The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-05-06

| dOctrlnas de Beecher, ell motivo grande |
| de los escandalos en- qua ahora sc usa su
nombre han danado mucho su reputation. |
Alguenos dicen qua no hay tai que consulta |
sus abogados en- Tiltona aungue Is permit |
do que ano saque del hoyo su asno en- dia v |
de Brooklyna sin ofensa a la ley damli.
Mr.. c. J. SMITH, Of Colchester, Conn.,,
will accept our thanks for a fine lot OF
game, shot on the Kansas Stock Farm,
Lawrence, kas, where he mas been visiting |
day or two. Mr. Smith shot and bagged
II duck, Is snipe, % plover, one Franklin
Rose gull, and very rare specimen OF the /
American Avoset (which he donated to the
University museum all in one day, and
did not start till nine O'Clock in the morn
ing. He is very enthusiastic in his praise
Of Mr. Aker's fine stock, and the fine
shooting on his place.
ABOUT two o'clock Sunday morning as
Policeman Sol. Balmer, of Wyandotte, was
going his rounds, and when at the railroad
depot, he came on man laying down near
the waiting room, who gave a some
what confused account of himself, stating
that his name was Gallagher, and he had
just come from the Black Hills, being bad
ly wounded in the arm, and that he had
no place to stop. Sol. took him up TO the
Jail, where he got lodging and breakfast,
and yesterday started on his journey, COM
ing toward Leavenworth.
SEVERAL changes have recently been
made in the operative department of the L.,
\ e., th.,,
~ to learn of the dismissal of Conductor
Harry Funnel, one of the Oldest and best
men on the line Mr.. Charles Penny, who
has had charge of the through train from
Lawrence to Cofeyville, has been trans
ierred to the "Olathe rum" and Mr.. n. ii.
Daniels, of the Fort Scott road, succeeds
him.
We were mistaken in our report yester-
day of the action of the Metropolitan Bnild-
ing and Loan Association. The error arose
from the fact of there being a difference Of
opinion as to their future action in closing
up the business of the Association The
meeting yesterday resulted in the purchase
Of the interest Of the nOn-bOrrowers bv the
borrowers, whereby $4,000 of mortgages
were released, and also number of home
steads.
JAMES DwYER, the young man who pro-
voked quarrel with Barney Crauson on
the sixth of this month, in the Fourth
ward at Kansas City, and killed him, came
in yesterday after an absence of two weeks,
and surrendered himself to the authorities.
He was admitted TO bail in the sum of
5000.
Subjoined is a statement of the earnings
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail-
road:
From January to March 81, 1875 ........s 66I 600
From Januarr to March 81, lS9i........-. .59 j15
Decrease ...........s 9,5o5
March earnings, sI3-.-.---..-----------.-.2 i00O
March earnings, 262 s07
Decrease e. -.-... 500 ~ od
Our friends who listened with SO much
delight to the eloquent preaching of Rev.
Knowles Shaw, during a revival last
spring. will be surprised to learn that he
has opened a blacksmith shop in Paola,
and gone to work.
Mr.. THOMAS MORGAN is making many
Improvements on his valuable farm south
of the CITY, He has number of men en-
ployed, blowing under the direction Of Mr..
Casey.
Our Poor Commissioner seems intent up
on getting rid of our paupers. Five have
been sent to Conner Station, one to Chicago,
and the rest will, no doubt, be disposed of
as fancy suits.
The Monitor Mills, H. d. Rush propri-
etor, sold for the month of April, in this
city, So, worth of -four and bran. 1t
did not seem an unusual good month eth
er for Mr.. Rush.
RETURNED Californians give a gloom
account of affairs on the Pacific coast. The
country is overrun, not one in ten who 90
there being able to obtain employment.
They say every one who can is returning.
"No, thank you, I'll go home with my
father" was the reply young lady gave
her gentleman friend at Occidental Hall,
last Sunday night.
L
lister was about TO salute the bride, when
she stayed him with, "No, mister, l give
up them vanities now"
THERE is a lawyer in this city who, when
he wishes to quote from the Mosaic Law,
says: snow, your Honor, / will read from
Egytian reports"
THERE are at present twenty-three pris-
oners confined in the county Jail Four Of
these are boys, the eldest being scarce six
teen years of age.
The Plattsburg Register discusses, in
long article, the advantages of Leavenworth
as a trading point for the citizens Of that
city, over st. Joseph.
SpRArr. who was stabbed by Wilkins
near Platte City, Monday last, was not as
seriously injured as was at first supposed,
and is slowly recovering.
"Ho, for the Black Hills" is getting old,
and few bite at the golden bait now that
they see the blue-coats are determined to
enforce the treaty.
ABOUT one thousand cords of wood
have been captured along our river
banks since the rising of the Big Muddy.
RAILROAD fares have gone up to $50
from St. Louis to New York, in place of
SIS.
We hear nothing more in regard to the
Cheyenne Indians who were to have ar
rived here last week.
The expedition, headed by d. J. Coger
for taking government horses to New Mexi-
CO, has returned.
THERE has not been marriage license
issued since April cath. 1t seems that all
the fools are not dead vet
A LETTER is held for postage in the Kan
sas City post-of6ce, addressed to Lizzie
Townsend, Leavenworth Kansas
Mr. N. PHnAS's bid being the lowest,
he will furnish the county poor with gro
ceries for the next six months.