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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

Of mountebanks to drain community Of
its spare change and carry off thousands Of
dollars needed to conduct the legitimate
business oil the country. 1t is an utter
waste OF time and money, and nearly all
the associations of the circus at the time Of
exhibiting and afterwards, are bad. They
ought not to l. patronized or encouraged, as
their tendencies are all harmful and not
helpful.
Will Bro. Roberts please explain this
apparent inconsistency TO his heaihen read
ers. They are very anxious to know how
he stands on the circus question. Is j,
right to gratuitously advertise "a set Of
mountebanks," and when they have taken
the money and left the city to condemn
them
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29
LIAvuWoRTH COUNTY.

The crops in this section Of the State are
looking very we'll, the corn in some places
being much above the average height. We
have in our Office an ear of corn that mea-
sures over fifteen inches. There has been
plenty of rain, but in our opinion, not any
too much, and the effect of the showers of
yesterday and day before, will be visible
by tomorrow evening.
The farmers are correspondingly happy,
and intend to make the most Of what they
have. Those that planted three times de-
serve much praise, and show that the West
ern farmer retains all the pluck, energy and
enterprise for which he is famed. This
county was completely devastated by the
grashopper, yet the fields while looking
somewhat bare, are very creditable to the
State.
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taking the trouble to investigate, will find
tha, the great mss Of this people are true
to principle, and still remain the staunch
supporters Of tine real defenders Of their
rights. Particularly is this true with the
religious portion OF the colored race. Al.
most without exception, the moral colored
man is TO day a warm advocate and sup
porter Of the Republican party and lt-
principles It is right and just that they
should, for the Republican party has, fo
the past fifteen years, demonstrated that i
is the only party true to the interests O
the colored race.
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the northern tier, for the purpose of organ
izing auxiliary County Centennia al societies.
They will address the people Of Doniphan
county at Troy, on Tuesday evening Of
Brown county at Hiawatha ON Wednesday
eyeoing; of Nemaha county at Seneca, on
Thursday evening; and of MARSHALL at
Marysyille, Oh Friday evening. Those in
terested in having Kansas fairly represent
ed at the National Centennial are requested
TO make the necessary arrangements for
these meetings, at the times and places
above mentioned.-Gnapion.
The Lawrence Journal says that Repre-
sentative Cobb recently presented the Uni
versity library with q most valuable COM
pilation OF census maps, tables and dia-
grams, showing in the plainest possible man.
ner the variations in poulatiOn, wealth and
INCONSISTENCIES regions, river systems,
mountain ranges, mines and farming lands;
rainfall, barometer, snow lines and rainless
regions; location of diseases, average in
teiligence," longevity, ETC., etc.
Former Marshall county citizens are
widely scattered. B. Simis, Jr., once one
Of the prominent citizens Of Waterville, is
in the hat trade of New York City. TIC.
Hendricks has section of land in wheat in
California. The coast line Of Oregon and
Nancouver's Iszand are dotted with homes
made by former residents of this county.
IL. 5. Madden, of Elm Creek, is now in
Brockport, n. Y: Judge DOniphan is at
Sherman, Texas. The past year or two has
witnessed many changes in this county, and
what is remarkable, with all the removals
the population has steadily increased
Negs.
| About the LIST OF June . man named
Sam. Mesick engaged pasture for two
honses OF q farmer, about fifteen miles OF
Columbus, in Cherokee county, Kansas.
The horses were poor in flesh, and had evil
IDENTIFY been hard worked. On the 9Th OF
July, Messick took the horses and traded
them for another team and some money
From some suspicious circumstances, and
the fact that he was making preparations
to leave the State, he was arrested on Sun
day, the llth inst. Two hours previous "a
his arrest he had been married to . re.
spectacle young lady, Miss Knight. Mes
sick gave bonds for his appearance at Co
luInbus to stand a preliminary trial; but
he thought discretion the better part o
valor," and took French leave for Mis-
souri,.
Previous to Messick's marriage he had
Everything in readiness to move with hi,
bride to Illinois, having three teams loaded
with his. his wife's and mother-in-law'.
effects.
He came to Missouri and engaged mar
to 60 over the line and bring on his teams
and the family promised to reward hin
literally for his services. The man wen
as desired, when Messick's bondsman re
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29
MR.. GRANTS RELATIVES.

The Goqhie, in very sensible and
timely article, makes the following re-
marks:
The life Of the Marquis Of LeFne IL
said not to exhibit a monotony Of rap1ures,
but we cannot easily imagine any Sestisns
being whose lot is much less enyiable than
that OF those whose misfortune it is 20 b
related TO President Grant either by con-
sanguinity or marriage ,=Te
They NAV not lie to blame for it in any
very heinous sense. Generally they could
not help it, the relation having been estab-
lished years ago, when there was no suspi-
cion that it would ever become a calamity.
But now it is thought disreputable in many
quarters, Tor them TO get living by honest
work. They stagger under the disqualifi-
cation OF being brothers-in-law and neph-
ews Of the President Of the United States.
This is considered by the defamatory press
10 he disgrace which subjects them to So
cial and industrial outlawry. One of them
buys slice in an iron mine; straightway
he Is charged with being !, tool in some aw-
ful metallic conspiracy. Another keeps at
farming, and il denounced as being in
league with the potato-bugs, TO bring dis
astcr upon the land. Another buys lot
OF beef cattle, and he is lamp -oned and
cursed and stigmatized as plunderer on
general principles.
A peaceful citizen, named Corbin, is en-
gagged IN some Coney Island enterprise,
whereat the World savagely assaults the
President for speculating in suburban lots,
getting corner on bathing dresses, work
ing a fish quarry, and establishing bloat-
ed monopoly Of clam chowder. 1t even
foresees an attempt ~ blockade the harbor
with new Isle of the Blcst, that is to be-
come fashions marine emporium, and is to
enjoy Casar's exclusive patronage; to hold
the same relation 10 New York as the Isle
OF Wight 10 London, Dieppe to Paris, and
Capri 10 Naples TO deprive the common
people OF the their solitary saline solace,
and 10 dictate manners, morals and one ex-
elusive brand of cigars to the down-trodden
survivors OF a ruined republic. The World
enjoys very bad case of jim-jams over
Coney Corbin. Then. 10, forth comes Mr..
Corbin, in note, and says he is another
man; he is not a brother-in-law Of the
President, or related to him in any way.
Whereupcn the World, after taking a great
gulp Of silence, and declining to correct its
mistake editorially, explodes angrily over
the doing OF some OF the Dents"
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WHAT srRANGERs sA

Mr.. Warren Swizler, editor OF the Mis-
souri, Statesman, published at Columbia,
Mo, was one Of the excursionists on the
Kate Kinney, when she made her trip to
Leavenworth, about one week ago. Mr..
Switzler, in an article which we find in the
last issue Of the Statesman, tells the people
of Columbia what his impressions were OF
Ieavenworth, Kansas City, and Wyandotte.
Referring to our city, he says:
Twenty years ago the grounds which are
now ornamented with so much elegance in
the way of handsome residences, shrubbery,
etc, was the rendezvous of the Indian. In
a space of fifteen years this western town
grew to be city Of thirty thousand inhab-
itants. 1t, like many Others, however, of
the fast age, lived beyond its means, and is
now suffering the consequences.
While here We enjoyed visit to Col.
Anthony of The TINES az well as the Office
itself, and the gentlemanly proprietor and
editors Of this sterling paper have our
thanks for courtesies extended. We were
here several hours, and many of the excur-
sionists walked the streets of the city, and
quite party visited the fort. This is one
Of the most attractive places about Leav-
enworth. Indeed the "Old fort" looks
| quite romantic, situated on a high eleva-
| ton about three miles above the city, ON
| the bank OF the river. Connected with the
| fort is the government prison, where are at
present confined upwards of 800 convicts.
| The post is under command Of Col. -,
with four hundred soldiers.
| 1t makes one gloomy to hear those Leav-
enworth people talk OF what the prospects
for this place once were, and how their
plans have come to grief. And when We
1oated down to
iate thatevsning the reflection came up in
our minds, whether it would not be we'll
i for this brassy little city to heed the lesson
set it by its near neighbor.
The latter city claims forty thousand
| population, has debt Of million and a
half dollars, the principal part of which is
due on two bridges, one street car and
wagon bridge and the other railroad. II
lives too fast, talks too loud, and unless
the greatest care Is taken in putting on the
brakes, its destiny will be that OF Leaven-
worth, ii not worse.
1t will he seen that our visitors talk
plainly and candidly. While saying Leav.
enworth is not now what she has been, they
prophecy that Kansas City will soon &c
under. 1t is evident to any person visiting
that city, that she is too fast, and that heI
seeming prosperity is all on the surface, and
that in time she too will have TO pas.
through the same trials, which have been
inflicted on all older cities.
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THE fight of the cashier of the bank il

THE fight OF the cashier of the bank in
Ashland, Pa, with its available funds, sug.
gests that the punishment OF embezzle-
ment ought to be made more certain and
more severe. Excessive greed is at the roo,
OF the most dangerous crimes of this age
and it ought to be suppressed by violent
methods, if necessary. Hanging for embez-
Element may not be necessary, but the pen
atty ought to be increased till the deed is
extremely dangerous and odious, and every
money drawer is protected with a very ef
fcient shield. The announcement of large
embezzlement every day, calls for immedi.
ate action.
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0Nrrklp Gimes
THE ELLIS AND P2Ee-5Ns.

1t l. unfortunate thai the promised era 81
good feeling is so seriously marred by the
fery utterances Of a few biataTl southern
malcontents. The frestons and the Hills
have too much OF the old feeling in their
hearts to behave decently.
Mr. b. +. Hill represents the northern
district Of Georgia in Congress. The slave
population in that section was never large,
and some little loyalty to the flag existed
there when the war broke out. But we
fear very little il left there now. Hills
majority was overwhelming, and he is
probably talking for home effect when he
declares III we must have war; if we can
not preserve the constitution and constitu-
tional government by the ballot; and II
. folly and wickedness, il inoriinate love OF
power, shall decree that America must save
her Constitution by blood, let it come; ]
am ready"
To call Mr. Hill first-class idiot would
he using language altogether too mild to
properly characterize him. The Topeka
Blade has told us great deal about him,
in connection with some Reiormers nov
residing in this State. 1t is but a short
time since he and his brother rebels were
doing their level best to destroy the Consti'
tuition by the shedding Of blood. The sub
lime impudence with which this unhung
wretch now talks Of saving the Constitution
is cool for these sultry days of July. The
South will do itself immense injury if il
returning era OF good feeling which of late
has given promise of better and brighter
days than the South has known for fifteer
years, cannot countenance such utterances
1t is for the Southern people themselves ia
stamp out the Hills and Prestons. 1t mat
tiers very little what few frightful ghost,
OF the lost cause may shrek out durins
their nocturnal visits, provided the masse,
themselves put the seal of condemnation
upon them. Indeed, these performances
afford excellent opportunity for the South
ern people to give expression to their rea
sentiments. And We trust they will no
fail to let the country know whether the,
sympathize with these brswling fellows
who have not yet got quite enough of tn
war, or with the true and manly element O
the Confederacy which accepts the situa
ti"n in good faith, and is doing its share t
remove all traces Of the conflict. The mat
ter Is Of vital importance to the South
and the lines Of demarcation cannot
drawn too rigidly nor too soon.
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DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES.

A case has Just been decided before the
Civil Tribunal OF the Seine, France, which
brings home in very painful form one of
the new domestic dangers of the time. 1t
has sprung out of the quarrel of Church
and State in the Canton of Geneva, and IL
illustrates the reflex action of public dis
Putes on the closest private relationships Of
life. Twelve years ago NJ. Borel, French
Protestant, married Mdlle, Aloyse Saladin,
who belonged to one of the old Protestant
families of Geneva. NJ. Borel is himself
descended from family which, having
embraced the Reformed Religion, was
driven to take refuge in Switzerland by
the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, but,
on the coming of happier times, had re-
turned and been naturalized in France.
For ten years husband and wife lived hap
PLY together, both protesting the Prot
estantism in which they had been
brought up, and training their five chill
dren in the same faith. When the dispute
arose between the Canton Of Geneva and
Magr. Mennillod, Nine. Borel took great
interest in the controversy. In the end she
abjured her Protestantism and adopted the
Roman Catholic faith. NJ Borel saw the
change in his wife with the greatest con-
cern, and seemed inclined to regard her
newly-adopted custom of going to confes-
sion As almost treason TO hep marriage
vow. His wife's advocate accused him of
trying to treat her a. insane, and to get her
into an asylum; and il is not denied that in
order to protect his family, and, if possible,
reconyert his wife, he separated the chill
dren from her. The mothers affection.
thus put in conflict with her new
faith, soon won the victory, and
Madame Borel came back on
her husbands terms, giving a declaration
by which she renounced her intention of
seeking the ministrations Of the Catholic
priesthood. Her husband, who still cher
shed lively regard for, received heir, and
the breach in the family peace seemed
healed. But when the motherly affection
was again satisfied by the possession of her
children, the religious feeling began to re-
vive, and Madam Borel was no longer con-
tent to keep her new conviction to herself.
Hence arose new disputes. NJ. Borel took
his children with him to the Protestant
Church, but did not allow his wife to 80 to
nnsn. Quarsls took place on this matter,
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ONE unfavorable feature in contrast vi,

ONE unfavorable feature in contrast with
the more encouraging aspect impaired to
business BY the increased exports Of bread
stutis is the rapid and large decline in the
prices and in the export demand for cot
ton. The British cotton trade seems to be
completely Frustrated. The London EooHo-
mist says that the markets Of Manchester
are fiat, that stocks are accumulating, and
that the raw material is in little demand at
Liverpool. While our cotton crop for the
year Just ending has been at least 800 bales
less than the preceding one, the stock Of
American cotton at Liverpool is 10000
bales larger than it was this time year
ago, and prices are rapidly declining.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29
6teinkauler, Jr.

The eastern papers are making q stir
about the case Of this youth, much greater
than its merits appear to warrant. The
elder Steinkauler came to this country in
lS4S from Prussia. In 1854 he became, by
naturalization, a citizen Of the United
States. In 1855 the younger Steinkauler,
about whom all the fuss is made, was born
in st. Louis. The father, taking his boy
with him, returned to Germany in 1859,
resumed his allegiance to the Prussian Gov
ernment, under whose protection both faith
er and son have since lived. The latter is
now twenty years old, and has been called
on by the German Government to do mill
tary duty. He attempted to excuse him
self on the ground Of his American birth,
but the government did not consider that L
sufficient plea. The matter was brought
to tine attention oil the United States At
torney General, who, after deliberation,
decided that the young man was not n
citizen OF the United States. His rea-
SONS for this decision were the terms Of
the existing treaty between Germany and
this country. BY this treaty any minor
American child, born of German parents,
who might be taken to Germany by those
narents becomes a German citizen on the
assnnn,ion Of German citizensbip by the
parents. This appears to be the natural,
common-sense view to take Of the case.
Young Steinkauler lett this country when
he was four years old, has ever since-a Pe-
riod of sixteen yeans-lived in Germany,
has gone To German schools. been a par.
,aIer in whatever adyantspes GERMANY
conId afford him: in fact. has been a Ger.
man for s;,,een ve,rs w;tbeut SO far as
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29
How He Won Her.

| a young couple were occupying rustic
| seat in the Union Park one evening thii
week, and from the expression Of the mas
culine representatives, face it was eviden
he WAS "goner'-drifted, as it were, owe
the great psychological Niagara oil affection
and WAS even then being whirled about il
the frothy whirlpool Of sentiment. Th'
swimming swans had no charms for him
the eagles were As nothing, and he did no
even notice the big white bear.
''Oh, do be mine. he said, attempting Il
draw her little nearer 10 his end OF the seat
She made herself rigid and heaved sigh
@lll be good man and give up all my
bad habits" he urged.
No reply.
an never drink another drop" he con
tinued.
Still unrelenting sat the object Of hi.
alteration.
And give up chewing"
No response.
"And smoking"
Cold as ever,
HAnd t.in the church"
She only shook her head.
sand give you a diamond engagement
ring" he added in desperation.
Then the maiden lifted her dropping
eyes to his, leaning her irizzes ON hi,
shoulder, and trembling murmured into
his ravishing ear:
@Oh, Edward you-you are 20 good"
And there they sat and SAT-, until the sof
arms Of night-that dusky nunse OF the
world-had folded them from sight, pom
dering, planning thinking-she Of the dia,
mond ring, and he Of how on earth he va,
| u get it.
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The Mild Power Cures.
Humphreys Homeopathic
Specifics

FAMILY MRpl1HB CAAR d afhssiiy s<cess.sy,
You must have something e. give ior = coli, .
hesdsrhe. dtarrn9n, rheumztisn. neuralgia,
too,hsche. esUup, whooPias cough, OF other OF tn
hundred Ills thai sre sure 10 .oGe. Fore s.rn.d
is ferearmei. 1ou have IL In Case Of hUNfH-
khlS' nOMtEUPArAIC SPkClt iCS- simple
you can make no mistake; ready-.o you Ieyd
not wait; saie-o you may act ea'lesasy; sfhei-1t
-so you bel conf tent. Medicines tnst cure, bus
do not kill; thss save. but do nos destroy.
No. C,5es. Price IN B.res. Csnfs.
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2 - WoPnss, Worn Fever. we:i. tosie.-.- -
) s.yts4 Collie o Teethins Of InfAnls--- y
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lO 80 ~ sNep~Sa, Bilious 5 omAeh. ....-...- %
II " A~ppPe~se1 or IrresuiaI PeriOsfs...... -
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Is '' Mo 00snasems. kheuma ic Palms. -
Is " 6sves = d Ague, Chils, Fever Ag.es- 50
II ' t1ses. nj nd Bleeding. 80
Is " Ophsasnsy and Weak Eye.- SO
~ " lasnPsh, acute ct ehronie, lnhrshxA- 80
10 80 - N0.~pesg-cOogS, Sio INT Coughs. 81
~ 80 49,. hsssa, Opeses-et Br.sthins.----.-..- 81
p 90 Lar ef>e6as gee, Impaired H. arng 80
q I" s~rafuss, Enlarged Glands Sv~l,inKs. 50
20 " Gen~rn Iei.iliy y, Physt al Weakness 90
- 80 Dv0D~y and Scaoty --ciet tons----.----- So
% a. Aea stc = ne~s, s eIness nom kiding- sO
q "a Aroosy Oss~s-e. ursvsi---------...--- s0
y I" Nesvs0s DeAtni'1, Involuntary
ises ..,..- 80 So -.'---.-'-- W "
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~ " uPap0sy Weah ness. Wetting cd so
81 +" Pas0GsS P~ss0As, Hystesia.------..- SO
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81 " ChsOsstc sSnS.~ss~ss~ aud EsuP-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

BosroN has 476 public schools, 63 banks
165 hotels, 1876 churches and religious as.
sociations, IA courts, l37 constables, between
900 and 1000 lawyers, and lS9 newspaper
and periodicals.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

Two San Francisco politicians are quar-
reling over the value Of speech which one
wrote for the other to deliver, the author
considering it cheap at one hundred dol
lars. The joke of it is that they belong to
opposite parties.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

KATIE, the last survivor Of the quartet oi
Hahn babies, who were born on the 10Th Of
February last. in Baltimore, died on Fri.
day afternoon, OF last week, at four o'clock
Of whooping cough, aged just five months,
Her sisters, Mary, Jennie, and Sarah, died
OF catarrh when about one month old. After
the death Of those three, the remaining one
Katie, grew finely, and her parents had
hoped that she would be raised. The Hahn
quartet was the sensation during theiI
short existence, and interest in their wei.
fare was manifested in different sections oi
the country
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

A FEW yeas ago Judge Fish, Of Ogle'
thorpe, Georgia, was assassinated, and two
well-known citizens of the place, Holson-
bake and Lloyd, were hung for the murder.
1t now comes out by the dying confession
of detective engaged on the trial that the
latter, Lloyd, was an innocent man, and
that the murder was sworn on him 10 get
the 81, 900 reward. Col. H. P. Farrov, then
Attorney General, is unpleasantly connect.
ed with the hanging of the innocent man.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

WHILE France and Great Britain have
been suffering from excessive rain-falls,
Russia has been parching with drouth and
locusts. In Novotcherkash and Taganrog
the autumn sown corn, as well a. the great
er part Of the Spring cereals, is entirely de-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

THE prospec for large freight earnings
by the principal railroads of the country.
this fall are n .prted better than they have
been for a nunber of years. This conclu-
sion is based on the condition of the crops,
the disposition to sell, and the probable
European demsnd for grains and provis-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

The BrooF.yn Argus, Democratic, says
that the bulk OF the voters among the Lib
eral Republicans of New York will go to
the Republicans, while few of the leaders
may 60 to the Democrats. Some of the Re-
publican journals favor the nomination Of
Of one or two Liberals on the Republican
State ticket, and name General Merritt Of
St. Lawrencs, a. the right man to begin with.
The tendency Of the Liberals Is q mas, ID
toward the party they left.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

An unexpected plant is heard from
Georgia. Up to the Ith Of July the cotton
prospect was excellent in the Augusta sec
ton, but intensely hot and seorchins
weather since has caused cotton TO drooE
and in some instances to die. Prayer
meetings for rain are held.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-29

'IAw and order" One Kentucky jury
recently sent a man 10 the penitentiary for
two years for killing man, and another
sent another man to the penitentiary for
four wears for stealing hOgs.