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AsTOR.

William B. Astor, the millionaire of New
York, just deceased, was q son Of John ia
cob Aston, the celebrated merchant. After
his fathers death, William inherited tn,
most of the vast wealth which John jacob
had been for half century amassing, and
by his judicious Investments and profitable
calculations, he largely increased the al.
ready overgrown fortunes of the family.
He was renowned no less for his libetlli,v
to every public object than for his wealth.
His and his fathers donations to the Aston
Library counted by hundreds of thoueands
and the honor Of founding this institution
is due solely to the Astor family. At the
death of John Jacob, his fortune was esti-
mated at 5000, 900, and rs most of this
vast sum came into the hands of William,
it is safe to say that his prudence far aug
mented the value Of even this enormous e.
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NEW YORK.

New York, November 30.-The Hudson
river is frozen over from Hudson to \ 'ba-
nv. The thermometer, this morning, is at
zero.
News to the 2lst OF October has been re-
ceived from Liberia, including an account
of the BATH, of the 10th. The following Is
a synopsis OF letter from Monrovia to the
Secretary of the Colonization Society here
All the island settlements have been aban-
doned, and the inhabitants at Latrobe, or
the greater part of them, have lost all. On
the 10th our troops made an attack on
large native town, which il in sight of
Harper, and were repulsed, and re;reated in
disorder, several being killed and wounded,
and leaving in the hands OF the
enemy three brass field pieces, with
ammunition, when they were turned upon
Latrope. The troops will not likely
renew the attack without cannon, and the
government IL not able to maintain so
large a force for any length Of time For
them to leave, would be TOR the enemy to
overrun the country, The native coalition
is both wide and deep, extending from
Basa forty miles between Cape Ball, be-
tween Grand Taboo and Ce1ebv, and TO
windward OF Grebo Terriiaries. The treas
ury is empty, and the public credit well
nigh exhausted. IL is said that English
influence has been active in iDstigating
the natives. Every English steamer from the
Divan coast brings to the enemy quanti-
ties OF ammunition and guns.
Orders have been received at the BROOKLYN
navy yard to place 10 more monitors in
commission, and various naval rendezvous
throughout the country have been instruct
ed to enlist available ali-Grades.
There Is still little excitement among
depositors in the savings banks, and slight
run was made to-day on the rankin Saw
ings Bank, which has plenty of money, and
are paying every ore As fast "a possible. y
run commenced yesterday on the North
River Savings Bank, and continued to-day,
but there is less anxiety among Gcpositors,
who were promptly paid.
Ii Is said the government used the cable
wires for some hours this morning, in the
transmission of dispatches between Secre-
tarv Fish and Minister Cushing, at Madrid.
\ rumor is added that Spain has remon-
strated against the United States
government per'"i;ting the sale of Cuban
bonds in this country, claiming that their
issue here is in violation OF the treaty obi
cations.
ALBANY, November 30.-NayigatiOn on
canal and river is closed, and the river is
full of ice. The Thermometer ranged from
two to eight degrees below zero all day.
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forl Us he never had sister. Now who
concocted this pathetic story? Legate
knew the applicant for a clerkship was
in no wise related to Coney. 1t is reason
able that Legate and Coney manufactured
the thing out OF whole cloth. If these fell
lows are reduced to such base shifts as this,
they are to be pitied indeed.
The original letter OF application for the
place is in our possession, and any one de-
-irous Of seeing it can satisfy themselves
that Coney's sister 10 not named in it. The
whole fight Of the Commercial is based upon
Infamous falseboods.
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POOR yIN.

James F. Legate talks Of 'tbetraying con-
fidence." What has Jeems to say about
the Pomeroy letter which was torn up by
Gaylord, the pieces picked up BY Jim L.
gate and photographed? Armed with this
document, Jeems writes threatening Letters
to Gaylord and Pomeroy. We have copies
of these blackmailing letters in Jeems' own
handwriting in our possession, and yet the
immaculate individual has a horror oil
"betraying confidence" How long since
Jim became 90 very conscientious? We
rather think he felt worse on the morning
after the late election, when informed that
he was defeated, running 1856 behind his
party vote. Poor Jim.
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SENATOR IN3ALLS-

The Oswego IsdependeD, dominates Sena-
tor Ingalls,, of this State, for Eice-Presi-
dent, on the National Reform ticket in
1876. The TIMEs suggested the same thing
seven months ago, and we are convinced
that no better selection could be made.
Kansas is entitled 10 this honor for her
steadfast devotion to the principles OF the
Republican party. Senator Ingalls, as
rresiding officer, has few equals, and no su-
periors IN the country.
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STRIKING EXAMPLES.

The Albany MO- Loise, Democratic
paper, referring TO the conviction of Joyce
OF crooked whisky fame, asks: whittier
are We drifting; what are We coming to-
when an ex-srmy officer and public func.
tionary cannot clandestinely extract from
the public crib little provender without
Being held accountable therefor" The
Ledger, in the cases of Joyce and Melon
aid, is furnished with striking examples of
the conduct of the party toward suspected
criminals. The Democratic doctrine is al
ways to conceal the sins of the party. The
Republicans, on the contrary, believe in al
lowing mo guilty man to escape" Gen.
Grant, whom the Ledger 30 much abuses, is
entitled to the credit of this good work.
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WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGToN, November 26.-The funer.
al of President Wilson took place in
the Senate Chamber, at half past ten
O'Clock, this morning. Although the day
was very unfavorable, the crowd was great.
Many were unable TO gain admission to the
building, after ten o'clock. The Senate
Chamber was heavily draped in mourning,
and Immediately in front OF the Vice-Presi-
dents table the catafalque was placed, The
desks having all been removed from the
Chamber, seats we're arranged on the floor
for the President and Cabinet, Supreme
Court, members Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives, and other prominent per-
sons. At lois, the judges Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, headed by Mr.
Middleton, their clerk, entered, and were A.
signed to the front row Of seats, on the
right Of the Vice-Preaidents de<k. A:
lO:22 the body was taken from the rotunda
to the Senate Chamber, preceded y Rev.
d.. Sunderland, Chaplain of ths eesste,
Frsaeh, he oqm1itss OF
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pose, and l cannot, in view OF the peace oil
this frontier, and honor and good faith of
the government, too strongly urge that the
subject be closely looked after, and thai
measures, more vigorous and efficient than
those hitherto pursued, be adopted and en-
forced, without delay The military forces
have done, and done well, all they have the
right or power to do, and cannot and ought
not to be held in any man.
ner accountable for any further hos
tilities with these Indians il is due to bad
treatment and want of food at the agency,
to which they have been forced to return.
and where they now are. 1t is with pain
full reluctance that the military forces take
the field against the Indians, who oEly
leave their reservations because they are
starved there, and who must hunt food for
themselves and their families or see them
perish with hunger. 1t is revolving to any
human man to see such things done, and
far more to be required to be the active
party to commit violence upOn forlorn Ind
ians who, under pressure and such neces-
sity only, do what any man would do under
like circumstances.
desire to say with all emphasis, what
every army officer on the frontier viii COR
roborate, that there is no class of men in
this country who are 50 disinciined 10 war
with the Indians, As the army stationed
among them. The army has nothing TO
gain BY a war with the Indians. On the
contrary, it has everything to lose in such
a war it suffers all the hardships and pri-
vations, exposed as il is to the chance oil
assassination, and if Indians are killed, to
the charge Of inefiiciency if they are not,
to Misrepresentation by the Agents, who
fatten on the plumber Of the Indians, and
misunderstood by worthy people at 4 dis
lance, who are deceived by these agents and
followers The soldier has little to expect
from public feeling nevertheless, he is so
placed under present arrangements and or
ders that he has 10 power, whatever, on the
Indian reservations, to redress or prevent
the wrongs which drive the Indians to war
Unfair dealing with the Indians has brought
on the difficulty he Is obliged 10 pursue,
to save the Indians, whom he knows have
been wronged, and who have only done
Just what he himself would h ave done I'M
der like provoca,ion. Such a relation TO
Indian affairs and Indian agents is unjust
and unfair to the army, and a serious in
jury both to the interests OF the Govern
ment and the well-being of the Indians.
Isaac ID. Gibson, Indian Agent for the
Osages, has rendered his resignation through
the Committee of Friends, and they have ac-
cepted it in letter highly expressive of
their appreciation OF his interest and devo-
ton to the service.
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GOOD ADVICE.

H. T. Hammond made up his mind, some
weeks ago, to sell his farm in the south
part of this county and move into some
other State. He accordingly visited Texas
and Arkansas sightseeing. While at Lit
tie Rock he met W. S. Burke, and having
learned that Burke had visited Texas, Ar,
kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, Ham
mond desired to ascertain his opinion as to
The best place for him (Hammond) 10 10,
cate. Burke replied that he had thorough.
ly explored the States named, and he wonld
advise him to go back TO the county Of
Leavenworth, and if he could possibly find
4 farm for sale in the county to buy it and
20 TO farming there.
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PEN NSYIVAk;k.

PrrrsBURG, November 2i-Early this
morning FIRE occurred at McKecsport, Pa.
DESTROYING five buildings on Market street.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000; in
surance about S9,0OO.
The POST" OF tomorrow viii contain a
carefully considered article on the question
of the Presidency, suggesting the name of
Judge jeremiah Black, OF ennsyivania, for
the consideration of the Democratic Con-
vention. After stating that Grant will I'm
doubtedly be the Republican candidate, and
declaring that the political institutions Of
the country are in most imminent peril, the
article concludes: "Pennsylvania has not
vet presented fayorite son fOE
consideration OF the nation at large; nor
would she, in her behalf. thrust favoTite
son forward, but while discussing the posi-
bic candidates, il should not be forgotten
that Pennsylvania has son, whom none
bears a prouder front in the forward ran%
of craftsmanship, nam whose life has
been "a pure as his craftsmanship l. lar
reaching and comprehensive; a man
under whom official corruption would
not be permitted to exist, much
less to flourish and spread itself
like a green bay tree, until II over
spreads the whole land the greatest con-
siitutional expounder OF the age, and whose
already distinguished services have crown
ed him with laurels, worthily bestowed !;
man under whose guidance the Republic
would be safe, and BY whom it would be
brought back to the ancient landmarks, so
that it might enter upon the second centu-
cry Of Its existance clothed with bright
promise and surrounded by enduring GER
tainty."
PorIsvILLE, November 30-Last night,
at Bucksville colliery, in Tuscarora, an ac-
cident occurred BY the sudden breaking OF
q chain attached to a hosting wagon,
which was being let down into the mine
to haul some men up. The wagon came
down with great force, instantly killing
Hugh Sharp and Patrick McIniire, and
BADLY wounding other miners.
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Z = Il, s a LIE .
10000 HRcES
Of |iLHABif LAHDS
Ga 5Aausas.

Rv direction Of the Honorable Secretary
Of the Interior, the undersigned will re-
ceive sealed bids Tor the purchase Of any or
ail OF the uuso.d lands west OF the Neosho
River along the southern line OF the State
of Kansas embraced within what is ccncr-
ally knows a. the ''CHEEoKEE STRIP"
these lirt- are offered for sale in COM
pIiance witt the provisions Of an act Of
Congress, approved NAV IL, 1872, re-. :.
Statutes at Large, vol. xvii, PIP. % and ~.
They will be sold to the highest bidder
for cash, in quantities not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres. and not less than
two dollars per acre for all Of said lands
lying east OF the Arkansas river, and ore
dollar and fifty cents per acre for such
lands az lie west oil said river.
Printed list, describing the lands hereby
offered for sale by their proper legal subdi-
visions and indicating the minimum price
AT which each trac. is held, will he sent by
mail to the address OF any person maxim.
application therefor t. the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office, or to the Rcgis-
ter and Receiver OF the local Offices at
Aichita and Independence, Kansas.
Persons Offering to purchase may bid for
as many tracts u they EIay desire, but each
bid must be separately made and sealed.
and must be for not more than one lur-
dreG and sixty acres land conform 10 the
legal subdivisions embraced in the list.l
Bids must be accompanied by ten pr
cent. Of the amount bid a. i guarantee al
t..c good faith I'll me bidder, which sum, in
case the land il awarded and the balance
not paid, viii be forfeited. Should any bid
be rejected, the sum deposited viii be re-
turned 70 the proper party.
Parties wLO-c bids are accepted viii be
notified Of such acceptance a. soon after
the opening OF the bids Is practicable, and
ii within forty days after such notice has
leen duly mailed payment in full be not
made to the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office OF the amount bid, the land
upon which such bid was made will be
again subject TO sale
The ten per cent. deposit required to ac-
company bids may he RENTED in Post
Office orders, certificates OF deposit, cerjf-
fed checks on some Government depository
PAYABLE TO the order oi the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office. or in currency
the right to reject any and all bids -
expressly reserved.
All bids must he sealed and addressed to
the COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE, WASHINGTON, u. e., and in
dor7ed "BrIs FoR CHEROKEE STRIP
LAsIs."
Bids will be received as above invited I'M
til II O'Clock, noon, Of the thirtieth day Of
November 1875, after which they will be
duly opened and acted upon.
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FORD COUNTY ITEMS
Reported for The TINES.

| lRepoEted for The TNEsl
Cool, bitter mornings.
Stoves in great demand.
| High winds last week. go
| Wood up" is getting to be the daily
cry.
| MIR. F. J. Dennis has goneto Newton
is said wooing.
The @. NJ. Department, Fort Dodge
shipped to Cantonment eight mules for thai
post. ~ .-
Dodge City Town Company has sold
five or six lots during the past week, which
looks like business. L-l.-
Major Royal, Fifth Cavalry, has been
assigned to the post of Fort Dodge, and il
expected there in few days.
Major L. 3. Kirk, in addition to his
Q. NJ. duties, is A. c. S. and Post Treasurer
at Fort Dodge, during the temporary alb
sence of Lieutenant Wenie
Brick Pomeroy" was seen sailing on
the sheets of the Inter-Ccean, showing liza
bilities of S140, 600, and assets Of 5000, 600
Well he may % Chicagoing
Lieut.. Spencer is Post Adjutant dur
AAS sAS SoochSC Va
and commanding Company A., 10Th Imam
try, during the temporary absence Of Lieut..
Vance.
Mr.. Weber, the head blacksmith in the
Quartermaster's department at Fort Dodge,
formerly of Leavenworth city, Is one Of
themost skillful mechanics in his branch
OF business. He is finished workman, and
one whom neglected associating with the
late q. NJ. Ball, given at Fort Dodge, as he
was one OF the most efficient managers, and
his lady one of its brightest ornaments.
Dodge City has another easerpsiae
which is now attracting > great amount of
Interest. 1t is NO less . matter than . bank.
II is doing . hourishing business. Ner--
chants, clerks. mechanics and laborers in
general. ere making vast deposits. Bu. we
are no; certain il it IL safe investment.
- il is nothing nore OF In than a IAN
bank. CAcnz
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HONOR.

When Col. Anthony was made post.
master, Mr.. oonev was anxious to have his
sister, who had just graduated at the Sis
tens school, appointed as one of the LADY
clerks, and Col. Anthony refused him this
little kindness. Coney was poor, his sister
was poor, but Mr.. Coney had managed bv
dint Of hard labor to support his sister in
school, and was very DESTROYS to have her
remain in this State. To do 30. he wa.
compelled to find her something to do. and
n-ade this application to Col ANTHONY. He
was refused, and his sister was compelled
TO return to New York, where she nov il
Coamerciai
The above statement, 20 far rs we know.
has not one word Of truth in ii. We never
heard that Coney had a sister, and no an
Phcafion was ever made to us BY any one
Tor situation for such person. Conev never
had sister at the Sisters, scboa,
as the records viii prove. We have
enquired Of his friends, aud OF persons Who
knsw Oonsy in Marion, n. Y, and they In.
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0aeeklp Gimes
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ., 1875.
HONE INTERESTS.

Leayenworth has more factories than any
city west of the Missouri River. They are
all sound institutions, and paying invest
ments It is duty which all citizens owe
enterprising men, that they patronize home
industry. Retail dealers should not send
10 the East Tor articles which they can buy
as cheap and as good in our own State. Let
us help one another, and the city and State
VIII be 20 much the better Of
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]. CLARKE SwAYZE.

As issenerally known, Mr.. Swayze edit
ed an administration journal At Macon, Ga,
previous to his coming to Kansas, and
which was, we learn, the only Republican
paper published in that State for several
years after the close OF the war, bribery and
intimidation having made short lives of all
other attempts to establish papers OF this
kind. Mr. Swayze refused to he Judas in
the Republican camp, and his paper was
fearless and outspoken in its advocacy OF
the rights of the greatly oppressed col
ored people in that section, which course
engendered the most bitter hatred, and at
tempts to take his life were of almost week
ly occurrence.
| The unfavorab,e termination Ito the
Southern people, of the war, tended to
make the American flag disagreeable to
them. Being fully aware OF this fact, and
having determination to let his persecu-
tors know that he was still there" Mr..
Swayze had a fag-pole, seventy-two feet
in height, planted directly in front OF his
office, from the top Of which the emblem of
freedom huttered upon all public occasions.
This action on his part stuEs the mouruers
over the ''lost cause" to the core, many of
whom would walk two blocks out of their
way rather than be overcast with a shadow
of "Swayze's flag" as it was Familiarity
called.
In January, 1870, and few days previ-
Gus to the holding of an advertised Repub-
lican mass meeting, some unknown per-
sons, with view to casting a damper on
Swayze's seeming audacity, in daring to
hoist the stars and stripes in rebel city,
as also Of preventing its appearance on the
occasion of the jolli6cation meeting, cut
the flag halyard and pulled it to the ground.
Mr.. Swayze felt chagrined for the time
being, as it seemed almost an impossibility
to again get the rope back
without first lowering the staff. Its great
height made an attempt to climb it seem
like an impossibility, more especially as it
was slender pine pole. The night previ-
Gus to the meeting, pair of climbers were
secured, and twenty dollars offered to any
man who would make the ascent. A num-
Der made the effort, but after getting part
way up, were forced to descend, as much
from being chilled through BY the cold
winds which are prevalent in that section of
the South in January, as from apprehensions
OF the poles giving way. Alter finding that
no one present was able to earn the prefer
ed amount, Mr.. Swayze buckled on the
climbers and, with the remark that in
asmuch as be had fought four years for
the privilege Of hosting the Union flag on
soil, he couldn't see the poin, in
letting his enemies get ahead of him just
after Republican victory, and made the
perilous ascent himself, carrying one end of
the rope in his mouth the entire distance.
The feat was satisfactorily accomplished,
and the following days sun found Swayzes
dag truly there" Il
The above facts were furnished US by
Mr.. NJ. c. Morris, now foreman of The
ZINES, but who was at the time an appren-
ice under Mr.. Ssayze, now editor of the =,
Topeka Blade, and an eye witness of the I
whole affair. Swayze seems to be about rs I
earless in Kansas as he was in Georgia.
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RATHER EiSHY.

PLATTE CITY, Mo, Nov. 18th, 1876.
H0a- ID. X. -4nthoHy, Ledreniro7fh, hansGs.
DEAR SIn:-Do the citizens OF Lawrence
propose trying Quantrell and his murder
ers, who burned Lawrence during the late
war? Please inform me by the first mail
| have been travelling around pretty near
all the time since the late war closed, and
know several of them; besides, | was at
Lawrence on the day of its being burned
and know some of them by sight.
Hoping to hear from you soon, l have
the pleasure Of remaining,
Yours Respectfully,
JAN,s HAMILTON,
II Dir. Hamilton, whom We have not the
pleasure of knowing, has any information,
he had better go directly to the officers of
the law. We are, however, inclined to
think the communication rather fishy.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, November 3O.-Mr. Cushing, the
American Minister, will tomorrow present
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the tele-
graphic reply from his government to the
las; Spanish note. The tenor of tie Amer
lean dispatch is considered very satisfac-
tory, and dissipa,es the recent apprehen-
sions. .
The ministerial change resolved upon in
the Cabinet council Of Saturday, and al
ready announced, ~iIl take place THURSDAY.
The first day Of February is appointed for
the meeting Of Cortes-
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ANNALS OF KANSAS.

The long expected book is at hand. We
have not had time to examine il, but at a
glance see that it is a dictionary of events
in Kansas SO complete, that no man can al
ford to be without it. 1t is a vast collec-
ton OF facts, dates and figures, which must
have required great patience and immense
labor. 1t is gotten up in splendid style,
the best of paper and the most skillful
workmanship. We predict an immense
sale OF the frs; edition, and demand up
on Wilder for the second. A review OF the
work will be given during the week.
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LoRD LoRxEs new poem is very kindly
treated BY the English newspaper, but
there seems to be no doubt that it il .
mediocre performance, unworthy of much
attention A London correspondent Of the
New York Times says il is "a mere jineIen
and n choolboy perfonanees