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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-06-10
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Cases Disposed OF There,
Dnring Yesterdays Session.
The Term Will Probably Last
about Three Weeks.

The following cases were disposed OF yes
terday at the District Court Jas. F. Joy VS..
S. J.. Langdon, jury waived and judgment
rendered in favor OF the plaintiff. Nathan
lei Thayer ct al, vs.. the Board Of County
Commissioners of johnson county, Kansas,
judgment for plaintiff. George A. Marsh
vs.. Albert A. Stuart, dismissed. Z. p. Ware
VS.. the First National Bank Of Parsons, jury
sworn and verdict in the sum OF $1,000
awarded to plaintiff. Nathaniel Thayer vs..
Board OF County Commissioners OF Miami
county, judgment in favor Of plaintiff. j.
II. d. Block vs.. the County OF Bourbon,
judgment in favor of plaintiff. Choteau In
surance Company vs.. Z. A Smith, judgment
IN favor Of defendant. William NJ.
Kaiser We. the Board of County Commits
sIoners OF johnson county, judgment in IA
vor OF the plaintiff. NJ. Bolles and NJ. $.
Bolles, W. Board OF county commissioners
OF Douglass county, amended answer filed
by leave leave given to reply this week.
s. L. Rounds vs.. the Commonwealth Print
ing Company, plaintiff has leave to amend
petition filed defendant has two weeks in
which to answer. Victoria c. Williams,
by her next friend, VS.. John Retchel, ct.
al, continued, and time allowed until the
LIST of October TO take testimony. King
Wrought Iron Bridge Manufacturing and
Iron Works, OF Topeka, VS.. I. 3. Mills, de-
murer s. tained. Union Trust Company
vs.. Miss ri, Kansas and Texas Railway,
time until the FIST Monday in July to an
swer. Farmers Loan and Trust Company
and G. 7. Forrest vs.. J. f. DRYDEN, ct al,
demurrer filed.
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Under the Wheels.

Saturday as switch engine No. Sc, better
known as the Shawnee" was backing from
the Central Branch track, near the Santa
Fe stock yards, at Atchison, Charlie Par
ker, who was temporarily acting as engi-
neer in the absence OF Harry Foster, saw in
front OF the backing engine the lifeless
body OF 4 boy. There was but one solu-
ton to the sad accident. The boy had been
hanging on behind the tender, and
when the engine backed up he had
lost his hold and fallen under the
wheels. All semblance to humanity, in the
face, had been lost the car having passed
diagonally across the lower part Of the
head and crushed it into an unacceptable
mass. The careful observation OF the en-
gineer and his assistant had failed to dis
cover the boy, and the utmost care and
caution could not have averted the catas-
trophe as long as the boys presence was not
known. The victim was recognized as
George Fails, son OF John Fails, and about
ten wears OF age.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict in
accordance with these facts.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
They Had a Meeting at the Court
House Last Night.
The Contract for a Bridge on the
Penltentiary Road Let.

Last night the Board OF Leavenworth
County Commissioners held their regular
monthly meeting at the county court house.
4 great deal OF business was transacted, oil
which, owing to the lateness Of the hour a;
which We received the proceedings, only a
synopsis can here be given. The official re-
port will appear in tomorrow mornings
issue. The Kansas Central, Missouri Riv-
er and Leavenworth, Atchison & North
western Railroads signifed their willing
nes-, through their representative, Judge
Robt. Crozier, TO pay the county tax required
oil them, less the ten per cent. added by the
State Board OF Equalization. The Kansas
Central railroad filed statement containing
several reasons why that company had not
extended its road acco ding TO the agree
ment OF the contract M .de with the county
OF Leavenworth. The stringcncy of the
money market was assigned as the princi-
pal canse.
The party leasing the Hastings farm
asked for an extension OF time and lease.
Notwithstanding the fact that he had ex-
erted himself 10 the utmost TO secure
good crop the grasshoppers had deprived
him of everything.
The Eonds OF the deputy assessors re-
Gently appointed were approved.
Mr.. W. b. Abeles, constable for Stranger
township, rendered his resignation,
which was accepted by the Board
After some slight spaTring among the
members, the county jailor was allo, Il three
guards, at a sal OF $50 per mo ii. A
lot Of medical bi :, handed in from Law
renee, were rejected. The contract for
bridge across Five mile creek on the pro-
posed penitentiary road was let. Nothing
further of interest being before the Board,
il adjourned at ] l p II.
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FROM KIRWIN.

EDITOR ZINES: / have time Tor but a
hasty note TO tell YOU that there are no
grasshoppers in these northwestern coun-
ties 10 do any harm-in fact ! have not
seen single one.
The crop prospects are all that can he
desired. Wheat and rye are looking won.
derfully well. Corn is doing we'll. A few
oat fields have an occasional yellow. place
indicating that there is something wrong
there. What it is have found no farmer
who could tell me. However this is but
in a few places. The people are hopeful,
1 see hundreds of them, and have not yet
talked with settler who believes that the
grasshoppers will devastate this upper
country this year. Ii the crops really do
yield according to their present promise,
there Will be such a rush to Northwestern
Kansas as has never been before.
There Is much larger area sown to rye
upper counties. Farmers are not depend
ing so much on corn. Garden vegetables
are making remarkable growth.
Mr.. VIM. Witherelt, one of the first set
tiers of Kirwin, and an excellent citizen,
was instantly killed by lightning yester.
day, while going over to Stockton in Rocks
county. He leaves wife and three small
children. He was brought home this morn
ing, and will be buried with Masonic hon.
ors. Respectfully,
JIM. II.
Kirwin, Kan, May so, 1875.
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IMPORTANT
To the Travel,pG Public

1t is the duty Of all persons before start
ing on 4 journey, to ascertain by what route
they can reach their destination with the
least trouble, and If there are two or more
roads leading TO the same point, to decide
which is the safest and pleasantest to trav-
el.
We take pleasure in stating that the Chi
cage X Northwestern Railway is the oldest,
and several miles the shortest, between
Omaha and Chicago. Within the past two
years the road bed has been put in admira-
bile condition, and almost the entire line has
been relaid with steel rails.
The depot in Chicago is centrally located,
and As their trains arrive there thirty min
utes in advance of all other lines, passen-
gers can always be sure of making eastern
connections. For all points in northern
and northeastern Iowa, you should purchase
tickets via Marshall, Cedar Rapids, or
Clinton. For points in northern Illinois or
Wisconsin, via Fulton; and if YOU are 60
ing 10 Chicago, or east you should, bv all
means, purchase your tickets by the Old
Pioneer Route
THE CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
You will find on all through trains Pull.
man sleepers, new and magnificent dav
coaches, and the best smoking and second
class cans now On any road in the United
States.
Particular information, with maps, time
tables, etc, may be had at any of the
through ticket offices in the west, or upon
personal or written application.
J. II. MOUNTAIN, Western Travelling
Agent, Omaha, Neb., or to
w. H. SrENNErT, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago.
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A HORROR.
A Woman's Cody Torn to Pieces, Packed in
Box and Shipped to Kansas.

A Woman's Cody Torn to Pieces, Packed in
Box and Shipped to Kansas.
Every house has its skeleton, it is said
bu, the Kansas Pacific Freight office, in
Kansas City, has one OF the most horrible
character one that would make the blood
curdle in the veins OF the timid, and star
tie all at the vagaries OF Fate.
Some time ago a box passed through that
city on the X. p. road, addressed TO W.
Gordan, Junction City, Kansas. This box
was about eighteen inches long and wide,
and twelve inches deep. 1t remained in
Junction City for some time without a
claimant, and diligent inquiry for the man
1t was addressed to failed to find him. An
unpleasant odor about the box
finally induced the agent a; juno
ton City to open it, and to his horror he
discovered it to be filled with human flesh
and bones, packed in saw-dust. Not know
ing what else to do with it, the agent sent
the box TO the general office in Kansas
City, as unclaimed goods, reporting the
facts of his discovery. Since that time
the officials have been trying to trace the
box back to its shipping point, but without
avail. Nothing can be learned beyond the
fact that it came from the East
The remains are those of a woman, and
a great portion OF the flesh still adheres to
the bones, in dried condition. The
features have been obli,erated, but it is
known from the anatomy and the long
black hair that it was woman, and of
large size. The skull has been crushed in
two places, as with hammer or some
blunt instrument, and several ribs are
broken, probably to force the body into the
box.
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Ponds Extract.

What is Il? What are It's medicinal viz
tues? are questions that have been repeat
e1ly asked Us. B5nFs EdIcct is the quint-
essence OF the yirgiarica Hsmamelis, or
Witch Hazel, more familiar to cur country
friends az the Spotted Alder. 1t grows lux
uriantIy along brooks and rivulets, and is
Indigenous TO the fens and marshes of Viz
ginia.
As a medicant, although net by any
means a catholicon, it Is panacea for nu-
nlerou. ills to which the human flesh is
heir. For pain Of al kinds it is invalua-
bic, and no family should be without it.
For our part, We ever take journey,
either short or long, without first placing
in our valise bottle OF the extract. Ii has
specific action over all hemorrhages,
whether from the nose, the throat or the
lungs. As we write, the subject recalls to
our mind a case where We applied Ponds
Extract with the most astonishing success
1t was Western fort, in the heart Of the
Indian country. One of the officers OF the
post, UUr second lieutenant, a hearty, To-
bust man, oil fall habit, was Suddenly taken
with bleeding from the lungs, and nothing
that the post physician could do for him
gave him any relief. Knowing the virtue
of the Extract, suggested i: as a d.1nie' re-
sot. 1t was pooh-poohed; but a TIE case
was desperate one, gave the patient ten
drops a; once. The blood became less in |
quantity Immediately; five minutes later
ten drops more were given, and ten minutes
the same quantity was again adj
when the hemmorrhage ceased |
Six years have elapsed since then,
and he is now as robus. As ever. lie has
had no return Of the hemorrhase. We can
safely recommend the Extract to the pub
lie, knowing it to be perfectly harmless and
invaluable in all pain, and to be a sure ard
certain specific for every i'll for which its
proprietors claim it to be a curative. 1t
las only to be introduced 10 become
necessity. eod&w
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INDIAN c0LoNIsrS.
Baxter Springs Promised Garrison to De-
fend Her Against 1000 Cheyenne Neigh
WAR DEPARTMENT.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON City, May 81, 1875.
To The Gorernor Of The SAFE Of Kansas, To-
Tska:
SIR:-Acknowledging the receipt Of your
letter OF the eth ultimo, inclosing and
commencing the petition OF citizens OF
Baxter Springs, requesting, in the event Of
the location OF some three thousand Indians
Of the Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne
tribes in that vicinity, that sufficient mil
itary force be furnished for the protection
of settlers, and that headquarters be loca-
ted at Baxter Springs, have the honor to
inform you that upon reference of your let
ter TO Gen. Pope, commanding Department
Of the Missouri, that officer reports as fol-
lows:
formed by the Hon. J. p. c. Shanks, Spe-
cial Commissioner Of the Interior Depart
ment to move the number of Indians and
of the tribes mentioned in this petition to
some point in the region referred to- He
did not know At what point the Indians
were to be established, and went down to
the Indian Territory to select place for
them.
whenever they are finally located, it
will be judicious to post a sufficient mill
tary force to keep them in order for time
at least"
"When / am informed where these Indi-
ans are to be placed, which / will ascer-
tain as soon As il is settled, l shall be able
to state definitely what force is needed to
keep the peace, and where it is best to sta
zion it.
Very respectfully, your obedient ser
want. WV. W. BELKSAP,
Secretary of War.
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He HAS GONE.
John c. Williams, Deputy Post
master ut AtchisOn, Runs
Away with $500.
And Writes q Letter Back, Con-
Tossing His Guilt.


AtchiSon il in Juror in consequence OF
a $500 def.lca,ion. John c. Williams, the
ao,r., ,,.,,,a., a., E,,Io o;.r 10
q, INC" -,
ned, and the people knowe'h not whittier
he hath gone.
Last Monday he obtained q temporarv
leave of absence TO visit s.. Louis. with the
understanding that he wopId return Tburs-
day. So implicit was the confidence placed
in him tina, no, the least shadow az Joub,
or suspicion was raised. and his books were
LEI, unmo,es,ed until his return Thursday
= Letter was received from him stating that
he could not retnrn before SUNDAY and
SUNDAY there came from him a fuII comics.
SION thai he had ,nnrnnr;,,ei 10 his own
nriva,e use SIMS 81 money that he was mn
able n renlace and thai that night he
wonId leave ST Louis for parts unknown.
Immedia,eIy unon the RECENT OF this in
,eIl;aence bis hoots and accounts were ex-
,m;ned ami the ex,n;n,,;or !. now in nro-
cress g f,r !, Ja,;c;t az between fonr and
i've hundred dollars has besn discovered
and this will nrnbablv he the GulI amount
When il il taken into consideration that he
cou,d have a. weII m,ke II 81 600 as 500
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The following is StatemeGt of the amount of
money IN the hands OF the County Treasurer of
Leayerworth County, kansa', on the first day Of
June, ISIS, belonging TO the lands named 7, s>ec-
lively, and the snOunt paid out Of eaen during
the month Of May, 1915:
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The Pace that Kills.

1t is the pace that kills" People who live fast
get odd rapidly. Nothing wears out the constitu-
ti"n like dissipation and late hours. Hygca, goddess
al health, bitterly reyenges herself upon all who
break her laws not alone those who do wantonly,
hot those who compelled by hard Necessity.
Constant oycrwOrk sais the physical structure with
no less certainty, if less rapidly, than disspated hai
its. There is, however, anteseptic which, far
a. it Is i'm the power Of medicine to retari the wear
and tear Of the system thus accelerated, achieves
that object most successfully. This rreseryative is
Hoseiiers Stomach Btters, vitalizing agent with
out peer. Premature decay, whether il he the re-
suit of inherent weakness hard work, continuous
anxiety, dissipation disease it stayed in its with
erns career, and the exhausted and shattered sys-
tenn powerfully reinforced by this gentle restorative.
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SHOT AND KILLED.
Alexander Ramsey, Sheriff of Ellis County,
Kansas, Meets his Death at the Hands of
Horse Thieves

ALEXANDER ramsey, -Sherin OF Ellis County,
Kansas, Meets his Death at the Hands Of
Horse Thieves.
A telegram was received in this city yes
terday by L. 5. Marshal Tough, to the ef-
feet that Alexander Ramsey, Sheriff of
Ellis county, and deputy U. S. Marshal
had been killed night before last at small
town called Stockton, a short distan: west
OF Hays City, in an encounter with horse
thieves. The body of the murdered man
was carried back to Hays City, where his
wife and two children reside. Ramsey was
a brave, fearless man, and the terror of all
the rogues in his vicinity. The telegram
did not state whether any of the thieves
were killed or not.
Ramsey was appointed deputy marshal
in December, 1879, being at that time sher-
i'll Of Ellis and seven unorganized western
counties. In March of this year, he sent
his deputy after two horse thieves out from
Hays short distance. The robbers, how
ever, got the best of the deputy, breaking
his nose and nearly killing him. Ramsey,
thereupon, took il upon himself 10 hunt
them down, and finally killed both of them
In April, a man named Taylor attempted
TO escape from him at Wamego, by Jump
ing from the ears, but was killed by the
fall.
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MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
A Man Found Hanging by the
Neck Near Bseeh;ariige,
GiSS0ari.
Strong Suspicious Of Foul Play.

The shooting OF Rogers by Weist, in the
small town OF Breckenridge, Missouri, 4
few days since, is still fresh in the minds
OF all and now supplementary tragedy
follows on the heels OF this, which, up TO
the present time, is involved in mystery
too deep for solution in any satisfactory
manner. 4 man named VIM. Danke, who
has been at work for Weist for long time,
was missed from the house on Thursday,
and on Friday his dead body was found
hanging by the neck TO the limb OF a tree
on Weists premises. The position of the
body was singular one. \ strap had
been fastened by each end to the limb, 80 as
to fall in kind OF half circle, and Danke
was found simply hanging with his chin
over this strap, with his hands and feet
free, and the latter only foot or two from
the ground
There was no loop around his neck, and
absolutely nothing TO hold him in place.
1t would seem an impossibility that any
one could dommit suicide in this manner,
or even that his life could have been so
taken by others, As the slightest struggle
must have thrown him from the strap.
The inference is therefore fair that he
must have been murdered first and hung up
afterwards.
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Death From the Bite Of q Cat.

Mr.. Eben Smith, OF Bridgeton, Maine,
was bitten by a cat nearly six months ago,
and died, it is said, from its effects, on the
18th ult. The circumstances, as related
BY the local paper, are these: Mr.. Smith
undertook to kill a cat for a neighbor, and
was about to swing the animal by the hind
legs, so as to bring her head down on a
block, when she seized his arm and bit it
severely. He tore her of, dispatched her,
and then resumed his labors. Soon, how
ever, erysipelatous inflammation resulted,
which, despite medical skill, extended
gradually up his arm to the shoulder, ac-
companied with severe pain. This was
followed BY a general eruption over his
body, involving the mucous membrane OF
the head and stomach; Assesses formed
in his leg which, during his sickness, dis
charged some eighty gallons purllent mat
ter the bones OF his hand and leg became
diseased his constitution broke down, and
he continued to grow more and more feeble
until Thursday night, the 18th inst, pre-
cisely twenty two weeks from the day he
was taken down, when his sufterlngs were
relieved by death. Through tina, long Pc
riod he never left his room.
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A WHITE KIowA.
Texas Rangers Rescue Boy After Twelve
Years Of Captivity.

Texas Rangers Rescue Boy After Twelve
Years Of Captivity.
Nearly two weeks ago, a party Of Indians
came down from the northwest and made a
raid upon the whites in the neighborhood
Of Fort McKavitt, Texas. The Indians
commenced stealing stock, but soon party
OF whites was organized and the Indians
were attacked and defeated. During the
stampede which followed, white captive
boy, about eighteen years of age, escaped
from the Indians and succeeded in getting
safely in the white pursuing party. He
made himself known by signs, having en-
tirely forgotten his mother-tongue, and was
able to talk only in Kiowa and Comanche.
The young man does not know his name
nor whence he came, but from such descrip-
ton as he was able to give it was thought
that he was captured in this or neighbor-
ing county. He is evidently of German
Parentage. Papers in this section of the
State will confer favor on destitute boy
by giving publicity to the fact Of his es-
cape and the particulars as given above.
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A Sure Thing.

DR.. Kings Syphilitic Remedy is warrant
ell to cure syphilis in the primary, second
airy and tertiary stages, and in all its varied
and complicated form, and will cure the
worst eases of venerial diseases, cases which
have resisted the tIeatement OF the most
eminent physicians in America. 1t cures
the first stage, and heals the ulcers in a few
days. 1t cures ulcers in the mouth, nose,
throat, head, arms and legs; also, hard
pains in the bones and joints, swellings in
the joints by syphilitic rheumatism, etc, in
a short time. Price s. per package. Sent
everywhere by express. A treatise on sew
eral diseases free, sent sealed for two stamps.
Sold by Dr. J. Dinsbeer, sos North Seventh
street, st. Louis, Mo. Cures guaranteed or
money refunded. Robert Parham, Agent
for Leavenworth. deod&w
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WEDDING BELLS.
Marriage Of Mr.. Arthur A. Mosher TO Miss
Matte Brown.

Marriage Of Mr.. Arthur A. Mosher to Miss
Matte Brown.
4 very pleasant affair took place to-day
at 3 o'clock at st. Johns Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, being the marriage of
Arthur A. Mosher, OF Leavenworth, to
Miss Matte Brown, Of this city. Mr. Mo-
| sher is recognized as one of the most wor-
thy and enterprising OF the young bust
ness men Of the metropolis OF Kansas,
while the lady is 4 granddaughter
OF our well known townsman Gen.
eral Dorriss, niece of Mrs
General John. A. Halderman, OF
Leavenworth, and one of the most esteem
Ell and charming bellies of the Future Great.
The services were conducted by the Rev. J.
W. Lewis, and in that simple and impress
sive manner peculiar to the NJ. +. Church.
The bride wa elegantly dressed, and at
tracted much attention by reason of the
exquisite taste displayed in the appropri-
ateness Of her attire. Quite large num-
Der of the friends of the contracting parties
were present, who at the close Of the cere-
mony, heartily congratulated the happy
pair
1t is the intention Of Mr.. Nosher and
lady, We understand, TO remain in the city
for a few days, when they viii settle per-
manently in Leavenworth, Kansas. As be-
fore intimated, both parties are highly con-
nected, and they Will carry with them to
their adopted home the best wishes of
host OF friends, and the earnest solicitude OF
their future good, of all who may chance
to have known them and to have learned of
their happy union.S.-Louis Journal, June
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IN the lighter edibles supplied by the care
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