The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-12-02
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

HE Sabetha 1dpGace refers TO HE |
TINES as 'the head and front Of Kansas
ewspapers.'
| GENTLEMEN who are waiting Tor the |
Postmaster-General's shoes will be likely TO
freeze their toes. Winter is coming on.
Gov. TAYLOR, of Wisconsin, threatens
to contest the recent election, on the ground
that he has been defeated BY fraudulent
voting.
| A MASSACHUSETTS lawyer has been sub
prnad to give evidence against his own
client. The question viii be carried to the
Supreme Court.
The Law and the gospel. The pulpit
and pew cushions of one of the Presbyte-
rian churches of Chicago have been seized
by the pastor for back salary.
JOHN MoRRIssEY has been nominated for
the Presidency. The Cairo Bulletin, Dem
ocratic paper OF Illinois, does it, and pre-
diets his triumphant election.
Rev Mr. BLAKE, OF San Francisco, is
reported to have lost 800 at game called
bunko. California is a bad place for green
ministers.
CAPTAN HENRY BOOTH of Larned is a
candidate for reelection as clerk for the
House. Being competent and popular, We
believe that there is no doubt Of his success.
SHERIFF MARK HARPER, of McLeans-
boro, Illinois, committed suicide last week.
Financial troubles" is the cause assigned
for the rash act. He asks forgiveness OF his
wife and bondsmen.
REV. Mr.. IVES, the Republican candi-
date for New York State prison inspector,
was the worst beaten man on the ticket.
He ran ten thousand votes behind Mr..
Seward.
THE State Geologist of Missouri has made
an official report declaring that the gold
region in Macon county is not worth the
working, which dictum will be acquiesced
in BY all save those owning land in that vi
cinity.
THE Wichita Beacon accuses us of clip
ping one or two items from its columns, and
crediting them to the Eagle of the .ame
town. We promise to be more careful in
the future, and can assure the Beacon that
the mistake was not intentional.
THE Protestant Episcopal Board OF Mis-
sions has lately been discussing plans for
bringing the colored people OF the South
ern States within that church. 1t is urged
as reason for prompt proceedings that
the Roman Catholic Church is moving in
. like direction.
The maddest man in Wisconsin is John
Leigh, OF Oconto. He was candidate for
member of the Assembly, and being a con-
scientious man, he voted for his opponent.
His opponent was elected by just one ma
jority. 1t won't do to have any such preju-
dices when one is running for office.
CARDINAL ASroNELu has for many
years had the care Of the Peters Pence,
sent TO the Pope from all quarters OF the
country, and in the investment of the large
sums which have come into his keeping he
is said to have developed financial abilities
OF high order.
SOMEBODY has mentioned jeremiah F. |
Black, OF Pennsylvania, as the Democratic |
nominee for the Presidency. To this the |
Lawrence Standard, edited by ex-senator |
Ross, objects, because he did not act fairly |
with Andrew johnson during the impeach- |
ment trial
AN appeal is being circulated through |
the banks OF New York, Philadelphia, Bal |
timole and Washington, petitioning Con-
gress to repeal the law requiring the afiix-
ing of two-cent stamp on checks, on ac-
count OF tie annoyances, misunderstood |
ings, and actual losses TO banking ins;itu- |
tons occasioned thereby.
SECRETARY BRIsrow has sent letters to |
all collectors OF customs in the country, in
forming them OF the necessity OF making |
considerable reductions in the cost of col |
iecting the duties, and asking them for
suggestions as TO the method in which |
these reductions shall be made.
ALREADY the fight Tor Senator Ferry's !
Senatorial shoes is warming up in Connec-
ticut. There is a long roll of candidates,
bat it is believed that Governor Ingersoll |
will app DIN, ex-Gov. English to the vacan-
cy until the legislature meets in the Spring.
and then make an effort to secure his own
election.
The railway system of Italy is gradually
coming under government control, the last |
purchase of the State being the Upper Itali
an lines, the most profitable OF all. The
price paid is Sl5O,OOO,OOO. The southern
lines have for some time been in the pos
session OF the Government. |
NOTWITHSTANDING the law passed by
Congress some years ago, the wanton de-
struction OF game on the Western plains
continues. Gov. Thayer, of Nebraska, says
that not long ago party Of elk murderers
killed one hundred elk and simply took
away the hides. This, he truly adds, is in
deed cruelty to animals, as we'll as grievous
wrong to the people. l.
VICE-PREsIDENr WILSON had a premo-
milton that he would die suddenly-be snuff
fed out like candle, without an oppor-
tunity to say good-by to any one. His
words are prophetic. But lie could never
have imagined, from the nature of things,
that his remains would be carved up by the E
surgeons before the natural warmth of his 8
body had departed.
Mr.. Be- CHEERS assertion that Mr. Moo ,
dy is a believer in the Second Advent of 3
Christ, not merely at some indefinite period
in the future, but in our own time, has ex
cited much comment in the East 1t is
considered foreign to the charact ter of Mr..
Moody that he should hold such opinion
and not avow it publicly. Perhaps Mr..
Beecher is mistaken.
The newspaper war has spread from St.
Louis to New York. The st. Louis editors