The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-11-11
ST. LOUIS.
Items Of Interest Gathered By Times"
Correspondent.

Items Of Interest Gathered By Times"
Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, November I, 1875.
EDITOR TINES: The month opens up
with little improvement in business
small orders, generally accompanied by the
cash, indicating an improved state of bust
ness. Merchants in the interior are buy
ing such goods as are in demand in their
localities, for which they pay cash, showing
an Improvement in business, and the liberal
opinion is that the sooner We get to a cash,
hard money basis for the business, the bet
ter for the whole country.
The great points Of interest at present are
the whisky ring developments, and the
grand legal contest in regard TO the play Of
"The Two Orphans" The whisky ring is
coming to grief. OF the principals found
guilty at Jefferson City, two or more plead
guilty before the courts, but the trial will
continue, as evidence is needed to grade the
punishment The fact that Col. Con. Nc
CURE, ex-cOliector, was with Mckee, OF
the Democrat, dragged into the vortex, as
tonishes all st. Louis, as both men were, in
the estimation of all, above such things,
but nothing but time fully reveals the ways
which "may be dark Nevertheless, all
good citizens expect both gentlemen to
come out in the trial not found wanting.
The excitement created in amusement cir
Giles by the Suits, lnjunctions, Balls, Bonds
and Lecture Attending suits Of this kind,
make il of course the talk OF the city, and
as an advertising medium is success, and
We would advise any one with a new play
to take the course OF the parties, claiming
the entire copyright etc. of "The Two Or
phans." Ii is good way to advertise, and
has brought crowded houses. 1t is do
nestle play OF every day life, with no
chance for acting. even the little called for
in this case by the actors in each company
is badly done. The great feature in the
play at the Olympic is in the manner OF
putting it on the stage, which is in Mr..
Noxor's best style Of sets and scenery, with
more than usual mechanical effects, by
Mr.. Yates, the macbInist, also at De Bars,
the pine houses, in this large and finely
arranged theatre, with the elegant toilets
OF the ladies, adj more to the attraction and
Success OF the piece than the piece itself, or
the actors, and manager Mitchell, OF the
Comigue, is not a whit behind the others
in his Royal Entertainment, given at his
palace on Pine street We have visited
the Comique, in New York City, also Tony
Pastors, but our Ccmique in St. Louis
is ahead of all.
The business done at the Grand Union
Depot is astonishing. The grounds, COM
prising at least 200 acres, and on which
now stands the Union Depot, was called
Chcteau's Pond; it is now the most promi-
rent ard busiest place in st. Louis. Sixty
seven trains arrive and depart without con-
fusion or accident, daily, under the mr.
agement OF j. j. Redman, Superintendent
Union Depot. The place is alive with
transfer, baggage wagons, omnibuses, mail
wagons, etc. One item will give an idea
OF business and travel through this depot.
On last Thursday the transfer handled 764
pieces of baggage, 59l on Friday, and about
500 on Satu ;dav, besides what was taken in
scalper wagons and hacks.
The new Chamber of Commerce il being
rapidly con-, ieted 1t is really beautiful,
a credit to any city. and complete in all its
management. We will give description
of it some other time.
We meet many old Leavenworth men
here on the streets among them ex-Gov.
Carney, Alec. Jordan, Berry, Morehead, Dan
Hagerman Henry White, and Joe. Vance
& Co., all looking like business, and conf
dent in the future great city. More anon.
KANSAS.