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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
Walked Up the Wrong Customer

EDITOR TINES Since the fall election,
Democratic stock has been looking up.
Those who have it feel that it is worth TAX
ing care of. Mr.. E. E. Brunk, of Stranger,
was right in disclaiming the authorship Of
that letter signed "E. E. B." 1 know Mr.
-Brunk, and know him to be Democrat OF
the undoubted stamp. He is too good a
Democra; to speak disrespectfully even Of
Democratic "Quill Pusher." Besides, his
photography and his grammar are too un-
mistakably Democratic to admit shadow
of doubt as to his party status. Mr.. Brunk
could not have been elected constable of the
township Of Sherman, which proud position
he now fills to the entire satisfaction Of his
feIlow-townsmen, had there been any Of the
political trickster In his composition. Pol
itics means business in Sherman township.
1t is hard enough for the hest Of Democrats
to get office there, to say nothing Of the
trifing and bogus sort. II somebody has
appropriated Mr.. Brunk's initials, for the
purpose Of hurting his standing with his
party, We have only to say he has "waked
up" the wrong customer. j. A. Il.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

tuie, which all accounts Tor his calling THE
TINES the leading paper of Kansas. He
goes further, and asserts that any person
who wants to keep posted on pass
ing events mast subscribe for
this paper. Now, Bro. Palmer is re-
ma-kably Kind and amiable, Just such a
man as Bergh would Ike to hire t. nurse
diseased cats and mad dogs, in Ne~ York,
but he lacks morals. He is given to trad
ing and barterins. We exchange with the
Aduunoe, and that paper only being worth
81 year, We have TO receive some extra
pay for The TIAEs. We dislike to ac-
knowledge it, but then we must Mr.. Pal
mer has sold out his paper to The TINES,
and hereafter We are going to have branch
office in Sabetha. Next week we hope the
Adsunoe will live up TO its bargain, and con-
tinue TO "putl Us" as ii does this week.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
A pExocRAT1c TREASURER.

Tennessee is Thoroughly Democratic. Its
State officers are Democrats, and nine of its
ten Congressmen elected last Fall are DEM
ocrats. Its legislature is nearly a solid
line of Democrats in both branches. This
prepares the way for the further statement,
or rather corollary that its finances are u!
a wretched condition. The State Treasur-
er is out in card to the effect that a new
tax of sixty-fve cents on one hundred dol
lars must be imposed to meet the expendit-
ures this year. But even then the Treasur-
er cannot get the funds in time, and as the
legislature will not permit him to borrow
money, he is in a sorry plight
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
Is IT TRUEl Is IT WISE I

IN plain language our people should be informed
that cur senators and mernters OF Congress have sold
rs out. There Is no use Of whining or making
threats about H. Let accept the situation with
the best grace possible and wait patiently until the
time comes Tor Sluarins accounts with those who
have played double
Again. our people should not give 10 the Kansas
delerati0n the credit Of Locating the military prison
at Fort Lsaycuworth. This location was secured by
. report ui a h,snl Of army officers, together with
the Recommendation Of Gen. Sherman and the Sec
Tstary Of War. our members did vote for the aI'-
IToITiatinn sitter the bill had teen reported from the
oommisJiee The! deserve some credit Tor that
Did Col. Phillips promise that no appropriation
i0r public buildings should the House OF Eepres-
cntatiVes unless Leayenworth was included? An
swsr Commercial cf MHch ah
Ever since Houston was removed by our
de6gation in Congress from the Office OF L.
s Marshal, and the appointment of Capt
w. S. Tough in his place, the Commercial
has been sour. 1t has alternately blown
hot and cold. The wcathercock, however,
docs not indicate opinion in Leavenworth.
Ii simply informs us by Its growing that
its editor is hankering after the fees and
commissions which once gave the i'm
maculate Houston $4,000 We do hope
the Deacon will get that fat contract. II
&ill stop his grunting.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
ABUSING OUR DELEGATION.

Yesterday morning the Commercial indul-
gei in 4 fes Irrelevant remarks, in relation
to the appropriation made by Congress to
erect public buildings AT the capital. No
body can have any reasonable objection to
the Deacon regretting that Leavenworth
did not get the appropriation, but We do not
think that Houston's article was as much
dictated by a love for our city as from
spleen.
There is one thing certain: Leavenworth
cannot get anything if she continues to
abuse the men from whom she expects ia
yors. We think that il is not only in bad
taste tut Also bad policy for a professed Re
publican paper, published in this city, TO
abuse our delegation in Congress. When
the Commercial says that our members have
sold US out, it says that which is not
true, it hurts our city, and destroys
all chances We might have with Congress
VIII our citizens continue to support the
Commercial when it daily yillifies and abu-
ses those whom We would MIKE our friends.
The Deacon's spleen has the better of his
Judgment
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

Major crsvell Gathers in Another Nail
1sbbor.

Nsjor crevsll Gathers in Another Nail
1sbbor.
Yesterday afternoon, Special Mail Agent
Crowell arrived in this city, having in Gus
tody one John c. Warner, postmaster at
Bunker Hill, charged with robbing and
opening registered letters. The facts are
as follows:
For some time past, there has been some
little irregularities at the above named Of
fee, and the case was placed in the hands
Of Major Croweil to work up. Three regis
tered letters, one containing Sl4s, and the
Others smaller amounts, were reported lost,
and traced TO that office.
When Questioned in regard to the matter,
Warner said that he held the receipts OF
John wier, The route agent on the K r.
Railroad, Who received the Letters. These
are pronounced iorgeries by all who have
examined them, and on the>e grounds War
ner was arEesied and brought to this city
and turned over to United States MAMMAL
Tough
He viii have n examination before De
q. & Cepzsqf - - llth.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
UNTRANNELLED AND FREE.

And now comes the Waterville Telegraph.
and says fright out in meeting" what it
thinks of libel suits, in the following
words:
D. r. Anthony, Of the Leavenworth TINES, was
last week bound over for libel on J. ]. Hines This
is Anthonys second repulse in that direction within
the past three months. A suit for libel should be
established beyond a possibility Of doubt before
man should be found guilty; as il is almost impos-
sible for an out-spoken, independent newspaper
to always couch his criticism in legal language
toward public general mendicants, whose duty il
is his to expose TO the public. Newspapers should
be the enlighteners Of the people of the world
moves" In order that they may be untrammelled
and free to expose frauds every hand every pro-
lection should be afforded. In the discharge Of his
duties he's called upon to say many things, even
painful TO himself and in NOT few cases he is liable
to wrongfully criticise. In ali his criticisms
should be literally construed; while the publisher
should stand ready to make proper amends where he
should happen TO criticise wrongly too severely.
What Others think, and even express, is soon forgot
ten: but the editors thoughts and expressions
on the spur Of the moment transferred To his coli
umns, and they must stand for or ayainst. He
would indeed he more than human, il he could at all
times maintains dispassionate, unbiased and ex-
ac:ly balanced Zen.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
DIR. DE KovEN's CONFIRMATION.

As our readers know, lately the diocese
of Illinois elected DIR. De Koven as
Bishop. 1t is a law in the Episcopal Church
that, when Bishop is chosen, he has to be
confirmed by majority of the standing
committees in the United States. DIR. De
Koven being an extreme ritualist, there
are many who object to him on that ac-
count, hence many of the dioceses refuse to
recognize him. 1t does not make much
difference either way, but DIR. DeKoven is
said to be an exemplary man of great tall
ent, and his friends claim that he Is sure
of thirty out of the forty dioceses. We
have not heard how the Kansas Standing
Committee view the matter, or whether
they have yet convened.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
STUPID BLUNDER.

We understand that the City Council has
been passing resolutions against the occu-
pancy of the Government lands on the
Reservation, for depot and stock-yard pur-
poses by the railroad. They were not,
probably, aware that the roads own the
right Of way three hundred feet wide. 1t
would seem to be "underhanded" work for
the City Council to meddle in the private
affairs Of Others. The two roads inter-
ested-the Kansas Central and the Rock
Island-are both essentially Leavenworth
roads, and the Council are guilty of most
stupid laundering in the matter.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

The Democratic legislature of Tennessee
has under consideration noble project for
excluding colored people from boarding
houses and hotels. 1t also has under con-
sideration project for repudiating its hon.
est debts, resolution re-af6rming the reso-
luton passed at the Democratic State Con-
vention last August, pledging the honor
and good faith Of the State, '.for the pay
ment of the interest on the bonded debt at
its maturity, and for the payment of all the
just indebtednes of the State, !" having the
other day been voted down in the higher
branch Of that body, by . majority Of near
ly two to one. Just nov, the two great car
dinal principles Of Democracy would seem
to be-to ~damn the niger" and swindle
creditors.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

One Of the temperance men Of the coming S'7'fiHei
has twO-saon jug Of 'Gilletts Best under his bed
in his hotel room-Le1Tenuorth Herald.
We are authorized 10 state that full refutation Of
the above statement will appear in the first issue Of
The Sdte Sentiaei -LsdueRuror.h Commercial.
The Commercial ought to tell us ii the
''Good Deacon" will authorize the Sentinel
to say anything about that demijohn he
had under his bed AZ the Planters house
during the Congressional convention.-Hd-
ton Express.
We consider it a piece OF eflrontery on
the part Of the E5press to talk Of the Good
and Pious Deacon in such manner. But
the Eypress always was naughty, and irrev-
erent, which accounts for this little article
about the demijohn. We think it is due to
the Deacon's readers that he deny the DEM
john story, and sue Root for libel.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
A COURTEOUS GENrLEEAN.

The Atchison Champion copies the TINES
article explaining the absence of the May
or, and says:
1--WE copy this with pleasure. We were satisfied
that Mayor Abernathy WIS not responsible for the
aarantiy di-courteous letter sent to Mayor Murphy
by the City Clerk. We have known Col. Abernathy
for many years, and know him TO be courteous
gentleman, incapable of such an act of rudeness
either in his personal or official relations"
The City Clerk rushed into print, and
finds, when too late, that he has jumped out
Of the frying pan into the fire. How will
he explain his conduct in regard to acting
Mayor Ralston's letter. The Clerk had no
right to open the letter. A letter addressed TO
"The Mayor" or even to j. l.. Abernathy,
Mayor, OF right belonged to the acting
Mayor. Is it not plain that the City Clerk
is somewhat forward. Is he not assuming
quite too much responsibility? Read the
gentlemanly letter from Acting Mayor
Ralston:
LEAvENwoRTH, March 4, 1875.
Hon. Thos. Murphy, Mayor Of Atesison:
DEAR SIR-This morning 1 received a
paper containing a copy of the correspon-
dence of yourself, addressed to Col Aber-
nathy, Mayor of Leavenworth, but replied
to by VIM. b. Challecomb, City Clerk. 1t
might be inferred from this correspondence
that the responses of Mr.. Challacomb were
directed or approved by the Mayor, but a
few words Of explanation will serve to place
the want of courtesy as well as violation OF
duty where it properly belongs.
At the time OF this correspondence May
or Abernathy was absent from the city, and
during his absence the Office and duties OF
Mayor devolve upon the undersigned, as
President of the Council. am not aware
that any person, during the absence OF May
or Abernathy, has authority to open any
letter addressed to the Mayor but myself,
and the first knowledge / had of this cor
respondence was obtained this morning.
Had your letter come to my hands, as il
should have done, it would have received
proper attention. called upon Mr.. Chal.
lacomb to-day for your letter, but Mr.. C.
informed me he had destroyed it.
In conclusion permit me TO say that il
you will write TO me, such information as
you may desire shall be cheerfully given.
Respectfully,
WM. ii. RALsToN,
Acting Mayor of Leavenworth
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

Board, ard on oath say you are worth $90,-
00o-if this is goodness and greatness, We
viii walk over 10 the other side But we DO
not think il IS. We think the true Chris
tians of this city are beginning to find the
Deacon out, ard they have too much self
respect to allow liars, ,'-periurers and public
ers of the Christian element. So much Tor
the Deacon's 'God-in-the-Co Constitution" ar
s.olo
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

lied one, i. does seem 10 be folly 10 exempt
men from taxation, who generally sleep SO
sound during the progress of al iires, that
Gabriel could blow I'LL next morning,
and no. awake them. The persons interest
ed, and who were benefited by the exemp-
ton admit that they had no right to il.
We believe that they ear vet claim the
State and county, bat not the city exemp'
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
A DESERTED VILLAGE.

The Kansas City Journal attempted to
prove yesterday morning by some impro-
vised figures, that their little town was Gu
perior in every respect, to either Leaven-
worth or St. Joseph. Though property is
not very high in this city at the present
time, we are confident that it will command
much higher price than similar property
in the town at the mouth OF the Kaw.
There is no need arguing the question, it
is admitted by all thoughtful persons that
Leavenworth is the safest, and most pros
porous city in the Missouri Valley. Toe
much taxes is what killed Kansas City
and to-day her streets are as deserted as
those Of Kickapoo or any of our neighbor.
ing towns
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
Apun pxuocRAf.

II. p. Farrow, Chairman Of the State
Central Committee of Georgia, has issued
an address to the Republicans Of that State
giving the particulars of the recent defal-
cation Of State Treasurer Jones. He shows
that SIS, $50 was stolen outright from the
State Treasury; $sS,sl7.5s vas illegally
paid out BY the Treasurer; 500, ,sl7.59 is
missing from the Treasury, and Mr.. Far
row thinks that Is Jones is = Democrat, The
decision Of his constituean will be enobody
to blame,n or something like that
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
ALFALFA.

II is decided that alfalfa is the only sure
grass Tor Kansas. Ger. Deitzier, now in
California, ssys ''it is thing that would be
sure crop" here. II this estimate is correct,
ordinary foresight would dictate that
measures be at once taken 10 secure suiii-
cient seed for the State.
We copy below, the letter OF our former
townsman, 3. +. Akers, ard the comments
Of the Spird of kaasas:
The following article, written by our fel-
low townsman, Il. +. Akers, to Coleman's
Rard Horid, is well worth careful per-
usal. II our farmers would prosper, it
seems TO Us, they must not depend so much
on grain as they have heretofore done Gull
tivate alfalfa on large scale, then turn
your attention 10 raising the hest grades Of
all kinds OF stock, then wet or dry, grass
hoppers or no grasshoppers, we will have
something TO sell, and that too, that vii,
bring buyers from all parts of the country
TO our very doors. This clover does not
slobber stock, and il makes the best pasture
known for horses, cattle, sheep and hogs.
The seed can be obtained of r. J. Turnbuil,
AZ Sansome street, San Francisco, Califor-
MIA, at from twelve and half to twenty
cents pound according to quality and guam
tity. 1t takes from eight to ten pounds of
seed to the acre. Farmers of Kansas, will
you take hold of this matter? Let Us hear
from you.
EDTroRs RURAL WORLD: The severe
drouth of last year ought to learn the farm
ers Of the south west that we need some
| shtusr 20 h.. ur,,fY
few years. 1t seems to me that alfalfa will
just fill the bill. | got seed enough last
year from Colorado TO SOW five acres. / al
SO put in timothy, red top, orchard grass
and red clover, each by itself, to see which
/ liked the best as a stock grass. They all
started fine, but the only thing / had to
show for my investment last fail, was my
alfalfa which furnished me fine pasture af-
ter the grasshoppers left. 1t was sown the
last in the spring, and l had no idea of see
ing it live through the severe drouth but
it did, and to-day has long tap root ex-
tending from eighteen inches to two feet in
to mother earth. Old Californians tell me
that it goes down until it finds water l
sent for enough seed this spring TO SOW one
hundred acres. Let others do as they may,
/ am going to iix the drouth. In Califor-
nea, where they have no rain for six
months, it is their mainstay; but l will
let the commissioner of agriculture tell the
story. In his report for 1871, page 255, he
says: alfalfa in southern California
San Banardino valley is over fifty miles
long and nearly thirty miles wide and i.
fer,iI;ned bv nrimerons streams which flow
iron, the snrroundino mountain RANGES In
this valley the alfalfa. growing permanent
Iv ,;ves c;obt cu,t;nos nor y.,r of f;ne
Gnali,v-,bougb extensive t;ejds lie nnmo.
Iested wear after wear Immense herds q,
cattle are fattened. and the beef is super;o,
to that of any other mart of the State, while
the bav is in great demand and brinos an
extra price in the market"
Again. in his report of 1872, on page
45O he saws. alfalfa on sooa brusb Iand
The Reno Crescent, of Reno. Nevada. re
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
EXEMPTION TO FrRExEN.

The amended charter is very unsaiisfac-
tory in few respects, but there is one pro-
vision in it thas every sensible person will
approve. Heretofore it has been the custom
Of parties, who, in the early days of Leav-
enxorth, were members of volunteer fire
companies, to claim an exemption of $500
in addition to the constitutional exemption
Of $500 on all taxable personal property.
The statute ten and fifteen years ago, was
fsir and Just, and met with the endorse
nent of every one. But nov, whn We pay
fn department, and have = vell-oegan-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

NEBRAsKA's Episcopal Standing Commit
tee votes aye on the question of DIR. DeKov-
ems confirmation as Bishop of Illinois.
The votes of the dioceses thus far heard
from stand 8 ayes to 8 nays-thus: Yeas
Iowa, Wisconsin, Albany, Maine, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Alabama and Nebraska.
Nays-Central New York, Virginia, Texas,
Minnesota, Indiana, Kentucky, Central
Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Twenty-nine
more dioceses are yet to be heard from.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

SEVERAL parties OF Senators and Repre-
sentatives have been made up for trips to
Europe and the Pacific coast, and to other
points, during the coming spring and sum-
mer. About the last Of this month party
of Senators, including Messrs. Cameron,
Dennis, Gordon. Morton, Ransom, and Others
will make the trip by way Of New Orleans
to the City of Mexico, where they will be
the guests of the Mexican Government
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
rAxIHe RAILROAD GRANTS.

In case appealed from Michigan the
United States Supreme Court has Just de-
cided that State has right to tax land
grant lands while they are still in the pos
session of the railroad companies to which
they were granted. This decision will place
on the tax list thousands ii not millions of
acres in States where the State itself has not
formally exempted the land it has granted
to the roads from taxation. and hence is of
much more than ordinary interest and i'm
portance,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
Mrs Me. PATTERSON was lately CO.

Mrs. NJ. E. PATTERSON was lately con-
victed, in the Monmouth IN. J.) court, OF
being common scold," and has been sem
fenced to the county Jail for thirty days.
This is the first conviction for this offense
in New Jersey since the Revolution. In
former times those found guilty of being
scolds were punished by ducking in the
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

The question as to whether Deacon
Houston bet or no has been submitted to
the Turf, Field and Fdrm and Wilkes Spirit
Of The Times. Both decide that Houston did
bet We think they are competent author
tiles, and that the question is settled. For
particulars see last number of either Of the
above papers.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
SUFFERING KANSAS.

IHE 81. LOUIS Oenao60 correspondent, In
reporting the Illinois Legislature, says:
"A resolution was adopted providing for the ap-
pointment Of a select committee Of five TO inquire
into the propriety of sending aid to the grass
hopper sufferers Of Kansas and Nebraska" The
best thing the committee could do would lie to
recommend that this Legislature adjourn sine die
March 10, and in the meantime the pay of the mem-
hers be donated to the Kansas and Nebraska suffer-
ers Then if the report would be adopted, it could
be placed on the record having done one good
thing. The committee would be more likely, how
ever, to report something like this:
WHEREAS, This Legislature has learned with
regret, that few thousand people out in kansas are
dying Of starvation therefore,
Resolved That ve heartily sympathize with them
in their distress and deplore the depcpuiaton Of the
country, and that the Clerk be instructed TO tele-
graph this resolution at the expense Of the State TO
the Governors of the respective States"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

THE action of the North Carolina House
of Representatives,, in expellingJ. William
Thomas, one Of its members, by a vote Of
46 to 81, because he did not believe in the
existence Of God, is rather an unusual oc-
currence, and is attracting come attention
and comment.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

The Illinois legislature has passed law
permitting non-residents TO loan money in
that State at rate not exceeding ten per
cent, and placing them on an equal footing
with residents as to the recovery Of princi-
pal and interest at maturity.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

THE Maine delegation in Congress, just
prior to the adjournment OF the House,
placed on the Speakers table large mo-
rocco box, containing present from them
as an acknowledgment of their esteem,
Speaker Blaine at once sent it home, with
out looking TO see what its contents were.
Some say the box contained silver gavel
and statue Of himself in the same precious
metal, others, that it was a silver tankard.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
HONE AGAH.

Mayor Alternately returned yesterday
from the East, looking much improved by
the trip. The late amendment legislates
him in Office for one year longer, making
his term expire two years from April next.
Thus far his administration, in financial
view, has been very satisfactory. The peo-
ple welcome him home.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
ARCHBISHOP MANNING has been sum

ARCHBISHOP MANNING has been summon
ed to Rome, where it is understood he will
receive cardinals cap. His visit will al
so give opportunity for conference upon
the condition of the Church in Great
Britain, and the effect upon its interests Of
the controversy over the real force and in
tent of the Victoria DEGREES.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11

THE Commercial, yesterday morning, in
the "God-in-the-C Constitution" article, talks
of "Anno Domino" Oh! Deacon, do stop!
"Anno Domino" coupled with "Pope's
Course of Time" would soon break the
heart of Mcdowell, of the Columbus Courier,
who tells of columbus coming over in the
Mayflower,"