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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-10-21
Happy Kansas

The whole country will rejoice at the
happy turn affairs have taken in Kansas.
Last Spring the grasshoppers bid fair to de-
s;roy everything, and as no surplus grain
or provender remained over from the pre-
vious year, in consequence OF the ravages
OF the same pests last fall, the prospects OF
the farmers OF that State were gloomy in
the extreme. The grasshoppers left in time,
however, and the usual moisture of the
season land the almost unequallei fertility
OF the soil was favorable for even back
ward crops, and We are now assured that
never before in the history of that State
were such bountiful crops secured as this
year, gladening the hearts of her faithful
husbandmen.
"Nine million bushels OF wheat" SAYS Mr.
GRAY, the Secretary of the State Agricsl.
tural Society, and "Fifty-six millions "a
ta7n," is about the surplus which Kansas
viii have TO sell and private letter from
MIR. J. h. Hudson, the editor of our excel
lent contemporary, tie Kdnus Former, as.
sures Us that the crops are fabulous almos,
beyond description. .-'r
We are sure the stock men Of the country
will congratulate themselves upon the pros.
peri;y in Kansas. In consequence Of the
scarcity OF forage last winter, and. the
gloomy prospects this season, tie hest por.
ton Of the stock heretofore in Kansas va.
sold off-espeeially was this true of hogs
Now with their barns ard granaries full
and their pockets well filled, the kansa,
farmers will be anxious 20 restocE their pas
lures again, and thus new and unusually
promising market for stock is opened up u
breeders of all descriptions OF stock.-Nr
tiond Lire Sock Journal
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THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

The nomination of Enos Hook by the
Convention will meet the approval Of the
people. Mr.. IA. is an honest, true man in
whom the citizens have full confidence.
ii. ". Rice, of Tonganoxie, is splendid
man, well qualified for the Office OF Clerk.
For Register OF Deeds, one of our old cit
liens, A. Casper, was nominated, no better
man could have been named.
ID. \. Barnes, OF High Prairie, has acted
heretofore IN the capacity of Surveyor and
is a good official
Uncle Abe Brown ought TO run well for
Coroner. He is a sound Republican and
will see the dead Democracy decently in
TERED on next election day.
For Assessor neither party has nominal
cd very strong man for that position.
The convention evidently failed to nomi-
nate three of the best men in the county for
the Office Of county commissioners. How
ever, We know Vanwinkle to be an honest
man, fit for the place and we hear Lucas
highly spoken Of John Mckee and Jerry
Clark are both good men and will make
upright, capable judges. The candidates
for constables are good, Brown, Harris and
Franks. The ticket would not have been
complete without the wide-awake, irrepress-
ible Jimmy Franks.
The convention selected good county
central committee, failed to adopt any reso-
lutions and adjourned
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recommend that legal proceedings
be instituted against him for the restitution
to the government OF the money that ne
has fraudulentiy obtained.
They suggest that the time is past when
the government should purchase peace from
the Indians. Prof Marsh's charges against
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the COM
mission saw, if proven, ought to subject both
officers to Impeachment. They found, how
ever, that the Secretary OF the Inferior, per
sonally, has but little connection with any
of the contracts made for the Indian serv-
ice or with the adjustment and payment of
accounts returnable to that office. The COM
mission were unable to learn that the late
SECRETARY was consulted or had any direct
official connection with anyicontrects relat-
ing to the Red Cloud agency, or that he had
any official connection with any Of the ac-
couRts presented for payment ut that
bureau, except those which ii allowed
there and rejected by the Board Of Indian
Commissioners necessarily came before him
Tor final adjudication. The commission re-
port that they have seen nothing in the
course of their investigation that would
lead to any other conclusion than that the
present Indian Commissioner has earnestly
and sincerely tried to perform his duty
faithfully to the country; they have en-
countered no transaction which casts the
least shadow upon his personal integrity,
but met with many marked with that wan;
OF vigilance, astuteness and decision OF char
acter which belong to the head of that i'm
portant bureau.
The Commissioner of Indian affairs re-
ceived a dispatch from the Indian agent at
Green river, Wyoming, dated the 10th
saving that the Shoshones had battle with
the Arrapahoes and with them.
WASHINGTON, October 19.-John H
Nichols, a clerk in the city post-offce, has
been arrested on charge Of purlOining let
tiers.
/ Ex-senator Chandler had long inter
view with the President this morning, and
accepted the appointment Of Secretary Of
the Interior. As soon as Mr.. Chandler had
signifed his acceptance his commission wa:
made out, and note sent to Chief Justice
Carter, of the District Supreme Court, to
appear at the White House at noon. The
Chief Justice accordingly proceeded to the
Executive Mansion, and administered The
oath of office to the new Secretary. The
cabinet then met, and Mr.. Chandler tool
his seat at the table.
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Queer Ideas.

We find the following extraordinary ideas
contributed to the Kd,sqs fdImeT. The fool
killer missed that fellow when he was
around, sure:
Thomas Jefferson says that al men are created
equal ergo all men should receive the same wages.
Nature proclaims absolute equality Substantially
President and street-laborers consume the same
amount for nu 'riment. 1t takes the same amount
To protect each from the elements the amount
to educate the children OF each Wealth is derived
cuIy from labor, there being no other source. Civ
Iized money should be but certificate that the
holder has done many DAYS work. And the GER
tificate given 10y the President that he has worked
one huntlIed days for the public should have adj
yantaga over the hoi-carrier that he has labore,i
one hundred days putting up a building. The
President and farmer should have equal rights, and
that includes the right Ia equal wages; and equal
wages beEets equal RESPECT which besets equal edu-
cation which besets social and political equality
and terminates in pure Democracy or Republican,
ism. Class wages is fundamental evil. Abolish
it and all evils will die. The law Of supply and de-
mand has enslaved the worSinSInen q every ns-
tiOn- j. L. L.
Man being created equal does not signify
that he shall remain equal. II it did every
man would have TO be made TO fit the same
mould. One man is often equal in ability
to five for the purposes OF labor. Some
are VIGOROUSLY skillful, while others are
drones, and yet this j. C. c." would hang
drone about the neck of an active worker
because Jefferson said that all men are ere
ated equal. The Ideals preposterous, and
contains no particle OF nature. We can
understand very well that some muddy
headed INDECENT vagabond could wish for
such a consummation. Too lazy to provide
for himself what he would like to have, he
wishes to advance himself by compelling
the more industrious to divide with him.
The Printers Union is an illustration OF
this correspondents idea. In that all men
must have the same wages, be they good,
bad, or Indifferent. They eat up and
smother their employers business very OF.
ten, when he is unable to help himself. a.
c. c." should seek the Paris Communists
as being near his idea of perfection.-Io
pskd Blade. l..s- -' $40
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settled all such doubts Again, i. such
doubts during the war DEPRECATED our
greenbacks, they would, OF course, have
also deprecated our bonds. and made
them vary constantly. Yet in 1861
bonds rose steadily from 1862 TO
1868. OF course such doubts had their in
fuence, but not enough to touch the hem
OF Mr.. Carey's argument. Such hasty in
ventions make what the Senator calls
''facts" and practical craftsmanship" But
this discussion in OHIO is deeper than
words. Ihree-Iuarters OF this nation are
borrowers. Only one-oCarter are leaders.
A law compelling specie payments Is SIM
ply the lenders robbing the borrowers. The
specie men parade them as the party of
'1public honesty" Look at it The man
who borrowed 800 last month must, if the
law forces resumption, pay SLY TO settle
his debt. Thus the capitalist robs his
debtor by asking the government for such
law. Let specie resumption come in the
regular course of business, and it is honest.
Force it by law, and it is only a trick by
which wealth adds one-sixth to every poor
mans debt. Government has right to
interfere between debtor and creditor in
the emergency OF wor TO save the State.
This iusti6es our legal-tender law. Gov
eminent has no right to change the rela-
tions of creditor and debtor in such time
of peace as this. Laws compelling resum-
ing are the basest injustice, the most cruel
oppression and whole robbery. Let Us hear
| no more OF such mems talk of public hon.
esty. They are the dishonest party steal
ing under the pretext Of law, their neigh
bors' goods. This party of the money men
swindled the people when they increased
the load OF debt by making our bonds,
which had been sold to be paid in paper
| payable in gold. They swindled us sec.
ond time when they broke the pledge and
forbade greenbacks to be redeemed in FIVE
twenty bonds. They will swindle US a
third time if they force a man who yes.
terday borrowed 500 to pay Tomorrow
SLY to settle his debts. Measure, if you
can, the impudence a party. The peck,
shifts Of politics, with their hands in theiI
neighbors' pockets, and boring their victims
! all the while with everlasting chatter about
political honesty. ,..
(Signedl, WENDELL PHILLIPS.
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TENNESSEE.

MEMPHIS, October l9.-The Appeals
Jackson, Miss, correspondent gives the fol-
lowing statement in regard TO the so-called
treaty OF peace, Whereby the militia was
disbanded
Several prominent citizens OF Kinds
county, including Gen. j. Il. George, chair
man Of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, held an interview with the
Governor Thursday. These citizens, in re-
spouse to fears expressed by the Governor
that peace and good order would not be
preserved-that the colOred men would not
be permitted to vote as they pleased-as-
sured the Governor that there was no other
desire among the whites than that peace
should be preserved, law enforced, and a
fair election had. The leading whites had
all along inculcated this, and they also as
snred the Governor that they would pursue
this course until election, and would, both
by precept and good example, do all in their
power TO preserve peace and secure fair
election.
Gov. Ames promised that in view Of the
statement made by the citizens, he was
willing to meet their views rs far "a he
could, and to that end he promised he
would order all militia companies which
had been organized to disperse and GO I,
Their homes, without their arms; but OF
further consultation, it was agreed that the
arms OF the several COMPANIES organized
should be deposited in the depots in the
neighborhood in which the companies wert
raised. and should there be guarded by L
s. troops, to be detailed for that purpose
and to be under the control of the Governor
and to be removed only on his order; or
if U. S. troops could not be had, then tn,
arms were TO be guarded by men selected
by the Governor and Gen. George; tina
the arms would not again be delivered t.
the militia, except in case OF a riot or in
surrection which could not lie Suppressed
by the civil authorities.
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FORD COUNTY ITEMS.
Weather fair.
Arkansas falling again.

Weather fair. ...
Arkansas falling again.
= Save your dimes to make dollars.
. "A few "roughs" in Dodge City yet.
Dodge City Is going to b Catholic in
the way Of church. "a. sa
Dance halls must now look "leetle'
out.
Ducks and geese are numerous on the
river, but it is too cold to wade.
Several loads of buffalo hides came Ia
Dodge City last week.
Honesty is the best policy, but keeps 9
man poor. r s.5t
Better "Times" expo ed now, Is the
Col. is ut the head of the machinery.
H. P. defies any man out West to tell
more lies in less time than himself.
DIR. DIS making ducks and gees
come down with his "Blunderbuss."
A large warehouse and magazine is in
course OF construction at Fort Dodge.
IT takes "BuIl-whackers' all their time
to carry supplies to Cantonment.
Sergeant Mcnamara, is supervisor o.
sanitary affain around the Post, he IS little
but what fellow to get around.
The ladies Of Dodge City gave quite q
number Of festivals for the benefit Of th<
church. 1t is said they done we'll. l5t C.,
Dodge City can beat any city west Of
Leavenworth for good cigars good wines
good women and fat babies. rtc1 /.
n-M.j. E. B. Kirk, A. Q. N. Fort Dodge
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WYOMING.

CHEYENNE, October 16.-Prof. Walter p.
Janney, chief of the geological expedition
to the Black Hills, and assistants, returned
here to-day, having scent six months in
the Hills, and made quite thorough ex-
animation Of the whole country and map
ped it from Bellefaurche to the South fork
Of the Cheyenne river. They report the
gold field extending forty miles north
from Harney's Peak, and twenty miles that
contain gold in quantities that will
pay from three to five dollars
per day to the man, and that there are bars
on numbers Of streams that will pay more.
The water supplies are ample for working,
and sufficient TO carry water from the top
Of most bars and allow the tailings to be
readily disposed Of. The gold is coarse and
good, and easily separated from the gravel
and sand. ,...
The Professor has with him an ounce OF
gold that two men obtained in Spring
Creek with ten hours labor. An assay of
this gold shows it TO be $40 fine, and worth
nineteen dollars and forty-three cents,
coin to the ounce. Prof. Janney corrober-
ates Gen. Custar's report Of the Hills, and
says that they will support thousands OF
miners when the Government offers them
for settlement. The valleys are all adapt
ed to agriculture, and the hills and canyons
To stock-raising; the rainfall is plentiful,
and there il timber in abundance. His
official report will be made fron New
York, probably before Congress meets.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YoRK, October l9.-About S35, OO0
worth of lace, silk and vervets, trimmed
and jet goods, beads, &c, recently imported
from England, but undergalued in invoices
presented to the customhouse officers, we're
seized yesterday in the free store warehouse
and at the store of Livingston & Brown.
The capture Of the original, invoices led to
the discovery OF the attempt to defraud the
revenue.
Jno. II. Cuthber. & Co., whisky rectifers,
suspended yesterday and made an assign
ment. Their liabilities are about $50, 600.
Jacob Sonderson, who, on April - shot
and killed Louisa LiLerman, Was convic-
ted OF murder in the first degree. Sentence
deferred until tomorrow.
A special to the "Sun" from New Haven
reports that procession Of the Odd Eel
lows EncampDent Of Connecticut, with in
yited encampments from abroad, we're m
sulted and pelted with stones by the stu-
dents a. they passed Yale College and re-
taliated By charging upon the students
with drawn swords-~ Several students were
wounded. The affray terminated and the
faculty Of the College have expressed regret
at the unfortunate occurrence.
RoCHEsrER, October 14.-At q specisl
meeting of the Rochester Driving Park As
ISOLATION to-day there were two events.
Lulu against time-2:l4Eior a pure OF
$4,000, and Lnciile Golddu.t against Thos.
L. Young, for a purse OF $4,000. There
was a large amount invested in pools to
/ that she would not beat 2Ii; 10 that
she would not beat 2:l5, and even that she
- - AL fsI.A 1921 IL H.
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DEATH OF AMERICAN GIRL.
SIZE Drops Dead in Race At Elmira and Ex-
hires Without StruRRle.

pires Without Struggle.
The famous trotting mare American Girl
fell dead this afternoon in the first heat of
the Stree Tor all" race, on the Elmira Driv-
ing PARK. She was driven by John L.
Doty, and appeared at the start to be in
the very bes; condition. The horses were
scored number OF times before they got
the wori. The Girl at the FIST turn was
we'll in front, but here her driver noticed
that she seemed to he giving out, aud let
her head loose. She kept staggering for an
eighth of mile, and at the quarter-pole
fell and died instantly without u struggle.
She dropped TO the ground very easily,
with her shoulder against the fence. The
incident excited great deal Of sympathy,
as the mare was iavorite here, and had
been the chief attraction OF the races to-
day. \ singular circumstance in the
matter was that from the grand stand
a rainbow conld be seen, the end of which
appeared as il il fell upon the head Of the
dying horse. The band played a funeral
dirge as soon as the death was made
known.
American Girl was owned by William
Lowell, OF New York, and was valued at
$3.50, 0, which sum has been offered for
her only last week. Ben. Mace, it is said
was this morning willing to give $4,000
for her, which sum was refused. She was
handsome bay, with black points, by Cas-
sius NJ. Clay, Jr, and thirteen years old
Her races have been without number, and
when in condition, she was always danger.
Gus to the best, and not until within few
years did she have any superior. OF quite
fine form and sixteen hands high, the Cir
always commanded attention. For some time
she has been troubled with SPAWN, but be
ing repeatedly fired and blistered, it was
thought that this year she was as good a.
ever. The turf, in the death of the Girl
loses one of its hest performers.
The Elmira Driving Park Association
propose, should the body be left here, Il
erect 81 900 monument to the memory o.
American Girl. There was no insuranc,
on the mare.
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OHIO.

CINCINNATI, October 19.-The citizens
here who were preparing for the hard-mo-
ney convention appointed to he held in this
city on the 18th inst, have accepted the ac-
ton Of the New York committee as to post
ponement.
The "Gazette's" Charlestown, W. Va,
special SAYS: A fire tonight, commencing
in Dangridge's restaurant, on Capital street,
burned from the Cotton Opera House to
Virginia street, destroying seven store
houses, and the opera house, and the Sou
rIer" building barely escaped. The loss on
the buildings is estimated at $4,000. Very
little insurance. The loss on stock is con-
siderable more than on the buildings, but
the amount is not known.
The following decisive dispatch has been
published by Hon. John q. Thompson in
response to the card Of the Republican
committee:
ToHon. III. 3. Wright, Chairman Demo-
cratic State Committee OF Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pa observe in the Press
Of to-day a card signed by the Republican
State Executive committee IN which L am
charged with wiliul Justification, when |
asserted that the Democratic vote is 10000
larger than was cast for any man elected
governor OF Ohio. Our defeat was the re-
suit of the most lavish expenditure OF
money which ever characterized u political
contest, the colonization Of fraudulent
voters and the introduction of the false
issue on the public schools, which created
the prejudices and bigotry and religious
hate.
The denial is marked by the same sub
,eriuge which has been practiced by the
Republican Executive committee through
out the contest, when it has appeared in
public. 1t will be observed that the denial
is only given to my part OF the dispatch
which refers to the frauds perpetrated and
the lavish expenditure of money, and this
is qualified by the contemplate ruse that
the Republicans OF this State had not con-
tributed the money for corruption. l am
aware of the fact that the Republicans Of
this State contributed scarcely a 1.-THE OF
the money used, and the qualifications OF
the committee Is a weak invention. i I'M
hesitatingly reassert every statement OF my
dispatch The Republican Executive COM
mittee, like all parties who commit crime
or who are accessory thereto, realize the in
fanny, and like the criminal are quick on
denial thief or murderer pleads not guilty
when arraigned, would this Republican Ex-
ecutive committee do less?
(Signed,) JNo. G.. THOMPSON,
Chairman Ex. Com.
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TIE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
TICKET.

The ticket nominated by the Liberal
Democratic Convention yesterday, is not
to lie despised; more than ordinary good
sense has been exhibited by the opposition
in the selection of this ticket. For Sheriff,
no stronger man could have been nomina,-
ed than Tom Leonard. He is known
to every man, woman and child in the
county. Diefendorf, McCrillus and Rohr
are almost equally well E~own, and the
County Commissioners nominated by them
are men against whom nothing can be said
-Richards, Ashby and Mccormick. The
fact is that our boys must be up and at 'em
il they expec; to be elected.
The lower class Of Democrats" to whom
We referred yesterday, were cleaned oat in
the convention, and only succeeded in
making one or two tail-end nominations,
and in obtaining partial recognition on
the Central Committee.