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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-01
Why II THIS,

We clip the following item from the Cof-
feyville Courier. 1t refers to grievance
from which We have suffered much in the
past, but it has been generally supposed tina,
a permanent reform had been effected, and
that the roads of Kansas would no longer be
run to the injury of our own cities:
Some Of our merchants who buy goods nj
Leavenworth complain that the railroad
company do not forward them as promptly
as when orderei from Kansas City. Their
are instances where goods were received from
Kansas City the same day the bill was ne
ceived, while goods from Leavenworth wen
two weeks on the road after the bill came
The wholesale dealers of Leavenworth vii
do we'll to losk after this matter, or the,
may suffer falling off in trade from thu
section.
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RATHER SUSPICIOUS.

The glittering stories from the Black Hills
begin to have the jingle Of something that
isn't gold II is well known that the North
Pacific Railroad-the route by which the
new Ophir Was 20 be ueached-is desperately
in want of business. and more than lew
persons now express the opinion that the
gold story was invented for the purpose Of
making rush to the Black Hills country,
through which Mr. Jay Cookies impecunious
North Pacific road would reap golden
harvest in the shape of passenger fares at
ten cents mile. If a big emigration could
be worked up, the road would undoubtedly
find rich diggings, but whether any body else
would is very questionable. The facts in
regard to the country in question, are sum-
med up 10 follows:
Eina, there appears to have been found,
extracted and brought away from the Black
Hills by the estisc expedition, about s.
vorth q gold Secoad, il is pretty conclu-
sivels usAesstDd by some that the ore from
which said gold vas obtained vas imported
-that II. Inc nils we're S3iteu 1nIMI,
the area OF land valuable for cultivation is
70 very small thst it is lost in the great
lengths of only moderately good soil Fourth,
the timber land is composed Of spruce,
yellog-pioe and cottonwood of Sunted
erosth, ssch - is usually found in the
stretch q land lstUeen the Missouri river
and the Rocky Moun,siU Fifth, that the
Hack Hills region is NOS particularly rich,
either in spil, timber % mineral wealth, and
% in every Pe1ect just such . neishtsr IS
one might cypsct to 6nd Of that mysterious
coaniry tying Z, the moth d it, hnovn by
the nsiises - The Bad Lands"
The preTsc: Of finding mines that would
pay Tor working, is altogether tod remote to
vsr,ast men vhO have psedeat regard for
their .,alps 10 venturipg into the country,
and rnder all the especially
since Gen. SAeridsnis orier-it would seem
to te letter to Get the I,dians psRe he
land 10 IRsce. 80
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GAINING EVERY DAY

Our reports from all parts of this Con-
grcssiot al District show that Col. Phillips is
gal ming in strength every day, and there is
every reason to believe that he will run con-
siderably ahead of the State ticket. The
infamous war which has been made upon
him BY Deacon Houston has done much to
strengthen him with the people. The fact
that Houston's paper spoke in the most COM
pl mcntary terms of Col. Phillips when
Hous on was not candidate, and then COM
menced 10 abuse him as soon as the Deacon
was attacked with the Congressional fever,
shows what the animus of the Deacon's
fight is, so plainly that blind man can see
it-and this is why the Commercials opposi-
ton is strengthening Mr.. Phillips with the
voters of the district. The people admire
independence in q newspaper, but they have
nothing but contempt for a Journal that is
actuated by petty spite and jealousy, and
the rawlings of all such cannot fail TO help
the men they are intended to injure. An
other strong point for Col. Phillips is the
fact that his enemies have been unable to
point TO single blemish upon his Con-
gressional record. Deacon Houston launch,
ed into the campaign with the evident
intention of working up public feeling
against Mr.. Phillips by ahle-bodicd lying,
and how unscrupulously he has followed out
this policy the files Of his paper will show ;
every charge that he has brought against
Mr.. Phillips has been exploded by a simple
appeal to the record, and yet TO sooner is
the Good Deacon detected and exposed in
one lie than he invents another, and in not
single instance has he had manlincss
enough TO confess his wrong.
Instead of injuring Col. Phillips, such q
course on the part of his enemies does him
much good, for it shows the people that
even those who are seeking his ruin, from
selfish motives, are unable to pick flaw in
his record; hence all the Republicans Of his
district, and not a few OF the opposition, are
convinced that the convention acted wisely
in nominal ng him for second term, and
will ratify that nomination next November
by the largest majority ever given in the
district.
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their nina, I, .eems that hi, movems o,s

their pipee. I. seems that his movements
we're rather too rlow to suit thss knixhs Of
the highway, and amid . shower Of cures
the spokesman Of the party informed him
that he vas standing before no les person
than the far-famed and terrible "Bill Young
a." and that unlso be 'moved in a hurry,"
they would psrfo..ts HE agricultural corpus
With . few navy" balls IS . reward for his
tardinas in ohsyi ing their order. This had
The desired e6ecf, and never sinss the DAYS
Of the tesrosisirg Kanns Isc-esr,
did man move with greater alscrity 70 obey
the commands Ct living mortal IL u said
that in addition 10 The promptness with
which be execn:sd biz commiassoo, he vas
Just at that particular time in stAie Of mind
70 take particular pains to treat his visitors
with The utmost politenea, and that while
they we're eursicg and ihrea:enirg him. he
responded BY addrsRinG them - ''eentle-
mes," declaring upon the faith Of . Gran
ger that he ~ pleased to end hiuke'f
worthy Of The considesation Of . band q
s'gentIemen," led By no les \ personaxe
than the vor.d-renoVned ''BillSY oGnger."
They finally rode oG, without Offering any
| further moleststioo, lesving hin to CON-
gratulats himself upon his miraculous e.
cape and ponder over the wholesome e6sc
Of politenesL Before this adventure found
it, way into the papers. and va' published
abroad as aeosher job Of the james boys, j
trarspired that these pe<udo-hiRhvsymsl
lived only about - lar nosth OF Dover n
taeir victim lived south, and that under tn
influence Of too much Hig.ipsviile whisky
they Concluded 10 have little fun, and Sc
lect: 4 for their object q man, who, above q!
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GOT HIN AGAIN.

The papers have fastened that thirty-one
dollar steal upon the sage who heads the
.uccotash ticket, but no sooner has the proof
which fixes it upon him been driven in and
clinched, than here comes another, backed up
by the documents. The records Of the special
sxion just closed, show that Mr.. Cusey
claimed mileage for two hundred and thirty
miles, svore to his account and secured his
pay, while the other members from his coun-
ty, vhO Travelled the same distance. could
not svear to mileage account of more than a
hundred and twenty miles. And thus the ere
former got away with another little grab,
amounting to nine dollars! Mr.. Cusey's
opsra.ions are not calculated to command
admiration because Of the magnificent
amounts involved, but they are sufficient to
ahov What he could do in the way Of taking
care Of himself If he had an opportunity.
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COL. PHILLIPS VOTE ON THE REPEAL
OF THE SALARY GRAB LAW.

The persistent lying OF the Commercial in
representing that Col. Phillips voted for the
Salary Grab Law, as it is called, and against
its repeal, is the only excuse for this article.
Col. Phillips was no. a n,ember Of Congress
at the time the salary grab law was passed,
and consequently did not vote for it.
He was member Of Congress when the
law was repealed, and voted for all the
amendments looking towards a reduction OF
the salary of Congressman to the amount
paid under the old law.
To stop more plainly ko,c Philips stood, he
roted uniformly rith Hale, Of Mcine. the auth.
or Of the bill 10 repeal.
In page q of McPherson's Hand Book OF
Politics "a hook recognized as authority J,
under date of Dec. 18th, il will be seen that
Col. Phillips voted AYE upon the motion Or
derinc the bill engrossed and read third
time.
The bill then went to the Senate. On the
18th of January, 1874, the bill was returned
TO the House with the Senate Amendments.
The previous question was sustained, and
the bill passed by vote Of 30 Tor, %
against, and Sc absent and not voting. Col.
Phillips was absent
Senators Ingalls, and Crozier and Con-
qressmen Cobb and Lowe all give their tes
timony to the effect that Phillips, from first
TO last, favored the repeal Of the salary grab
law.
Col. Cobb sends the following note, dated
September Is, 1874:
DEAR SHINY recollection is, that when
the final vote was taken on The repeal OF the
salary act in Inc House, Col. Phillips was
sick. and that Judge Lowe so stated in the
House at the time, and that the Compression
al Record shows that statement OF Judge
Lowe. Phillips never had thought op.
posed 10 the repeal Of that law.
s. A. COBB.
Not having copy OF the Congressional
Record, and fortunately finding one At Judge
Pepdery's Office, We examined If, and found
that Col. Cobb's memory was good. On page
"A, of the Record OF January IA, 1874, the
date the final vote was taken, We find among
other explanations the following. Wequore:
"MR. DOWE-Ky coieagss, ". IAiasns,
:. dissent, 1 presume On account q Hnsss; y
present he rolid rose 'Gye.''
Is any further proof needed? II Colonel
Houston has one spark Of honesty q decency
will he not retract the lie he has 81 cisea
and hrazeniy uttered through the cci"mns
If the Commercial.
Any public journal, 70 oonmsnd tise Gun.
hdence of the public, must nSs sDcsinsay
lie. Ii it does, its power fas sooa is gone
In this matter there is no pasiSle escose Tor
the Commercial except its hats, and that is
no paliatiou to its readers for nsiefins ~iiioll
and malicious falsehoods.
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Dsal Gently With the Deacon.

Eyom the Salina Herald.
Col ID. W. Houston, OF the Commercial.
takes very decided grounds sgsi, st our ~
irg tina. he has placed himself outside Of IL
Republican party. Everything he ssyss
however, in answer to our article Of loss
week On the subjsct. is to give the details q
What he il pleased to term q confidential CO.
vsr.asiou, between himself and the sseioe
editor Of the Herald As the senior 1sb.
sent, and has been, for the pat tGo UeekA,
We will not say snythn, o, thst sUbjsca -
Ill his return.
The Commercial h ben 20 proliGe Of
charges lately, all Of which, upon inssRigs-
ton, have not only be. n fucnd to be untIus,
but vi hout any foundation whatevG-sx-
cert what exiss in the fevered imsaipaaipa
Of the much-:o-ee-p:t;ed eli;or OF thsf ~
pe,-that an ansser Is h, riiy necessary
We are really sorry to zee the efecs CT.
HoUs.on'- defeat ba, had upon his mind.
His friends, knowing his cnndi;ion, and BE-
ing aware OF the very limited accommods-
tons iuraished by the Safe at Ossawatto-
rlis, shou'd rot have subjected him to 80
great a shock; il was wrong To aloU him
to become candidate, wien defeat vas Ger
tain. The tensht. derived by his support
era from the distribution o. the few thou
sand dollars that the good man disbursed
during the c,nvass, amounts to Eo,hing.
when compared to the preeeIt shattered
condition Of the great mans in,ellecf.
We sincerely hope the Republican pres
OF the distric. will treat the good delcon
mildly-,hst the fraternity, realizing hi
condition, will say roth'ng tha. is cslcu
lated to add fuel to the h,ms that il slowly
Bat surely robbing the naiOn Of the incal,
culable b, n e. derived :rom the wise coun-
sels Of that great mn. We TUT Col. Hous-
ton vii! improve one Of his lucid
intervals in telling the pubic III.
names Of the corrnp. delegates
also whether he is not supporting men fol
high positions, whom he knows t, he more
Incorporate than he has ever heard the Re.
: publican nominee for Congressman accuse,
Of being. We trust this Is not too great 8
tax upon his mind.
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THE TINES TO BIZ EHLARaHD

With tomorrow mornings Issue The
TINES viii be enlarged TO nine column
sheet, IS by AZ inches in size, making it the
largest daily paper in the State. We take
this step not for the purpose OF SHOW or
"blow," but because it is necessary-because
our steadily increasing business requires it.
For a long time past our advertisements
have been encroaching upon our reading
matter columns. and in order TO accommo-
date our advertising patrons, and at the
same time do justice TO our readers, We have
been obliged to issue with our regular sheet,
supplement hall the size OF our paper. As
this demand upon our advertising space
gives promise OF permanently, we have
thought it advisable to enlarge the paper
As We have already said, We do this not fol
the purpose OF unnecessary spreading out,
but simply to enable us to give the public oul
usual amount of reading matter, and at the
same time accommodate the demand upon
our advertising columns. Ii, in the future
dull times, or other causes, should operate
to reduce the demand upon our advertising
space. we shall not hesitate to reduce tn
paper to the old size. We endeavor to con
duct THE TINS on business basis, We ar
aciuated by the same prudential motive
| that govern men in other lines of business
and shall endeavor TO accommodate on
supply 10 the demand, permitting no vail
desire to "look big to tempt US to overstel
the mark of prudent business management
We extend our cordial thanks TO the pull
lie for that liberal patronage which make
THE TINES the largest paper in Kansas
and can assure our friends that we shall
endeavor in the future, as in the past, t
make it such a journal as will he worthy o
their support.
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A member Of the House Ct Reprssssta-
tive, he would be from the start IN iull
Communion with the ''wh,te leagues" Of
Loui.iana, Alabama. Miaissippiand Texas,
and would do his uimost to embarrass the
Government in protecting Northern settlers
and negroes inthe South. With . msjo.ity
Ike him in Congress, there would Be no
safety for Republican in the cotton eea:es.
and var Ct RAGS would be inargurated.
HIS old DemocIa.ie brethren svsrmed in the
Ottawa convention, ind secured h,s nsmina
ton simply and solely bscarsehe vas Dem
ocraf. His oaly hope Of success Is in lais-
log the cry Of ''reform," and deceiving Re-
publ:cans as to the real issre We are conf.
den; that they viii net succeed. The Repub.
lican voters Of the district are mos likely To
Be 20 blind TO their real interests rs to en-
trust to such . msn, the power to misrspn-
sent them in Coeeree.-O ttara Republican.
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forth in dishonesty and falsehood. He has
refused to ally himself with the Deacon IN
this crusade upon the Republican party, and
the invitation to such a course he has treat
ed with contempt, and vet the Deacon per.
sists in calling him bolter. notwithssand-
ing his public declaration that he will lot
bolt. In justice to Mr.. Green, who is now
and always has been, straightforward,
honest and consistent Republican, We reit.
crate the statement that he is not candi.
date for Congress, has positively refused to
he drawn into Deacon Houston's personal
fight, and has declared his readiness to take
the stump in behalf of the whole Repnbli
can ticket
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The Deacon's Opinion.

,hs ir late fair was a faiiue. The CONNER
eiai will not allow il, but attributes the small
aterdsnce to the hard times. grashoppers
and bad weather. The Commercial won't
admit that their i'll lick was owing to
hors,-racing and whisky being pro-
hibited. The truth j, our fairs are becoming
zone big saloon aud gambling he'll" and
good men won't attend. The Commercial
ssys the h ansas StNe Fair was not a failure
and then give, The reasons Why it was 4
Eailure.-Fa1e Ciy Democrat
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RAILROAD DISASTER.

A Freight Train Goes Through the 0sage
Bridge.
We clip the following f. M the Srds'is
Democrat:
About 9 o'clock Saturday morning, quite
. serious acci Int occurfei at the Missouri
Pacific railroad bridge. spanning the o. ge
River, eight miles cas-. of Jefferson City.
The pr icular n authentic az We can l.arn
them, are these:
While:.frsight train No. q. Thoma, Out
caul', conductor, vas entering the bridge
from the e ,st, tie first SPIN gave way with
on, waning, pecipi:st;n, the engine and si1
cars in'o the water below. 4 defiance o.
about fifty fee. Toe en- .ineer. Wn. Airy,
was badly brui.ed on his limits ID bcdy,
but OF seriously. He cane to this city on
yesterday evenings train ard va. conveyed
to his residence Paul SMITH, tie firems n,
had 10 h legs broks n, bas d. o,he. slight in
juries- He was tsSen 10 Jefferson City aad
placed under medical trestm'n-, with pros
poets Of recovery. Thee two M N remain. d
On kuC euStoc uuSIux its ia1f, rhI 'uC er-
cap. from ;eIibls des h i. INDEED mira
c!s.
The engine lies on ia side ne,r the ., coud
pier, halt submerged in water, and badly
damaged. Tie ak IRE ght car, loaded with
merch andiss, etc., Was terribly wrecked in
the dss ent, and their ,nten,s partly fuh-
merged in wafer. The scene on The span
baff1ss description. Sroos iron reds we're
broken and cru he'd in sli conceivable
shapes, while heavy timbe's, ponderous and
lasting, we're shivered, tvi-ted and knocked
into kindlirg wood.
Luckily. the injuries t. the bridge are
c1n6ed exclusive to oae span, end already a
large force Of workmen are busiiy engaged
the brey k.
Trains are now compelled to transfer pas
seneess. baggage and express At the river,
this extra labor delaying the western bound
lraia until nearly 10 O'Clock lsst night.
When the accident occurred, the conduc-
tor and brakeman were in the re,r cars, and
escaped all injury.
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Quill Pushing.

The local editor OF the Leaven worth Com
msrcioi vas arrested in 4 bawdy house, one
night recently, and the Times proceeded to
make tensat.G nal local Gu, If it. This
brought Gu, card FROM The Commercial To-
cal, in which he says he did not 90 there for
any bad purpose, bot had iniorsoaiios that
il he vent there at thst time, he would fed
q certsio person conE ecitd Vith the Times
office, and therefore senA to Ort . chaace to
expose him. As he did roa find him, but
got caught himself, it looks a good deal like
the case Of enc uho sent . Voolipg, and got
Aseced -Tfov Chief
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How Little He Amauuta To.

The course Of Col. d. W. Houston, on the
Cong re siohal qusstion, cooks AIRY sspira-
tion. he may have for the future. Judge
Price probably fel, a. dsepIy disappointed
a. did Hors o" but ne has not sc,sd the baby
ever it. Instead Of citing down and pout.
ing and refusing to "p!sy," he is going to
take an active part in the canvas. in favor
ofthe whole ticket. He can come before
the people hereafter with . good con.cience,
snd with good prospeot OF succes,. Phil
lrs Is goiTg to be elected; and Houstsp, be-
sides playing himself ou', will have the
mDr iit alton Of tecn how little he really
amounts tn, when he res himself up sgai0t
the Republican party.-Troy CHIEF.
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The fact that Col. Phillips voted against
the repeal Of the salary grab act and pocket.
ID he increased salary, worries the average
Radical editor. None Of them have yet at
tempted an apology for the conduct Of their
Candidate in these matters 4teEison Pat
Tie shove lies have been exploded a
thsssand times. Col. Phillips did not vote
sgainst the sepeal Of The s,lary grab, and he
did not pocket the i.creasea salary. The
Let ke i IT, tAinnsst, fren the fact that
fkHip.wS ~ member Il Congress WIN
sas increased salary" was paid. The oct
wss sepealsd 1t ths lat seaiou, wandering Il
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Gov. Green is for Phillips.

While Gov. Green probably has ss many
friends 10 Jackson county a. any living man,
still We believe he is too shrevd To put him.
n II up to be s!au. .h:ered rs an Independent
candidate for Congress. Strcng IS he il
Throughout, the Fins, Di,tric', We believe he
sould not t.ke two i, I'm votes from The reg
ular Republican ticket in ibi, county. Hoa-
est aSd capable AZ he in every way II, we
cannot believe Gov. Green would for one
moment think of sacrificing his bright fl.
ture prospects by allowing hin name to he
presented IS an inds pend. mt candidate. He
will give his whole lime and influence for
the SUI Cess Of Col. Phillips, the regular Re-
publican noninee.-IElfOn EIpress,
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GOOD FOR FRED.

The Chicago Tribune pays Col. Fred.
Grant the following handsome compliment
Some Of the newspapers East speak con-
temptuously OF Col. Grants geological re-
searches in the Black Hills. Candor com.
pels the admission that Col. Grants geology
has much more respectable support than
Gen. Clusters or Gen. Forsyth's. Indeed the
man connected with the expedition who
actually saw gold is yet to be heard from.
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Il II TFuel

In the First (thi.) District ,r.at may
claim that PArrott vii be elected over Phil.
lip. We hope not, for the credit Of the
people conPtsngit. IL IS charged that
LesvenwArth county will vote aImo.f solid
ly for him. because ne happens TO live with
in the limits of that county; end il 10 s'so
charged ops My. that Osb. IN and he are
working 70 carry the vote in this rgion. IL
this shouli be prevent it will surely defeat
both Of them, A. it ought We tru-t Mr..
O'torn will refnte this chsrse. which 10 be-
coming widespread. = Oskctoo.a Ladependtnf.
The Governor had better attend to this
matter at once.