. The
particulars of the case are in eubstance A.
fol,ows: Adam, and Cowan were at the
Srea,or races in June, and were heavy
I".er-, br,tiDg on the horses that didn't win
rhev also got possibly Grey drunk, and
returning on the tram in no
good humor, would neither show their tick
eta nor paw their fares. The conductor there
fore requested them to get OF the train st n
next station they came to. and that thes
wouldn't do. but assaulted the conductor j"
the mo.t Infatuated manner. throwing him
down, kicking and pounding him a mad
men would, one of the number doing auch
violence ~ to bite of his thumb, and NO
doubt would have murdered the conductor
had not the engineer and some Of the pas-
eeueer. among WHOM vas Hon. w. E.
Cook, interferred. wrested the conductor
from under them, and bore him back into
the baggage car. Mr.. Adams is connected
With the Wenona hank, and Mr..
Covan is farmer near We
mona, both respectfully connected. and
in GOOD circumstances. Attempts have been
made to settle the difficulty, but Conductor
Smith and the railroad company do not ser
it in that light. If this had been the hrst
violation of the rules and regulations of the
con,c.nv and the assault been lers severe
and barbarons, . compromise might have
prevailed. Bot ore Of thee parties. if not
both, are old offenders, having made great
deal Of trouble in the previous 'rips, refu.ins
to paw the fare and Otherwise making them
s~lses obnoxious. Nov suit is brought By
Conductor Smith. sbich will be followed BY
sno,h-r suit from the railroad Company,
Who propose to atop this high banded pro
ce,iuce. and 0ake examples OF the guilty.
Bang 4 Shaw for the prosecution.
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,<nFlUIPPCD.

When the new E the robbery on the
R1cS I-lsnd road rs telegraphed, The
TINES suggested tina. lail agents, express
en- and train men should be furnished with
the beS, breech loa lg fire arms and in
,truc.ed TO use them whenever attacked by
highwaymen. From the Council Bluffs
Norpureil we learn tha. the mail and eI-
press trains on the Rock Island road are now
supplied with Springfield rifles, breech-
leaders. furnished by the State. -Four go
with the night express and three with the
day mail,
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Efif0 Times:
1t is reported that the western hstf OF the
Kansas and Missouri bridge Vas not l1ted
o taxable property BY the County Assessor
of this county do not know that the
report is true, but if the bridge has not been
assessed, should not steps Be taken to make
the assessment. Leavenworth county IL inter
ested to the extent of taxation on one-haIf
the value of the bridge.
TAX PAYER.
We learn from Trustworthy source that
the bridge was aasess.d at SIS BY TIE County
Assessor, although it il we'll known that one
half the value of the structure it nit far
from $500, 900. The Board of Equslizstion
did not change the assessment. We believe
the Iowa half of the Union Pacific bridge is
assessed at about $500. 900. We give Tax
Payer the information cheerfully-
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TIE special train carrying the Wash
ing,on steamers to the Baltimore fire, made
the time between the two cities In
th.r,- five minutes. The distance is forty
miles The ain consisted Of three dat carr
for the engines, and one passenger coach for
the fremen. The steamers were loaded IN
eighteen minutes from the time the alarm
w.ssst.nded in Washington, and the steam.
or. were a. wo.k on the Gre at Baltimore 10
seventy IN -tes from the sounding of the
alarm. ] ne, and quick work.
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-rrExDsNs xaILmOAD CON-

isayes ST. Louis this morn.
iors ,or Leavenwor,h will moi
-, u,ii nearly noon to morrow.
L w..fa as Kansas Iity to D gh; and
remain the l bours. 10 the rleantime,
tn expire Il which leaves St. LOU thir
ever: - ovs.. axe il, and all will come
i. =. her. In this respect Atchison farss
Al. sane as Leavenworth. The mail train
Of the Missouri Pacific road ought to be run
saroryh 10 Leavenwcr,h and A'chi.on. Our
Po-,m ,stsrs and Special Mail Agente. and
even our { .lgressmen, ought to ma daily
complaints she Posiofice Department un-
Ill this off. ling railroad compsuy lie made
{. serve the public an decant manrsr. The
St. -uis paper, ought to join in '.i help
o-r.es this wrong, for Chicago ras sa-'
re- lived in this city earlier III 5
l-su;- rs .,ers, although Chicago is tr iuu-
d.e.. lies fr Their IN us .aan s. i I'd.
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Advices =. reived at Washington from Inc
friends of Vlce President Wilson, intimate
"a, he will not at,emp. to preside ever the
Senate during the winter, unless inde'' ms
.,eal hall improve materially. l Oh
e.will l., pre-ent for few d. -. The
o, ming 0 the lesion in Decent 4. s'n7-
tor Ca--ci..eI, vho, q. ~ill b. o2rne n = ID.
off TAG. Inter s. President Of t"e Sen
ate r-o ten, will &C. in that capacity CURING
NJ. WiI-o. ;. indisposi,ion.
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g.oFs this movement and nominate full
ticket Of their own.
CONDE1GNKD TO =. SHOT.

Oc8eS OF t0e19 OW0.
coNDEANKD TO Ri SHOT,
Washington. July 3O.-The findings Of
the Military Commiai on, which tried the
ModocP, have been forwarded to this city,
and are nov filed in The War OAice. Their
approval mus b dsSsssed, ssce.arily, ill
The arrival Of Secretary Belknsp. Though
The sssuls Of ths tFial 10 Dos bsea nsde
public, 4 b vsll knovn dat all Of he In
dia.s uisa have besa found guilty. and srs-
tesoed 10 be shot, Thess = littls doubt en-
,sssained that de 6ading a IL Commission
vili Be approved b the Pfaideat
To-day Esoch I. I.attin, colosed, entered
nie agaiss the Atlanaic, Aioiaippi d Ohio
railroad, doing buissD in Vasinia, for
ejscaine him from the can and refasise him
. Fourth Of July pasaes from LynchburE
to Chrisaisn.busg, in which 8. 900 damsers
. clsiGed.
Pm Henry, Of the Smithsonian destitute,
has received Information that Toe comet
was discovered as Msraillea, on the night oil
the 2Sth, by B1cley. II il in the right a.
cenaion one hour and forty live minuies.
eouih declinssion seven degrees and thirty
two minutee.
Martin, of the senate, arrived here to-day
on business connecs.l with the investisat' on.
By the Senate Committee on Privileges aod
and Elections, or IsIed BY the last Congress,
into the manner of electine President and
Vice President, and will be here come days
examining documents.
The Syndicate. t,-dsy, made their final
settlement With the Treasury Department for
| So, OOO. 600 Of so. called on the Isl Of
March las.
St. Iour.. July 30 Members Of The
Philadelphia City Council and other gentle
men Who constitute the excursion psrty.
arrived here from Cincinnati this afternoon
and left for the ve.t BY the g. Loois, Kansas
City and Northern railroad tonight They
60 direct to Denver, where they will remain
100 days. then proceed to Salt Lake City and
Yosemite Valley.
The ses.icn Of the Germ>n Teachers
Convention to-day vas mainly devoted to
| reading esasys, which we're received approx
inely by the members generally, bur were
not Of special interest to the general resder.
Resolutions were adopted declsrins that
gymna-tic exercises in rublic schools would
end largely to the further Development and
| correction Of the rising generation, and that
il il the duty Of the convention to eLdeasor
TO have them introduced. Ater the appoint
ment Of various committees the Convention
adjourned to take . drive through the CITY
and suburba.
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A Niee Brother g have,

The Lynchburg VA Republican reports
that 4 gentleman, while leaning recently
over the cliff at the Natural Bridge, acct
'.en.ally dropped his pocke,book, containing
considerable cum Of money, valuable pa
pers, etc and that it lodged on . shelf of
rock about 12O feet from the top, and it pro-
ceeds to tel! toe following story in connection
with it: cater consultation he deterninsd
10 lower his bro,her-Msser Hunter Nc.
Donald. of Lexington, youth Of about IL
summers-and the latter, not being 10th, en-
tered Into the spirit OF the thing a. il il va
. matter Of fun. Having procured about 200
feet of inch rope, which vas doubled. the
young man gas lowered, guiding himself BY
q creyice in the vail, On the Left Of where
the famous cellar stump once grew, and, after
descending about 100 feet, walked around
the narrow shelf TO the front of the cliff,
where the pockesbook lay. Having secured
the treasure, he was successfully rsi.ed, and
received the warm coassatrlsiiops o: some
dozen ladies and eentlemen theE {
daughter OF Gen. X. E. Lee-vho witnessed
the feat from the tip Of the bridge"
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The Teasinesy Of Ssayelers

All trave'ers Who have tes,sI tbs value Of Ho -
letter Stomach Bitters sc,iiinA,ing prep.
ratiou and q q me4 avoiding the painful and
dangerous disorders oftbe bowels and the liver.
which accrue from n change Of water or unwhoIe-
some vspon. refer TO 1t with enthusiasm as an
unesualled preventive medicine. Wherever the
atmospheric conditions usfa'orable 10 health
snA the water impure. ,his Iov erful tonic ind.s
psnabe alike to the settler and the soioutn-r.
There vss time when raw brandy or whisky vs,
almost uotveTsally sd 70 qualify The waters "a
the western rivers. and the veIis a., Of the low
lying districts Of south. Eov. the liquors d
commerce have generally di.ts rded by tsav.
elers and residents tn regions and Hostettef's
Bitters substituted their stead Al this sesr on
when the sun Ii pea the zenith and the heat oI-
preaive two q dos. Of the hitter4 daily will
have . s,lutary effect the appetite. the dis-rti q
and Tire spirts. .Af&w