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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-02
EH AND NOTHING DONE YET.

Notwithstanding the fact that the courts
stand wide open to us, that the law and pre-
cedents are all in our favor, that We can OBJ
tain our rights whenever We make the effort,
and that the railroads built with our money
are still run in direct opposition to our in
terests, and in open violation of their con-
tracts, Vet the city administration continues
to pursue its policy Of mastery inactivity
and does not 50 much as make . move to-
word securing to the city the recognition of
Its rights.
When the present city officers were before
the people for election, it was charged by
those opposed to them that these men were
In the interests of the railroad ring that
has been sucking the LIES blood of Leaven-
worth for SO many years; the charge was
fiatly denied, and upon the strength of tha,
denial Mayor Alternately was elected. But
If he continues to play into the hands of the
ring by pursuing the do-nothins policy
which has characterized mis- administrator
thus far, can he reasonably complain if the
people soon settle down into the conviction
that they have been deceived, that the
change was true and the denial false.
Tie interests Of the people require that
or city officials should institute legal pro-
ceedings against these delinquent roads
At &c, and compel them to comply with
fhe terms Of thsis contracts; The intessuh a
- II - naiu1nsee Il 49,.
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ABOUT MONEY

Tie speech delivered by Hon. Vim. A. |
Phillips, Of this State in the House Of Rep
resentatives at Washington, in support OF
the currency bill, and which is reproduced
entire in our columns this morning, is one OF
the ablest financial papers that we have
ever read We respectfully ask our readers,
no matter what their own peculiar views
may be ON the subject, to give it 4 careful
,.er,is;,l, and they cannot fail to find in it
some new ideas Some Of the arguments Of
Mr. Phillips in opposition to the hard money
theory are unanswerable; for instance, in
reply to the watchword OF the contracionists
that "a dollar must he dollar" he shows
that the gold or silver dollar, bearing the
stamp Of the United States mint, is no more
dollar than the piece of paper which bears
the Governments promise to pay; the in
trinsic value Of the one is greater than that
Of the other, but in neither case is it hun
dred cents, and he holds that it is no less
lie to call ninety cents worth OF silver, or
eighty five cents worth Of gold, dollar,
than to call a greenback note dollar; all
these several issues are only so many repre-
sentatiyes OF dollars, and they all derive
their value from the same sOurce-the faith
Of the government which issues them. The
gold dollar and the paper dollar are both
guilty OF the same "iraud;" the difference
is merely one Of degree and not Of kind, Tor
the intrinsic value in both cases is less than
the value represented, and the same power
which can make dollar out Of material
worth ninety cents: or nincty-nine cents, can
also make a dollar out Of material worth
only one cent, or fraction Of cent, and in
either case, ii it passes for hundred cents,
it is not because il is intrinsically worth a
hundred cents, but because the credit OF the
government on which it is based is pledged
TO the holder Of it in that amount.
Mr. Phillips has evidently given the cur
rency question much careful study, and no
where have We seen the popular side OF the
subject more ably and succintly set forth
than in the speech which We present to the
public this morning.
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GROWING.

The best evidence that can be given Of
the permanent prosperity of Leavenworth,
is to be found in our steadily extending and
increasing wholesale trade. Our merchants
ship goods to interior towns in all portions
Of the State, and as every new line of rail-
road is opened, as every new section OF the
country is brought into communication, by
rail, with NE rest + the world, the field OF
our wholesale operations is enlarged, and the
amount OF our safes increased. The pros
perity Of some of the towns which claim TO
be the "liveliest," is merely ephemeral, and
will not stand the test of hard times, hut
that growth which is built upon solid bust
ness, will not be swept away by the first ad-
verse wind it is durable and reliable, and
upon such foundation is Leavenworth
standing
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Mr.. Sherman. That lie capable Of anosh.
ef construction. He dOes not bow down be-
fore Tilton - Q God, tu before Tiltou and
his God. The punctuation is not c,srect.
Mr.. Bsecher may have xronged Mr.. Tilton,
BY vord or speech, and be has properly
spologized If TIE letter 10 genuine one.
Reporter Wat will be done by the
church nov?
Mr.. sh a-m.n. Nothing that know OF.
R<porte'. WON'T yen examine or make
an inquest in the case? Won't you vindieats
the Plymouth pa'n'?
Mr.. Sbearman. rn-ss not. 10 fact !
don't know what N. * done.
Reporter. Then yo' doo'i think Mr..
Beecher is guilty Of sny,hing improper OF
crimiDsl.
Mr.. Sherman. do OF Bot am not "a
speak for Mr.. Beecher Ii I were authorized
/ might explain away tia, seems 20 darkly
strar &c to you nov.
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HITTING HIMSELF.

The Commonwealth, few days ago, had a
very illnatured article about Leavenworth-
an article which the author was ashamed Of
when he saw it in print-and the Atchison
Champion copies, approvingly. The Champ
ION man ought to think about it little, be-
fore he does such thing as that; if he
would consider the matter moment he
would know that town as close to Atchi-
son as Leavenworth is, couldn't be so terribly
dull
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HON. WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Saturday, June Is, 1874.

On the report Of the committee Of conference OF
the disaxreeing votes Of the two Houses ON th'
bill III. K No. 1871 TO amend the several act,
providing . national curIepcy and TO establish
fres banking, and Tor other purposes.
Mr.. PHILLIPS. Mr., Speaker, it is
with the utmost reluctance i rise to ad-
dress this House On question OF such
vsss Importance. A new member, de-
sired to profit by the experience of those
older than l am in legislation. have
listened to speech after speech on finance
with curiosity, If not with patience, and
have frested snxiously, if not wisely,
over this financial question which has
embraced the interests and progress of
the people of great nation. have not
dismissed the hope that the American
Congress will be equal to emergencies 90
great, and yet. sir. sm free to express
nv fears for the manner in which this
subject has been treated.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania
[Mr. Clymer] has said ''there il tut one
standard, gold AID silver" There are
two standards, often differing widely in
valve. He has claimed that the demo-
cratic party was . party of "sound mon
ey" What are the facts. The demo
cratic party was the first to debase the
coinsge of the United States. This they
did fret in 1884; sfterwsrd much more
decidedly in 1887 under President Van
Buren,. In 1884 the gold coinage was
reduced from 562 to 49,. In 1853 the
silver coin Of the United States was de-
based nearly y per cent. At that time
the millers and merchants Of the West
bought wheat and other cash produce
with silver half-dollars of this debased
coin of the time of Mr.. Pierce. There
WAS no apology for this, - there WAS NO
var, and there was surplus from the
sales of public lands, about which Con-
gress Was quarreling.
Since that time the American coinage
was still further debassd, and all in the
face of Q deprecisting value Of the pre-
cious metals. Debating the currency
was one of the grounds of complaint Of
the fathers of the Republic. In what
Wss called "Wood's money" 10 1123 they
had the efrontery 10 make thirteen shill-
ipgs out efa pound OF brass.
In 1882 the first plan for American
coinsee' Vas submitted to Congress In
1855 plan of national coinage Was sub
mi,ted BY jefferson. In 1892 code of
laws vas established 70 regulate . mint.
ard the coinage under this continued
until the debaeement Of the coin. occur
red under Jackson and Van Buren,.
There are two great interests-the in
terest Of aggregated wealth, the interest
Of daily labor. And in the outset wish
10 lay down % Q fundamental maxim
that the days labor 10 the only honest
Of values in the market Of the
world. II nay vary. There may be
educated labor, and the mere power that
works pump and enters into compe.i-
don with the steam-e1gine. Whaiever
. days labor produces for the advance.
neat Of mankind, and Whatevel 1t il
worth 70 hat end, dxes il ~
IL salsct Standard OF ell other values. |
Fog wealth u oaly the accumulated pro-
duet Of labor that was not necesGaSily
eoosansd n ~ peoductios. WAat hall
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KANSAS ITEMS.

-lhe Cimp supply mSli again m1rte0
out this morning wnh a guard Of Thirty -one
mounted men.-DoSge City Messenger.
The Kansas Banner. our German paper,
publishes it, vsledicto,y in its tissue Of yes
teSdsy. Mr.. o Hsberiein will remove the
Office to Little Rock, Arkanss. Laurence
Journal
The foundry il making progress. and
will soon be ready foe buAine.s. This viii
make three manufacturing enterprises gong
bad outlook after sli.-Otara Journal.
Five companies of cavalry psased
through our city thi. morning at thee
O'Clock, destined TOR Medicine Lodge and
the country surrounding thar has been the
scene Of the Indian .itehisoa
Champion.
The cherry crop Of Kansas has never
been 90 abundant a il is Til. year. The
tree, are fairly loaded down With this deli.
ci0us fruit, aud some OF them look Ike great
cones Of red, the fruit being 20 thick "a a.
noet TO hide tie green lavea-Buningane
Chronicle.
Two mules belor ing to freighter Who
VS. camped near J. hn McCormacka, vest
Of the river, were stolen the other night and
successfully run off, The mules were tied to
the wagon from Which they were cut and
led away Without disturbing tie owner
Wichita Eagle.
The plum tries on the Arkansas, Min
nescah and Chikaskia rivers are loaded to
the ground with fruit, which in re and
favor eqn.l the finest cultivated vsrieties.
The yield this year will be very large and
will 10 far toward suPplvine the deficiency
of othe kinds Of irdit.- Wellington Press.
Sunday last two year old con Of Mr..
Bostrand, living few miles down the Blue,
vas lifted on the horn of . COW, his mother
was at the time milking. and thrown on q
fence. The horn went IN At the back Of the
head, penetrating through to the brain, and
although alive at lss, sccOunf, it il IN ught
unlikely he can recover.-Irriag Gazette.
The colored people Of our city have or
gan:Z-d q socie'y under the name Of ''The
Afsocis ion Of United Brethren" The Oh.
ject Of the association is mutual and gert n
benefit. The manner in which they have
commenced de .erves unlimited suecese Ths y
will march in yroces sion on the Fourth, .,
We are informed bv one of their promineat
members. -Garnett Haindealer.
H. J. Shane Informs ~ tha, young msr
by the name of White recently met his death
in . singular menner, in Ashland township
Riley county. lie Was driving . span o
mules to wagon in the evening, and tie
next morning he was found dead . shor
distance from the wagon, while his mule
we're unhitched and tied 10 the wagon. NJ
msrks Of violence we're found on his person
~ II
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policy that has thus lar e.l p:isued and
If Mr.. Abern.,y Confines to carry out the
rlres policy, can ne complain of unfainess
at the Lands Of the people if his administers
don shall be characterized as the admins
tration of the ring?
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-02
NYZfo

The declaration Of principles adopted by
she Anti-Monofs Of Iowa, in State Conven-
ton, is pronounced by the Burlington Hdrt-
eye "a maudlin platform that spreads over
everything and covers nothing" The tenn
perance resolution drawn by ex-Gov. Stone,
is classed as "a temperance cocktail that no
body Will drink"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-02

AAAAAo0VSO DAA1
Of Theodore TilAoa asiaeAsa to then nov.
Heretofore thsy va.dersd sboot With unac-
kpovleagsd Peselfage.
Reposies. Doa't you thisk The stosy vill
be believed b he 9ajority Of the people!
Mr.. ShsasDan. M. BsandIeth VS.
occe asksd bow be sid % many pills. To
his interrogsioe, Who stood On Broadway
beside hin. - hid. do you sse that throoe
Of psople!" "Ye," vss u reply. "Weli,"
coosinosd Mr.. Be.sdrseh, 'two-thirds If
them ass fools and they boy ny pills."
The fools will douhalese credit ths secry.
Reporter. OF course, then, M. 4hearmsn,
you do Dol believe Il?
Mr.. Sheaf0aa. / do nos.
Repeater. Dos's you ihisk Mr.. Beeches
vro,e hat lssaes Of spoioey?
NJ. SAeasDaa. Do not cd, sdmittine
6os IL q. uoest's oks thaG - ia, il doe
not usaa anythiag. Ii , lot . coassaaion Of
guilt.
Reputz. WHIT b II. BsscAsr vshiss
b i osaA -?
M. 6insoaa, Inst = IL ely BsscAsry
phsaD = ~ lsaaee. Asvs oitas hs.rd
lin 49, - = ~ sxRsesA, Vhss ha
.svp Aevs ben lssarulG ~ - has bsea
ropble1 visk ~ uials q otAos.
H0asaR. W. 6ees - boW dsun hefars
n. -. - hnnhlo hinnN - =
- = ~ - 81!
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eesav at making money, was not money.
That is. the clement OF money it had
was the ''s,amp affixed" that regulated
ito value. 1 need not stop to further
prove that the equivalent value of these
and other products of labor we're con-
stantly changing. A pound of iron
might be worth days labor to day and
not worth half days Tomorrow. The
simplest illustration can give of this Is
in the article used as money by the
more advanced Indian tribes at the date
of the discovery of the New World.
They had two standards; one . fine and
very rare shell, some,imescslled cowries.
and the other wampum beads which
were cut and polished from another
ebell. The frst o. there shells were
laboriously hunted for. often unsuccess-
fully: were sometimes found in great
abundance, just like the uncertainties of
our gold and oil er mining OF 'be pre-
ent. A man might ind several hundred
dollars worth in . single day. This
always arouses the eamb, ing spirit. il is
the inheritance that comes from the d. ad
dreams Of the alchemist The wampum.
on the other hand. vas the producer Of
great labor and skill; the material Itself
had little or no value. II had to be care
fully polished and . fine hole drilled
through it. 1t represented just % much
labor, and the Indians priced it highly as
q medium Of exchange. While the
shells were cor fined to few tribes, the
wampum had its value from the lakes to
the golf. One of these WAS Q genuine
representative of labor, and therefore
did not fiuc,uate among real or relative
values. The other represented the gamb-
ling, specializing element.
Ihave said The fluctuations in god and
silver have been very great. and amid
ali these fluctuations steady downward
tendency. For this reason in many
countries laws have ben framed to re-
coRn,zs other moro reliable standards.
Thus in long leases and similar con-
tracts provision has been made To az the
rent or agreed price at the value Of .
MEASURE Of wheat
A careful exsnination Of the whole |
neoey system Aasbeea rapidly turning !
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vised proceedings TO imprison the woman
followed. They were taken by Mr.. Anthony
F. Comstock, q member Of the Rev. DR..
Buddinpton's church. They rerulte in the
eventual discharge of the women BY Judge
Blaichford.
Twas oueried on all slider, Why do no.
NJ. Beech. and M. Tilton deny tie whole
tIirg? Mr.. Tilton had promised Nj.
Beecher to remain publicly silent, not only
about what wss the Gaze but at oct the whole
ant iect. the Woodruff. S nt ndacicus and en-
JARED &c ition Of it included. Mr.. Beecher
remained client, as all kro~, abs ,lutely
silent.
HITHERTO UNPTBLIsHED HISTORY.
As said, the Woodruff story came ont on
October q, 1872. 1t came out ut noon. By
/ O'Clock Of that day representative OF the
Eoole sav Mr.. Beeches in his own house.
Hc mt the eubject to him - delicately -
h. cnnld and asked Mr.. Beechef IL he had
.nvthine to say in reply FIR publication.
M. Beccher replied that FIR publicsiion he
h.1 nothing TO say, but that privately be
vonld ,av tha thu re had been differences
besveen him-s II and Mr.. Tiltoo; that they
- univ ont Of misunderstanding, and
hat thew had been honcsabl comp ned, AID
-. no more. He would mot pablicly pit
his denial sgai"st the aseerioos Of such
ch,r,csers ~ the Woodruff women; be
vou!d hold M C n,roveny with them. What
thew aid we're lies. He had known Of the
intention to publish those lie. and be could
have stopped them, be had beea told, for
money. HE life had been in and oot be
fore this people for twenty-five y.sra. If il
aid M I derry euch sl.nden naming vood.
Publicly, he would deny nothing. His I.
ms the denisl, but persoosliy b. would
DEW. 10 Whole, in part, in sros and detail
Ne.rs. Tlltoo and Hosltoa q that time also
Ia deelined 70 b interviewed, and - The
.vn;lemen coscefned eAoss 10 make 10 ne
p'y to the ttosy. The Eh9ie, like the Other
1870 uapen Of the couaiEy, cid not chooe
m ~. N he crusade aGaisrt Herry Ward
BrecAer and n Aoee Tiioo o. tbe suthoE-
iiy Ct Tie Woodruff
Ths pressure fron private sosFcsa. how
eve,. q Mr.. Tiltoa room became too ereel,
81 he oonnunics,ed. - b ssys, 10 IT.
he.dful Of frieaAs IL fsossos Why h IN |
HlsnsuaA 0urch. n psa.ars . 0E
$3.50 al - 49, beea0e vy'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-05

The Britanic society meets every alternate
Monday evening, In Knights OF PythIas
hall, d, MuNDEE, President,
j, n, RYAN, Secretary.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-05

Messrs. Butterleld Il Rundlett hav-
ing completed their beautiful and accu-
rate map of this city, are about to So
llcit the patronage Of our citizens for
advertisements in their directory,
which will not only contain perfect
statement of our business interests, but
a history Of the city from its first fonn-
daton TO the present time, together
with biographical sketches Of all the
leading men who have contributed to
its growth and development.
The city authorities have subscribed
for one hundred copies of this book,
and we understand that they already
have orders for twice that number from
prominent business men in our midst,
which will secure for the work circu-
lation as an advertising medium that
our merchants cannot fail to appre-
ciate.
We commend these gentlemen to
our readers, and bespeak for them that
support to which their enterprise enti-
ties them, and we feel assured that no
business in our city will withhold from
them the encouragement which they
should receive in their laborS.
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Another Delightful Dinner.


A delightful dinner party took place
yesterday ut the San Jacinto Hotel.
A number of invited guests, General
w. l.. Cabell, mayor Captain w. M.
Johnston, city engineer, Joe c. Nc
Connell, Esq, ex-Mayor Ervay, George
Shields, Esq, Colonel Pointer, Mr..
Bullen, superintendent of the Dallas
and Wichita railway; f. Il. Guedry,
ESQ.,, aud the editor of the HERALD,
forming the party. The dinner was a
master piece of culinary art, the
menu embracing all the delicacies
of the season, served with taste and
attention, in II manner not surpassed
by any hotel in the south. The viands
and the wines were all that the most
fastidious epicure could desire, while
the table ornaments, beautifully
adorned with fruits, set off the hand
some table furniture. Appropriate
toasts were drank and "the feast OF
reason and flow of soul" kept up to a
late hour The proprietors, as well as
their courteous aud skiilful steward,
left nothing undone to make it the
dinner of the season.
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About Lotteries,

We notIcc0ne difference and agreat
onel In the land distribution of Wag-
Icy d Lockhart aud the large number
Of many prize lottery concerts, etc II
cannot be classed ~ lottery any more
than u building association, II Il sim
ply n land distribution; shares, three
dollars. They have the property on
hand, and do not wait for the sale OF
tickets to pay for IL while this Is u
fact, that In prize concerts they often
postpone in order to sell enough tickets
to get money TO pay what prizes may
be drawn. This Is an assurance to
ticket holders and others contemplate
Ing purchasing tickets that they take
rs fair business risk rs they woIld In
any other speculation, and that, as
Wngley n l,ockart only require II mod
crate expense and II reasonable proper
ton of tickets to bc sold, II can III
easily seen that their enterprise viii bC
brought TO u successful examinations So
Houston Age.
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TmE GENERAL MAREET.

Quotations represent cash prices i0r large
lots, and ara mol applicable ~ small orders
BACON Weak, CIearsides, 1901 shoulders
| llo,
BAGGiNG-Dull, Prices range nom ING
! NO, Supply smhlli demand limited,
HUTlElt-AetiY Country and western
REfsWAkyF Firm, II 9Ogl6o per pound,
NDLE4-siar dull at l7IsGlOe,
| fhl9-MnTkrt aellYei prices ranging
from ai@2lc for iHoi no Java IN market ol
consequences,
| CONN MlGAlf-Aotlyeat Wgl OOper hushel'
WllEAI-Dull az VI 01gl u per buahel, -.
FLOult-QuleG good quality oi family
NJ nom 81 NJ % VI M per hlndred,
EdGS-Aellvei supply light soil ~ g2cs
Fklii- Fresh oranges lloulsianal per bar
rel' slii apples tial ~ per barrett lemons
ilAMs-MorSet strong supply very linn
| lied ~ ldlsU per pound,
HAN-Acllyoi hy The wagon load, ss9 ~
per ton; bnlrdt sl2 on the truck,
| lllDEs-M MARKET nflni dry nlnt h9lhNe
! per pounds dry sailed, lgo per pound green
| q prr p9undi green sailed, NJ per pound deeI
LAiln-Bul little in market; lierce, leysci
| tins lNci market duh with downward ten
| deucN
OA'rS-Acllye At i24@Yc per bushcl,
! ONlONS-lull large supply prices range
| from 81 10 u JOper buHhcl,
| POTATOES Irish, slG,i No per bushel
sweet potatoes, Zoe 10 II w per busheli de-
mnnl active AMI supply good,
POuLrlY-Chickens, null grown, Doe
young chickens, 2ie each,
SALl-Actlyu ~ from a. 10 10 W 10 pei
sack, aud - iOaa ~ per barrel.
klAlil FIRM ~ ~, supply good
,,hUGAltTEnlr, lOllei prime NE choice
| l2C; COiec, l2lgc, powdered ana crushed, lbac
TllGS-Flrmi beard ties, $40; arrow, 0c,
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Il, q. DUNN d GO.
The Ballas Branch Mercantile Agency.

Mr.. d. Webster, resident partner In
New Orleans, of the old established
mercantile agency OF II. G. Dunn d
Co., has visited our city with view of
establishing branch agency of the
firm here. Within few of the re-
CURED number of subscribers have
been secured by the interchangeable en-
ergy of that popular business man and
gentleman, Mr.. J. Mussina. There
are now but few more subscribers
needed, and it is to be hoped that the
Importance to the business interests of
this section and city, will at 'once inn
press upon our business men, the adj
vantages of coming forward at once
and subscribing. There Is noting bet
ter calculated to give confidence In
Dallas abroad, than the establishment
OF this agency here.
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Gave last night q very entertaining
aud amusing performance hr the benz
cit Of the city hospital, The pro-
gramme was composed Of the usual
medley Of fun, dance and song, sea'
sOned with short dramatic sketches
aud burlesques The night was an in
clement one, but nevertheless, The
house was y good one, The laleness Of
the hour and lack Of space will not
permit ofany extended comments or
enable the particular eXcelleneies OF
the bill TO DO pointed out, suffice II Ia
say, the club sustained rs well earned
reputation,