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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-03
Mistaken Philanthropy.
rom the Dubuque Times. !

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On circus-day evening, well-knoxr,
well-to-do citizen OF this city, whose kind
ness of heart and kind deeds towards "God's
poor" are in every mans mouth, though he
himself i. proverbial for his modefty, went
up to the circus. Like the ancient Empe-
ror, Aureliau, he coun that day lost which
records no good deed-some thing done
which has made some one happy. On his
way no he revolved in his own mind the
deeds Of the day. but could think OF nothing
he had done which had made any one glad,
and his heart was full OF regrets that he had
accomplished nothing. Just 4, he approached
the entrance TO the tent he heard the man
who collected the tickets order little girl.
perhaps ten or twelve years of age, and evil
den ly one Of the poorest Of the poor, away
from the tent, because che had no ticket.
The child showed her grief in a glistening
resr-drOp, snd turned regreifuliy away
Here was the chance, and our philanthrop-
1T grasped quickly at the opportunity. He
approached the girl, and told her to follow
him and he would take her in to see ihe cir
Gus. She expressed her gratitude in the
bes, manner the knew, and followed him in
He took grea: pains in showing her all the
animals, explaining their Ieculisriiies TO
her, the counties they came from, ETC., Ne
gardlei Of the wonder il created among his
friends. He then entered the circus tent,
seating his prot.ge by his side, and congrst
ulaiing himself that he had made that girl.
heart purer and happier for that day, at
least. When the performance was about
half through. tie girl got up and started tn
go out. "Wby do YOU leave 40 SOON"
asked the philanthrop;st. ''Oh, said che.
this is the d-dest poorest circus ever
saw. Get of my dre.s and let me CO."
Loves labor was Loot and the Philantbropist
was at last left with the conviction that his
dsy was lost, also.
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vERNONT ELECTION.

Vermont voted yesterday for Governor,
Cengressmen and members Of the Iegisla-
ture. At the State electicn-twO years ago
the vote for Governor was: Republican,
LIST; opposition, 1868. The opposition
vote was then the largest ever polled against
the Republican party in that State. At the
November election, 1872, the vote for Gree,
ley fell to lO,9l7, while the Republican vote
WAS no. perceptibly decreased. Congress
men were chosen that year i'll November
and there was bolt against Poland, the
vote resulting: Poland, 400; Steele, In,
dependent Republican, 1929; Pierce, Dem
ocratic, 4,44e. The Legislature OF Vermont
elected yesterday will choose a United State.
Senator vice George +. Edmunds. In the
Legislature there were 2i7 Republican, and
80 op,nsition
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combined and painful results through the
summer are again before U.s..
1t is 10 he regretted that Prof.. Haxn
could not have been in a position to con-
tinue his Investigations in this new field In
the mountains. While other scientists on
similar duty exhaust their timei in endeav-
oring to ascertain what might be miocene,
pliocere, or cocene, or some other hobby oil
no practical value and costing the Govern
ment thousands Of dollars, he, in his briei
service, entered on an unoccup;ed branch oil
research, promising great results to the val
ley Of the Missouri and the western plains
for If the principles foreshowed in his theory
could be firmly established, so that We
might know the character Of the coming
season, who could est.mae their value? All
then, would have confidence that those ex
ceptionalseasons are mere discrepancies tina
cannot often occur and not founded on an!
organic change. We believe in science tina
promotes art.
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the Congressional nomination in the Repub-
lican Convention which met at Leavenworth
last week. For weeks past his paper has
teemed with abuse OF Col. Phillips, and he
has been very busy over the district working
his chances.
When the Convention met, the Deacon saw
that he had no show, and at once "threw up
the sponge" Phillips was nominated by &C
clamation, as he should have been, for he
is q man of fine abilities and high
character, and has made for himself
record in Congress Of which any
man might Justly be proud. An honorable
man thus beaten in fair contest could, Of
course, throw aside all feeling Of disappoint-
n,ent, and give to his successful rival a
hearty and jealous support; but this Is lns'
what Houston does not do; On the contrary
lie refuses to support Mr.. Phillips, with
draws himself and the Commercial from the
ranks Of the Republican party and goes tt
hi proper place, the opposition. 20 one
by one the bamacles are dropping OF, and
the good ship will sail all the better. Such
men as Houston are disgrace to any par
ty, and We can spare few more OF then
with no loss, but much gain to our cause. .
course the first district will give Col. Phil
lips not less than ten thousand majority.
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:coI. BouDIN0r's SPEECH.

In Kansas the enemies Of Phillips de
pounce him as a railroad man, but the rail-
roads of the southern part OF the State de-
nounce him because he will not permit then
to steal. Col. Boudinot is the paid agent OF
the NJ. X. 4 T. and the road running At right
angles with it through the Indian Territory.
His mission is TO get the Indian Territory
omen 20 those two roads may get Immense
subsidies of land there. The Indians do moi
want to give their land away for roads which
are built. but Boudinot, the railroad agent
does Phillips has interposed objections to
the wholesale grab OF the railroads. and they
don't like it and have sent Boudinot to make
a specch against Phillips, and the railroad
powers at Parsons have sent forth their ed'e'
by telegraph. This is what Boudino's
speech means. Col Phillips was once the
attorney of these Indians. The Indians are
divided among themselves. They are the
most suspicious beings on earth. These sus-
picions may be used by willy railroad agents
to damage Col. Phillips The people of this
district understand such lodges and won't
be frightened; and if Col. Boudinot. with
the railroad ring, imagine they can force
Col Phillips to aid them to steal they mis-
take the man and the temper OF the people
who will elect Col Phillips to Congress. The
railroads have not yet been able to steal the
homes Of the settlers on the Usage land, and
al, 1t one more such. speech by Boudinot
vii leave them worse of in the Indian Ter
ritz ~ than they are in Kansas. Boudinot
has been expelled from the tribe because OF
his neglect Of their business and his tenacity
to tbs interests Of the railroads. Go ahead
and accuse Col. Phillips Of all you desire;
it..nay serve your pleasure and will do Col.
Phillips no harm.
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THE pEcAoN coRNERED AGAIN.

The Postmaster rends the air with false
ar stupid howls that Caldwell and Smith hold
a mortgage on the Commercial. lie sup
plements that bowling with vehement VI
iuperations of Col. Houston, and tries to
palm off such nonsense as yIndicailon oil
Phiilips' record. If any one cares 10 know
whether there is mortgage on the Com
,n.;cial OF not, and il 80 what the amount Is,
and who holds it, let him examine the rec
oris at the court house in this city. Ii we
had any idea that a single individual lived
in this CITY who was not already convinced
that Anthony is yender of falsehood, We
would 60 10 the Register OF Deeds Office and
get a certificate from that officer showing
that neither Caldwell nor Smith hold a mort
gage on this office for 5000, or any other
sum.-Commerciai.
When the Great and Good Deacon per-
mits his prejudices TO gain the ma stery over
his good sense, 80 far as to make him forget
that the truth only must he spoken, no
limit can be placed 10 the reckless lying he
will commit TO save himself from annihila-
ton. We fear the Pious Deacon has gone TO
the bad We said on Saturday They
own mortgage on the Commercial OF So
90" We had been stating the fact that
the Commercial never published a word de.
L., I,ncing the failure Of Smith, Caldwell &Co
and the L. 4. Il \. w. Il. X. Co. to comply
with their contract. The above is the Dea-
cons answer See how he avoids the ques-
ton. He saws neither Caldwell nor Smith
hold n mortgage on this office for 50 900.
Well, who said they did? The TINES has
said that the l.. A. 4 n. w. X. X. Co, or
these who represent it did hold such a mort
gage, and below we submit the proof in a
letter from T.. q. Lowe, one OF the men who
with Smith and Caldwell built this railroad.
Ii will be Observed that the mortgage is Tor
81 400, date OF July 3, 1873, TO which add
fourteen months interest, and the sum now
due by Col. Houston 10 the smith-
Caldwell-Lowe ring would he S4,-
1888. We request. all readers OF the
Times TO examine the following letter, and
il they do not find that the Good Deacon is
again wilfully and maliciously lying, then,
We recommend them 10 the Register oil
Deeds for additional proof:
Col. ID. n. anthony, LoarenroT1h. Kansas:
SIR:-It is reported that you are about TO
purchase the "Leavenworth Commercial
and this is to notify you that have a mort
gage on an undivided half Of the printing
establishment and book-bindery, including
all the presses,iiype, machinery, implements,
material, paper, ink and stock OF every de-
scription, now in or belonging to said estab-
lishment, and that the sum unpaid is forty
ior hundred dollars "a, 400 with interest
AT the rate OF ten per cent. per annum since
the Cd day Of July, 1873.
Very respectfully your ob't. serv't.
p a. T0wF
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WHO WERE sR1sxp-HAuE THEN,

The Great and Good Deacon, having been
ingloriously beaten in his nice little game to
get Congressional nomination, feels so dis
consulate that he can solace himself in no
other way than by crying 'bri berry! bride
~. delegates were bribed,"
We append list Of the delegates to the
First District Congressional Convention vo-
ting for ID. l.. Palmer,the Phillips candidate
for temporary chairman; also list OF those
voting for Storch, the opposition candidate,
and those not voting, but who would have
voted for Phillips on the iirst ballot.
Will the Great and Good Deacon name
the men who were bribed to vote for Phil
lipse Name them, 50 that all men may
know them.
John s. Hidden, Nehama county.
Trower and LOwman, Jefferson county,
Oskaloosa District.
Spurlock and Kunkle, Jefferson county,
Perry District
Grover and l.. X. Palmer, Pottawatomie
county, Eastern District.
DIR. Williamson, Washington county.
| Higginbotham and Crafts, Riley county.
Strickler and Orr, Davis county.
/ Hodge and Henry, Dickinson county.
| Underwood and GROCER, Saline county.
Inman and Huyck, Ellsworth county.
Alderman and Waterman, Russell county,
Motz and Huntington, Ellis county.
Brown and HAYS, Osborne county.
Bissell and Smith, Phillips county.
Curtin and A. Campbell, Mitchell county
| F. Campbell and Reer, Smith county.
Palmer and Henderson, Jewell county.
Bishop and Thompson, Lincoln county.
Hoag and Harvey, Ottawa county
Potts and Short, Cloud county.
Kellogg and Anthony, Clay county
TIP. Moore, jackson county.
Blackman and Phillips, 18th district,
Leavenworth county.
DELEGATES NOT VOTING ON TEMPORARY Or
GANIZATION, But WHO WOULD HAVE vo
TED FOR PHILLIPS ON THE FIRST BALLOT
d. Z. Anthony, Ist Ward, I4eavenworth
county.
L. F. Eggers and II. c. Talcott, Jefferson
county, Grasshopper District.
All the above delegates were in the Phil
lips caucus.
DELEGATES VOTING FOR store WHO WOULD
HAVE VOTED For PRILLIrS on THE FIRST
BALLOT:
Lewis Overton, lst Ward, Leavenwortll
county.
Edward Allen and John Hutchinson
Leavenworth county.
Abijah Wells, Nehama county, lin Phil
lips caucus and voting for Storch on per-
sonal grounds
Frank A. Root. Jackson county, lin Phil
lips caucus and voting for Storch on per.
sonal grounds.)
Will the Great and Good Deacon have
the manliness to say which Of the above
named sold out or were bribed? Ii YOU
cannot name any hereafter hold your peace.
Give us the proof of what YOU charge. We
pause for reply.
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LET HIN Re TRIED.

We insist upon church trial in the case
OF Deacon Houston. During the convention
he kept whisky at his room at the Planters
House, paid for it himself, and dealt it out
to the delegates, and he was the only candi-
date that did 50. On several occasions
during the last two weeks he
has been guilty of pfofane swearing,
especially on the night OF the Con-
vention, when he swore like a pirate, ours
ing the Convention and everybody connected
with il. He has been convicted Of malici-
ous living. Here are three charges Of very
unchristianlike conduct, which We call up
on the Church to take cognizance Of, and
We bind ourselves to see that the witnesses
are on hand when they are called for.
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ever prohibit any Coogras from iucre asipg
is own compensation.
No. 8 Is the Temperance plank This i.
merely an array Of words; it doesn't say
anything and doesn't mean anything; it is
merely a tub to the cold water whale; but
too transparent to do any good or harm; its
presence in the platform is in contempt Of the
eternal fitness Of things, and it ought not to be
there. Experience in all the older States has
demonstrated that any attempt to engraft
this subject upon a political platform is I'M
wise:
Eighth: That drunkenness, is one Of the
gTeatnt curses Of modern society, de.
noEalizing everything it touches; i'm.
posing fearful turders Of taxation up-
On the people . fruitful breeder Of
paupesisn and crime. and worker Of evil
and only evil continually. Hence We are
in favor Of such lesislation, both general
and local, as experience shsll show to b
noss e6scsual in destroying this evil.
The remaining planks Of the platform are
as follows:
Ninth: That ve rejoice with the citi
Gems residing on the Osage ceded lands owe,
The late decision OF the United States Circui,
Court in their favor, and point 10 that deci
sion - evidence that the rights of the peoK |,
aie safe in the hands Of the courts.
Tenth: That the unwritten Law eaac:e(
By the example of the Father Of his Country
IN declining reelection to third Presi
dental term, 10 a. controlling rs though j
vas incorporated in the national constitution
and ought never to be violated.
Eleventh: That the public lends Of tn
United States be sacredly held Tor the us
aud benefit Of the actual settlers. and "
condemn and disspprove Of any turtle
grants Of the public domain to railroad o
other corporations.
No. 9 is good, and will meet with heart
response from every man in the party. NJ
10 is Quixotic-an attack upon foe whic
is purely imaginary. No. II is sound. Al
together, with the exceptions named. tn
platform is good, strong document.
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Jeenis.

London Correspondence New Orleans r:cayune.
went one day to find an American frien,s
who had taken up his residence in a rather
fashionable street. ] rang the bell OF what
| thought to be the house in which he lived
Tremendous thought ] had mistaken the
place. The door, after few moments, was
opened by majestic turnkey who gszed up
Oh me with an expression in which interest
had no place. docs Mr.. Wood live here"
! timidly asked. Alter calm and deliberate
survey CT my per'on, which il took several
moments {" accomplish, this magnificent be-
ing uttered the words: "He Goes not. This
is not lodging hGuse" And with that he
closed the door, not Suddenly, but slowly,
and wit. much dignity, until he had shut
me out from bis view, and he had equally
vanished from mine. Whereupon resumed
my search, not without much marvel why il
should be assumed, as of necessity, that Mr.
Wood lived in lodging house afterward
recalled the fact that | had inevitably de-
graded myself in that fiunkey's opinion, by
ringing the wrong bell The houses here
generally have two bells and knocker. One
Of the bells il marked "visitors," another
"rervants," and the knccker il for distiu-
guished people, or the gay and gaIlsn, Bri-
tish posiman, whose double wrap may be
heard trilling along street a. various ct ated
hours Of the day. Sometimes there are iii.
reetiors to "knoek and ring" sometimes
ring once" and sometimes you are eat
toned not to "ring unless you have import
ant busines-" Really, proficiency in Lon
don door-tel's and knockers 10 necessary 10
Dbe's peace of mind, and without it he can
20. expect to maintain decent place in &C
,.ety
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Yrsn tie Iadiaa Ceuntrv.
The following = sn extract from q letter
received in this city, from Col. Moonlisht,
yestssday:
Gimp on Sand Creek, q miles south
Of Lakip, on A., 7. 4 9. F. B. r..
- Augcs. @. 1874.

This i the frA day Ne have had rest.
o. shs 16.h the vsgoas viii q - Lskis 1or
lie rat Of the grub. The country Is wy
dsy and 10 make matters vorae, the Indiaos
have bored % very great p1stioe Of the
ss.ss, % hat he eassie sa6sf nor iond in Tie
way a gSsa = vell - vaief. The sasss
In 70 b hsaled shoot 6ftses nile. There
10 water lounA here BY siekisg he pump,
~ DeoN - IL swlsce. We ere all cell.
@i11hGe1ssAeaaaoosieesso = ~ dos
VSAin-hat4in1hganAaio 0nt outA -
ssacIspe - iiaaseo slss snfv-
~ foe AosA 0oak -
/. ~ vn1h9 has hses vesy -, ~ Ve
- 49, aIsng vsll in our vOsk, - will
- - . 900 = expsesd =. u - ID
la0161sst V0yy - osy nee4 We haSs
- 900 tsuah1o WITH hen, bue think
~ vim II malone b ~ ~ q ne Vosk.
TDuGAe 1oouSe11
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MOT ALIKE, THAT Is ALL.

Mr. Legate denies the correctness OF the
statement of Col. Houston, where Col. Hons
ton alleges Mr.. Legate said, Il know the
power of money. l know sam. Stricken
sam. Orr. Trower, Lowman. Hidden, Bushal
and Others. are bought by Phillips, and Phil
lids has bill of sale of them i'm his pocket, >
and claims he said no such thing. And he
further declares he knows nothing of the
kind, and saws he never spoke TO either Of
the gentlemen named while in Leavenworth,
except Stricken, who claimed he voted Tor
Phillips, not Of his own choice, but because
he believed the people of his county prefer
red Phillips.
Nr. Legate further says that in the con-
yersation with Col. Houston, at Mr.. Legate's
house, about the Incorporate habits Of Phil
lips. that he simply told what DIR. J. 7. Root
reported to him. having no knowledge Of his
own that would Justify such assertion. That
what was said abou. the delegates was said
in heated discussion, as TO the propriety OF
the recollections of the two gentlemen are
not alike in this particular.-Commsre'o',
argust so.
The Commercial very meeklv, and very
humbly comes down with an apology to
James F. Legate. ID. W. Houston owns NJ
that he did not tell the truth about Legate
in the card which he published; the apo
logy means that il it means anything. How
does this leave Houston's open letter 70 Le
gate Simply this and nothing more Bctl
gentlemen named by Houston to sustain hi:
allegations give flat denials. Houston
charges, therefore, fall flat, msustained by
other proof than that which exists in the
Diseased brain OF the Great, the Good, AID
the Pious Deacon Houston.
On Friday night We heard statement oil the
difference between Legate and Honston, dis
cussed by Legaie and Judge Price. II Is
hut Justice TO Legate to say that Judge Price
sustained him, Legate, in the report OF th'
conversation relative to delegates Stricken
Orr. Trower, Lowman, Hidden, Bushnell
and others.
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We then have had an excess Of G:i6o above
the mean Of thirty-four years.
The highest temperature ut the ohserv
tory occurred on the 18th day Of August, and
read l05o, while at another point Of the city
where the thermometer was more exposed to
the hot winds and reflected heat from the
earth and surrounding objects standard in
strument marked 1882 Such radical dis
crepencies with like results of last year are
certainly abnormal, and ought to he ac-
counted for on some rational hypothesis.
For several years previous TO the exist
ence Of the Signal Service station here, Prot
Hawn made regular detailed meteorological
reports for The TINES, extending through
several years. Through those labors and OBJ
servations he became convinced that our
climate was materially influenced by the
changing conditions in the Rocky Mountains
particularly: that our rains in the summer
are in proportion to the snow accumulated
there during the previous winter. To this
subject he frequently referred in his monthly
reports in The TINES.
During the summer Of 70 he was menu
Der of Lieutenent Rnffner's scientific corps
on typographical duty in the mountains Of
Southern Colorado, where he made extensive
instrumental and other observations connect
ed with meteorology, the result Of which
tended to support his preconceived opinions.
These were amplifed before the Academy Of
Science and Art and will be found in the
publications of that society. He then OBJ
| served that the snowfall in the mountains,
| in the winter Of 7S, was much below the
average. Wehave lively recollection OF the
dry summer that followed, but if our men,
ories fail rs, We may be prompted BY the
thousands Of blackened skeletons Of animals
that lie scattered over the prairiess victims
of that Inflated season.
Similar climatic results and probably
from like cause, REQUIRED this summer. As
early - The 10Th Of July We had accounts
Of the mountain streams failing in the Vi
cl0lty U OeuSe1, N Coss14oe~scS W sssS "a
haustion Of the nows in the mountains, Is
the accumulation during the winter had
been less than the winter previous, conse-
quently very scant. Crops in some places
On the plains were suffering for the want Of a
sufficient supply Of water for irrigation. We
infer then that in Consequence Of the failure
Of the SHOWS in the mountains, that the
clouds in passing over those elevated regions
do not inbibe sufficient amount Of nsist-
me md .og4er- meteorological piodlscafions
to psocue rain wkeH tkey cpne down to u,
nor TIE Upper currents . tsnQesatnm thai
cosA nsa1yo De sfase fuasa of
e sm o tAe7nsAs sarfst n iaaAes,
ho.usvss. : lalssy das,sa;l rszfaction q
u ~ q ~ sufass b Asuag tzaxene
vi.ls - r.svail dssing tAe sunnsr, o.
azuefisg - radiation a heat fsuH del
snaA ~ ~ baa1iag nd noaifcaHiea q
~ lsuss - upew tgnpRaauSn. ThsfE
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A PRIEST, who was examining con6rma-
ton class in the South Of Ireland, asked the
gu. sion, "What is the sacramsn, Of mairi-
monyT A little girl a, the head Of the
cla.s answered, Ills state Of torment into
which aowls enter to prepare them for an
other and b tier void" "Being" said the
priest, ''the answer for purgatory.' Put
her down, said The cnrs,e. put her down
to the fu, of the lass ''Lave Fer alone, -
said the priss,; for anything You or know
to the contrary, she may be paricily right"