The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-01

Good news! Walt Whitman is weary
of writing poetry.
Gilmore, soon to be in ST.. Louis, ia now
still in New York.
-"Fieur de Harlem" is the title Of Flo
tow's new opera.
-Mp. Oates has added several new plays
to her repertoire.
Miss Alice Kinssbury goes to Califor-
MIA early in January.
Jane Coombs and party will be in St.
Louis on the 9th of January.
The National Republican Gays that
Washington L. comparatively sinless
city,"
An ingenious Portsmouth policeman as.
certained by experiment that six shots may
be put into small dog without killing him.
Here's an example for bore's: A man
in Livingston county, KY, hangs his hat on
q gate-post and talks to il for ten hours at =
time.
"A religious notice lately published In
ST. Louis invited all the Christians in the
city to come to . pr.yer-meeting. The crowd
was not very dense.J[ Boston Globe.
AT the sale of the effects of the Hon.
Charles E. De Long, in Yokohoma, pair
of carrisge horses were sold to an agent of
His Majesty Mikado, for s., 900, Mexican.
-Viscount San Janusrio, Governor of
Macao, accredited u the Court of Jepan as
Envoy extraordinary and Minister Pienipo-
tentiary from the King of Portugal, has ar
rived in Japan.
Henry Young, Treasurer of Libby
county, Mimi, is defaulter in the sum Of
so, 900, and bis bonds have been distracted
from the eafe, together with the leaves of the
book in which the bonds were recorded.
Gen J. N. Withers, of Mobile, defeated
candidate for City Treasurer, and Lee Ham,
iltou, defeated candidate for Tax Collector,
have Instituted an action before Judge Moul-
ton, the defeated candidate for Mayor on the
same ticket, to have all three counted in.
Mr.. Cunningham, a Canadian NJ. p,
from Manitoba. was brutally assaulted 1t
Pembina, Dakots, recently. The Mantle
hans say the assault vas On account of Mr..
Cunningham'a course a. magistrate 10 COM
hitting Fenians, two yeas sgo, and they
threaten to retaliats.
These things happen sometimes outside
of novels. Mis- HelmantolIer hung herself
the other day at Covineton, Va, because her
Stern father refused to let her marry young
man, who agreed to hang himself simultane-
ously, and then, in the meanest manner,
backed out.
Monday, the 81 of November. being the
txenty-third anniversary Of the birthday Of
the Nikado Of japan. vas celebr.tsd With
the usual alutea. rejoicings and benquets.
The foreign ministers we're entestained ct
Hsmaeosen, and the Governor Of Kanagsva
uresided over . dinner given to The foreign
consuls At the saibansho.
More emulation! An exciting cotton
picking match has Just taken place in Able
viIIe. between q Georgian colorsd man and Q
duskv brother from South Carolina. GeofKia
p;cked ass pounds in 7 houn; South Caro-
Ina, Az pounds in the same tine. thus vim
Ming The stakes, which, We srisye to cay,
were Eve gallons Of brandy.
The Destruction Of tres in England i
.t,.ctine some discunioo. A dissineuishsd
member Of the Cheshire Board Of Aeficul-
ture. At resent meeting, expceDsd he opin-
in hat if the practice a dsstrnying fgsn
~ hedees vent On 1t he present rate, tkese
would be no shade left. and "the COWS would
have to carry pesasolA"
The Rev. NJ. Venahae, Who oGIciaied
nj The narriage ofthe 6eaetaly Of Was Bslk-
IN "a Nm. Bower, received ixsy dollam
n ia ioe hi services (thFse hsaa1-ssvl
r;sco isas;az ths daAe q 1873, bsuido II
srneoslo 70 "a rsanning lspa Hauu1uhuk.
n. Y. $1,000 6 IL In naziaee oh
80 - ~ yeDs