The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-08
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| the prairie-gras-, and in some places the
farmers are uniting TO burn the grass and
destroy them. 1t has been suggested that
I all the farmers o: the county pursue this
course, so that these pests may be destroyed
now before they do any damage. 1t VII be
a good time just after the fine rain We have
had, before the grass gets too dry TO render
/ firing 1t dangerous. Fire can be more east
| ~ controlled now than when everything Is
dry as finder. Let ali the farmers give
this matter careful and immediate atten-
ton, and act promptly and in carnest.-'k-
katcOsu Lad,qcsdeai.
The following, which we find in the To-
peka commonwealth, will serve to bring back
to the memory OF our citizens a former res
ident, whose sad fate many deplore:
Visitors to the Catholic Church in this
city can hardly have failed TO notice the
altar piece, a Madonna of more than ordi-
nary merit as painting, but few know,
however, that the painting was the work OF
the bright, gallant and ill-fated James
ONeil, of Leavenworth. ONeil was an
actor, a poet and a painter, and, withal, a
fellow" like poor Yorick,r Of "infinite
Jest" He persisted in what is known as the
massacre of Blunt's staff, near Baxter
Springs.
The Rev. f. Il. Sanborn, on Sunday,
delivered his last discourse as minister of
the Free Congregational church in this
city. He goes TO Leavenworth, where he
has been conducting evening services for
some time, in alienation with the morning
services here. The Leavenworth congrega-
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istrations, for which he is to receive a sal.
airy OF $500. The removal of Mr. San
born is very much aregretted BY the large
congregation he had been mainly instru-
mental in gathering together as worship
ing body, and the community loses gen.
tleman of fine literary attachments, a pol
ished speaker, and a public teacher who,
while holding extremely liberal religious
sentiments, never sought to propagate them
by disparaging a high purity of motive
and honesty of sentiment in those who dis
agreed with him-Larecnoe Journal
The Leavenworth TINES comments on
our statement of last week, in reference TO
Judge Goodin constituting new political
party, and implicitly places us in the list
of those who believe he will be true to his
pledges of reform while we meant to con-
vey the idea that The TINES expressed
that like all so-called Reformers, Judge
Goodin has gone over TO the Democrats
He has already commenced TO help the
Democrats, and has sent documents and
speeches advocating Democratic doctrines
and got Senator Bogy, OF Missouri, to
frank them" This explanation would not
be necessary to our own readers, who know
that We have predicted this course for
GoOdin since before the election last fall
Garnet PtdiadeGier.
About $50 Tuesday evening, during
the thunder storm, a fearful explosion oil
lightning startled all our citizens. The
bolt struck the barn of l. ID. Fox, in rear OF
old post-Ofice building, and set it on fire
Mr.. Fox was in the book store, and the all
was so charged with the electric fluid that
he felt his arms and fingers tingle. He
thought of the barn, ran out and saw il
was on fire. His newly purchased trotter
a very fine mare, which had given promise
of great speed, lay by its Manager in the
southwest corner OF the barn, and JOhr
Carriers COW which was standing outside o
the barn, near the same corner, also lay
dead. Mr.. Fox and others soon got GU
his buggy, harness, &c, and then dragget
out the body of the mare. Mr.. Fox's hand
being bliste, ed by the heat but she wa
dead beyond recovery. The lightning ap
peared to have marked its course dow
both her hind legs.-Emporia Na,s.
Last Sunday morning young maj
named Napoleon Haup, employed on tn,
farm OF Mr.. Grafienstein, started TO town oil
a two-horse wagon, minus the body. Oh
the way, and while driving pretty fast, !;
whiiiletree became disenSaged, at which tn
horses took fright and started to run. Tn
young man was thrown from the wagon
and a wheel passed over the lower part o
his chest. Mr.. Thomas Holmes and hi
son, on their way to Eagle creek, nap
pened to be within sight Of the catastro
phe. and hurried to the relief of the unfor
tunate Young man. They found him alive
but badly hurt internally. Putting him il
their wagon, and retaking his horses, which
had become entangled in the harness an,
stopped but short way off, they drove to
neighboring house, but failed To obtain per
mission to stay. They succeeded finally il
finding, AT the residence OF Van Gorlon,
house at which their charge could be lei
and cared for. \ doctor was summoned
who administered some medicine and prog
nosticated his speedy recovery. The yOun;
nian grew worse that night, however, am
a messenger was dispatched for the physi
clan, but before he reached the house th
life of his patient was extinct.-Empori
Ledger.