The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-28

order Va comtermanded, for il vas found
that the quantity Of nail taken 10 Leayen-
worth on that line Was double The amount
taken to Kansas City. The route agents are
now again On their old run" Kansas city
to the rear!-GGnea Plaiadcalr.
-Eugene.R0besss, young man Who w.
hsrdins cattle near Auburn, Shawnee county,
was struck with lightning in one Of the
thunder storms Of last week. His horse |
sas instantly killed. The lightning ap- |
parenily ran up his body from the hor'e.
tearing of piece of the scalp and making |
large hole through his hat. He ~ knoeked
senseleee but rec veied and is now recover |
ing.
A man Who has slwxys pass ID rs mod
el husban i, tosie,y, IL known TO have beat.
en- Iis sije. and not only bes'en her, but
beaten her twice in one day! And morv,
this has been going on for some days. This
dreadful state of affairs was discovered by
one of our reporter, when in serrch OF an
item. 1t was received in confidence from
the abused and suffering wife, Who further
stated that her arm wss lame from trying 70
defend herself.
This crcautt buriness IL . terrible thing.
l-Manhofan Notiosaiia.
Old man Buclirgh,m. II Connecsicu',
| made speech in the Sena'e the oiher day
| in favor Of srming the lodians TO protect
themselves sgainst the blcOdthirsty whites.
Mr.. Ingale, Of KaIsss, Whe has seen "heaP
| Iniup, " compared with the Venerable Gam.
| mon, from Connecticut, spoke in behalf OF
the white man, in very forcible and iucsd
manner. We ere glad that the Connecticut
| Legislature hiss ssid, ''OH With his head, 80
much for Rockingham" for the old fellow
seems to have deadly hostility to Kansas
He helped whitsvash POmerCy, and now
wants to arm the Indians sgainst our settlers.
| Kansas il never cafe while Buckingham Is
the Standardization City CHi1n.
| A party Of nine Arck aree and Msndan
Indians, 10 charge Of their agent, A:j l.. X
Sperry, from Fl. B<rlhold, Dakota Terri
tory, passed through town last Saturday, on
their wsy to the Indian Nation, They are
going down to look at the land vert Of the
Sacs and Foxes, on the Creek csded lands,
With view 10 locating. The tribe numbers
2.OOO.-Cessyrils Courier.
The Independence Tribune mentions
the breaking up Of . camp Of forty thieves
and robbers in Timber Hill between Light
ming ard Cabin creeks, Indian Territory.
Capt. Bell organized . band Of Indians and
went in pursuit, and At the thieves camp,
got into 6shi, dispensing the gang, killing
nine and wounding many other. These
Who escared scattered in every direction,
and four Of item were traced to near Parker,
bot not captured.
The Do3g. ely Messenger relates the
following interesting incident Of recent
6shing e1cunion:
A party of ''the girls" vent out on fish,
ing excursion, the other day, TO Duck
Creek, some eight miles from the city
Two or three young men thought it was =
fine opportunity 10 have some sport with the
girls. So taking red blankets and mount
ing their horses, started of to play "In-
dian" 1t was their intention to ride to the
top of mound. nesr where the girls were
encamped, then suddenly show themselves
and FIRE over the girls, thus frightening
them and causing . general stampede.
But they had been discovered BY the fishing
party, and two of them going to the top OF
the mound to watch the movements Of the
indiana, saw them coming up on the oP-
poeite eide! Quick as through, the two girls
commenced firing their six shooters quite
rapidly at the indiana, who finding bullets
whizzing and vhis ling 20 close TO them,
turned and fled in hot hsste! We think
the laugh came in on the other side.
MISSOURI NEWS.
The village Of Stewartsville is clear Of
saloons.
Lake Contrary i, the popular place fer
resort Of ST. Joseph pisc ,torial parties.
Hon. r. P. C. Wilson is mentioned "a
vorably as candidate for Lieutea,nt Gov
ernor.
w. T. Wilson, Of Ray county. recently
sold to John Chatham, Of the same county,
ls5 head Of young cattle At $1,000 per head.
The mover Who accidentally shot him.
self few days sgo while er camped at the
bridge south of Pla ttsaurr, has since died.
The farmers of Clinton county are
through planting the largest crop ofcorn that
was ever Planted in that county. Allspeak
in glowing terms Of their future prospects.
On the ooh inst pardons were granted
by the Governor, under the three.fourths
rule, to e. w. Benight, John T. Csrmack,
and Robert BRYAN o! Buchanan county.
Mr.. Thomas F. Jenkins ha, again ia
ken up bis abode in Leavenworth. having
accepted the petition oil salesman at the dry
goods horse Of Me~rs. Jaggsri & Fo ter
Platte City Landmark.
The National Crop Reporter gives the
following figures Of the products Of Nodaway
county, Mo, lat year: Wheat, 146, Sl4
bushels; corr, !, SIC, 400 bushels; oats, $50.
4Ol bushels; hay, SIS, 100 tors; hogs, 20, $50
head; potatoes, 10000 bushels.
From present indications there will he
about sixiy..hree candidates for Congress
before the Democratic nominating conven-
ton this GUNNER. Life is shcrt, and many
men can't afford to wait.-&. Joseph Herald.
The Kanras City Times says: The
stock yard business is gaining rapidly, and
during the past week several large droves
of butchers hogs have brought the good
price Of S. 90 per 100 pounds"
A number Of the variety girls formerly
engaged at LeOni's Theatre, left for the
West yesterday afternoon. Thi, Leoni ex-
perience is about the twelfth ''bust up and
skedaddls" made by men who attempted to
establish permanent theatre in this city
and, for some reason, could not succeed in
making it pay.-Kmsas City Times.
Our excellent friend Ed. X. Evans,
amopg Platte Couniians one Of the most
popular sslesnen in Leavenworih, has &C.
cepted Q position in Frank Zipp's man.
moth boot and shoe house. No. 404 Shawnee
street. He desires sll his old Platte county
friends to call and see him in his new quar-
ters whether they desire to make purchases
or not Platte City Landmark.
Last Tuesday evening our County At. |
torney, Mr. Stephen C. Woodson and Miss
Maggie Perrin, daughter of A. L. Perrin.
we're married at the residence OF the brides |
father, by Elder Wyatt, Of st. Joseph. Miss
Temple Perrin, of Platte county, ard Mr.. |
C. b Singleton, of the popular Savings |
B,nk 1t Weston, we're the attendants II
Weston Commercial.
The st. Louis, Kansas City & Northern |
Railway has abandoned the operation OF the |
Chilicohe 4 Omaha bsarch, the last train |
having been taken ca yesterday. The reason |
for this action, 10. that the branch don't |
pay. The coup ny say they lost $50 600 in