The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-14

A rise of three inches in the river sine
our las, report.
Peaches have attained the sizs o. peas !;
Cowley county.
Corn is ceiling for dollar ba-hel h
Humboldt.
Countless thousands of Texss cattle sr'
arriving at Wichita and en- route ;hither.
Three large herd Of Texas cattle have
arrived at Baxter.
Judge Dillon has been invited to ad.
dres, the sstt:e.,' IN e.,ing q, PIr-ons, May
9th.
Col Joe ir~in AID Guy Potter went on
fishing excnrsio, TO the 5 ranger We tesday
and had big luck" They csugh, fne
string OF fish, and among tie number was a
wall-eyed pike weighing nine pounds, which
Uncle Joe says is the largss, ev.r taken
from the creek according TO lie pi-catorial
records
The proyerh ''laTe .e Lite love NE
long, Wa. csrr..d 1T, :irci Yesterday by a
biushing little d mt 'rled Lazy Hagen,
who marched li~i.r- !g.gics Of rns. Peace
verdant young u.n sGr lad ;,i6 i with her
affections sr,i IN lie i.in. marry Ter against
hi- will Th,. 81 49,; LAT h-r Of the girl
with Elk rhpt-r ,p hi- i''rket, looked
formed. The v..ritp M - a." .;,-citic Oh &C.
lions.
The District Cn: va .. ca, lied ye-teI-
day In hsarii. iio ~ gn.enf- IN the case of
Carney W. Scos;. ~tl!in-- and Green up
peared for the lr,s'i"i fl and Cioueh and
Wheat for IL de'.l 4 1t The suit was
brought by Carney 20 recover a certain
amount OF railroad bond, which Carney al.
leges he traded coal stock for. Scott denies
the trade, hence the controversy As the
entire day was taken up in the arguments Of
counsel, the Case viii be- given II the Jury
for settlement this morning.
-"Dutch BiiI, the notorious monte msn,
was pulled" by the police yesterday, and
nov reposes IN the cooler. He abtracted
pocket-book containing $40 and railroad
ticket from the pocket OF a verdant gent
from the country. While Attempting to
dispose of the ticket the police ''lrcze to |
him.
"A very romantic little wedding took |
place at the residence of Mr.. +. n. .. |
Clough last evening There WIS 4 carpet in
the garden, lights among the trees, and hum
dreds of delighted gues,s. With these
pleasant surroundings, Mr.. Mitchell Mont
vile and Miss Maggie Ciough were ioiDed
in the holy bonds of we,ilock, according to
the established form Of the Eri-copal service
by the Rev J. NJ. Ken'rick
A Texas man iar,ri Join Manning,
residing on Twelfth ,t.'e wao had the mis-
fortune short time ago 10 lose hi, wife,
leaving him with a faulty of Young children
10 look after and care for, wJ- IN peck OF
rouble uniil Yesterday. lie cuid not Z, any
lne competent 10 t * 'i,arce of his family
,nd manage the nisieiyn according TO h
dea. He tried servsnls, sisters, ard SIS e7s-
n-law, bnt it was 40 %, and ii ally he
made up his mird TO take a reooud Wit :.
mother for his Children. He thought a.
very girl and widow of his acoguaiIt nee,
Or miles around, but could not Lit urOa
me that he thought he could live with con-
enialIty, until he happened to meet in 10.
treet yesterday afternoon, a pretty lille
iexican girl who used to cook for the gang
f cattle men Of which ne was meu,ber
| fer the first surprise Of meeting a few
lords passed between them on tire subject
matrimony, and the happy pair were
p!icei in less than an hour from the frst | &,
l.erview. L
OK Thursday last, Squire S +. Rhea,
{ Easton Township, discharged Iaborer-
German-who hid been in his employ for
ONE time, and in paying him eft, Was un-
bic 10 make the exso change. As the man
vas coming 10 The city, Mr.. Rhea gave him
n order 'or the balance due on MIR. A.
right, a merchant here. The order was .or
2 %; bu; our friend, coming 10 the con-
fusion that here was a chance II turn dis.
louest penny, permitted that oder to slum-
,er quietly in his pocket while he wrote
mother for the sum OF twenty-five dollars
md fifty cents, which upon being presented,
dr. Aibrish, paid without the least hesita-
ion. The Squire, learning of the transac.
ion, came to the city. on Monday, and COM
nenced LOOKING. the gentleman up. He
'oou fouud that he had probably gone to
Atcbison, and ,hither was sent VIM. Hugs.
IF Pleasant Ridge, TO search for him. Mr.
Higss t.legraphed on Monday evening thai
ne thought the man was in A:chisor; but
,s nothing iuriher has been heard, II ia I'M
known " heiher he has been caught or not.
Az matter of course, Mr.. Rhea feels ve-y
much out of humor towards the scamp,
for it is altogether probable ihat 'he will
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