The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-09
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

"A young +, i.copsl divine in St. Louis
Won h sIrpiice the ether day by betting on
CT, q8et wi Ia lady psri-hioner.
-S.veraI Iowa tierpym.n have been .r-
rested tor violation Il the ti'h law. They
will double ~ plead they we've only playing
Peter.
"A local journal. in nctii ing Sunday
School picnic At Tall O ton, ia says the
dsv Was equally divided ktyesn eating,
speaking and counting.
What become, OF dogs when they Gie?'
was what a juvenile in Burlington asked his
ps. 'rh.y go to the happy land o. CT nj ne, I"
his parent quickly replied.
The lie, ding editorial of religious ex-
change il headed "Olr Hope is in Heaven"
GA the text page Is the adv. rtisemeit Of .
git concert.
An Iowa newsp per tells of an eminent
divine Uho i. tryif g MS ingeuu ty to invent
u he'll OF efficient intel sty for drus & s,r.
II. Considered the ordinary hell hot sn,ugh
Ter -.loon leeperf, bu, he de pairs of dOir g
Justice 10 tn. drusgi-s.
A m.n who Was about to he hanged in
Alabama, sang Ms he stood with the noes
,rolbd ms n. OK, 90, he b,ight angels are
waiting for me" Wher.up,n the locsl ed
iror find shy wro'e. "aUd then the arg l.
stirred up The fire and l,oled ighier than
ever"
The pr phe, Elijah has communicated
to a lady medium, ,ni through er to the
Graphic. the informal on that Nes York Is
to be -sa wed mp IN An esrthq1ake this
vesr, ard likev ise that the enire counrry is
4 4 A
lsnce. The are 10 EnOPe ought to te re-
duced imne Il .t-ly.
Slightly sarca.t;c was the clergyman
who p,used ard addressed a msn coming
into church after the sermon had gun,
with the remark: ''Glad to see you. sir, come
in; always I'D 10 zee those here late who
ca al cone ia. =" and decidedly ri poe
sessei va. the II an thus addressed, in the
presence OF an asionished congregation, as
he responded: Thank You; would you favor
me with the KIP"
-"Wl 5 hay?" asked man OF all hon.
est Granger in Eu ling'on, Iowa, the o'ber
morning. the Z. of II. told him Sl3 SO,
and 70 10 we'd the man around tie wsgOr, as
be examined the hay very carefully. He tx
pres ed himself perfectly eat SIZED with the
price, ard liked the l. oks of the hay. ''Shsll
| pnt il in your barD?" asked the Granger.
'sWell, no." the man said. 81 only want =
lean straw to chew" Take two; one is
hardly suffioien. for d.nsey," repliei the
nay merchant.
We we're furpr' sed to learn this morn
ne that Mayor BlrtIirg on yesterday issued
he bonds of the city, t. the amount of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to the
Kansas Midland, and that the bonds we're
sold or transferred to third |
parties. 1t will be remembered that some
line ago the Gty council refused 10 is.u the
bonds voted to the r. lliug mills. The Mayor
IF III. .i'v is Pre- iient OF the Midlsnd, and
his nc m in the issuance of bonds, az
Mayor. to BIS own road, Without first bring
ing the matter before the council, il aeems
10 Us is a queer proceeding to say the least.
1t Il a wi known Iact that AT the time there
bends were voted the city could legally vote
under the law, bn. twelve thou.a"d dollass
having presioU''- so,ed cr- ~ r 4 and
fifty thousand to the 70 ..u-e-
luently there is grave Il, i.,na TO the
egali v Of the Midland bonds-North To-
DeEd Times.