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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07
CAN n DE TRUE.

The New York Sun, of a recent date, de-
votes whole column to stale of misery"
told bv John Wyker, who says he settled in
Tonganoxie four years ago, and was COM
PEELED to return to his father-in-law, in New
York, this Fall, to seek protection for the
Winter. The idea of man owning three
hundred acres of land, as he saws he does,
in the very heart OF Leavenworth county,
being compelled to emigrate to avoid star
walton, is absurd and could only emanate
from q disordered brain. The man is
either . fool or 4 knave, as thres hundred
acres of broken land in this county ia
small fortune in itself. There is not the
least doubt that there are thousands of peo-
pie on our frontier who need aid, and if
they do not receive it, will starve, but We
deny that there is single pauper in Leay-
enworth county who is in want of the nee
essaries of life. We fear the Sun reporter
has drawn upon his imagination for the
following story Of Mr. Wyker:
city," said Mrs. Wyker land then set out the
State Of Missouri After leaving the bottom lands Of
the Missouri, went through the hlliest country
saw, right straight up and right straight down
all the tiune. We crossed twenty-one hills in five
hours. In Missouri found the fields for fifty
miles rs hare the road, not green thing to he
The grasshoppers had been there. And they
will he there next year, believe, for just under the
surface Of the ground everywhere could find mil
lions of grasshoppers' e.ags. We were glad enough
when the last Of them, can tell you. In
Western Missouri met n going West who
said he had met a hundred teams going east.
Another man said was the fty-seeond team had
passed that day. And the week started there
were $50 wagons encamped the Platte county fair
ground. All these people like ourselves were driy-
en- out OF the country by the grasshoppers and
drought.
I'VE reached here the DIST Of November, being but
eixty-one DAYS and sixty nights. The actual num-
her Of days that travelled forty -nine for
rpent a week at friends in Ohio, because could
get feed for horses The whole distance trav-
eIled a little than !, 800 miles. Our small
est days journey eighteen miles, our Largest
forty-three aud that in rough Pennsylvania. W.
crossed six States and thirteen rivers We camped
in our wagon forty-six nights, though some of tn,
time John slept under the wagon Our expenses
we're just ss5-"
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ALL TIE NEWS.

The TINES makes it point to give its
readers all the important telegraphic news.
The Commercial seldom gives its readers all
that is received here. Our patrons will
notice that in the issue of the two papers
of yesterday, the following very important
dispatch was found in The TINES but was
not printed in the Commercial. Comments
are unnecessary. Ii the people want the
news they will take The TINES:
@Then Wilt rose and said: As legal
Speaker of the House, / have protested
against the invasion of our hall by the
soldiers Of the United States, with drawn
bayonets and loaded muskets We have
seen our brother members violently seized.
by force of arms, and torn from us in spite
OF their solemn protest; We have seen force
of soldiers march up the aisles of the hall
of Representatives Of Louisiana, have pro
tested against this in the name Of = once
free people, in the name of the once free
State of Louisiana, in the name Of the
Union; l solemnly declare that Louisiana
has ceased tn be q sovereign State, that it
has no longer Republican government,
and / call ON the Representatives of the
State to retire with me before this show of
arms The Democrat Representatives, head
ed BY Wilt then marched ont of the hall
and the State house, both Of which were
closed as soon as the last Democrat Repres-
entative vent out. They went to No. II ST.
Louis street, followed BY large crowd who
cheered them ON their way. Wilt called
the members together, and adjourned them
until half-pas, seven O'Clock, to allow the
members come rest and efreshment.
New Orleans, Jan. Headquarten
Military Division of the Missouri. New
Orleans, Jan. 4, 1852 p. M-General
Order No. 1. Under instructions from the
President of the United States, communi-
Gated to the Attorney General of the Army,
the undersigned hereby assumes control OF
the Department Of the Gull, consisting Of
the States Of Louisiana, Arkznsas and Mis-
sisippi and the Gulf posts, - far east ssd
embracing Fort Jefferson and Kew
Wet, and excluding the posts in No
bile Bay, which will hereafter constitute
one Of the depths Of the military division
of the Missouri. CSioned
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Posr,fAsrER General Jewell shows no lag
ging in his warfare upon the abuses that
have disgraOed his department. He besins
the new year with blow at the straw-bid
system; certainly he can find few better fields
for reform.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07

THE stream of dollars for the relief OF the
Kansas and Nebraska sufferers, continues to
flow into the New York Tribune Office. The
total amount of the subscriptions thus far is
S5,527, aud there is every indication that
the generosity, which haa fitted 20 we'll with
the Holiday season, is by no means exhaust
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07

PRoF. PHILo, Superintendent of the For,
Scott City Schools, has been dismissed BY
the School Board. Charge, of incompe-
tency were made by the Monitor, Philo was
examined and dismissed, and the office OF
Superintendent dispensed with for the pres
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THE initial number OF the illustrated
Washington Groniols was published on Sun
day. 1t is respectable sixteen page sheet,
and reflects credit upon the management. 1t
contains twenty-three well executed illustra-
tons
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07

The St. Louis Democrat published the lar
gest New Years review We have seen. We
have not the least doubt but that it vas re-
munerative, as most Of its contents were
maid for
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07

A RuMoR comes from St. Louis that the
opponents of Observation-Disclosures Cocker
i'll, have made up pool which may result
in the election of an unnamed man.
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A GENT named Sturgis, has been expelled
from the Chicago Board OF Trade, for trans
acting business in an unfair manner, and
has now appealed to the courts for redress.
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ADovf Aun.

TIE travelling correspondent of ~ New
Yok 1sno Il IL South admits Sthe State
eovsznnnt Il Mississippi is one Of the best
n IL 6oath, and that against Governor
Ane - shasvs Of corruption q trickery of
~ kin1 hss ~ been made" which leads
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07

the St. Louis Journal to think that he is
criminal only in being the son-in-law OF
Ben. Butler, and that is sufficient to damn
him with the Democracy
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Headquarters Military Division, No,
n. D, 4th.-Hon W. W. Belknap, Secretary
of War, Washington--It il With deep ne
gret that l have TO announce to you the exit
ence in this State Of spirit Of defiance 10
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eiihss sex, 20 mate ally fst-sizss paying bus
iBSs- r the Ives. We haze the H.ssT ayruts
s-d d. THE sr business In our !iGe Sc
si-- b. TixIt To exclusive terri orr fun 81 the
best u, ~ h. give the largest cash pz "
COX GsSTs md al .Ipe fenced Asen's End
the bG in y. furnish. decidedly the M proit.
she. Every asdy 'an make hone. -end your
q srdr- .; one ar ciTe,.iars, terms etc
ASSNr= ~ mater ~ hat you d ing nd 10
- o. ssr'ieg ADDE'S WAFER d IINKEK
r. b ishsrs. ChiezEo IL novlS dve
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THE Nt;S TIEE. OFFICE
THE MOTT COMPLETE PRINTING EsTiBLISIY-
MENT IN THE WEST.

THE MOTT COMPLETE PRINTING ESTABLISH.
MENT IN THE WEST.
The brief history which we give of this
Journal, in connection with our sketch OF
Leavenworth, published in our extra sheet
this morning, would be incomplete without
a few words descriptive OF our new Office,
which is pronounced by everybody the hand
soonest and most complete printing estab-
lishment in the West. In the arrangement
and fitting up of our new quarters, 10 care
or expense has been spared. Nothing that
money, labor or taste could do, has been
omitted, to make the Office perfect in every
detail, and withal model western printing
Office.
From the de-, Of IFS iirst issue, up 20 last
November, The TINES lived in rented apart
ments, but on the 18th Of November, 1874,
it moved into its own house, and is now its
own landlord. Our present quarters have
been fitted up expressly for the accomoda-
rion Of the paper, and are in the large
brick building at No. lis Main. street-run-
ming through from Main TO the levee, three
stories and cellar. The second story of the
building makes the street floor, from the
Main street entrance, and on this floor the
new post-office is located-for full des-
crption Of which see elsewhere in these
columns.
From the spacious vestibule Of the post
Office, broad and easy-rising stairway leads
to the third floor, and here is the domicil Of
THE TINES. At the head OF the stairs you
enter
THE COUNTING Roog,
Where, at desk enclosed hy counter and
railing, the handsome and agreeable young
gentleman who presides over the books and
figures, may ALWAYS he found, like Matthew,
standing at the receipt OF custom. This
apartment is large and commodious-being
"a feet, by so, aud is 50 arranged that no
part OF the office, except the engine room or
press room, can be reached without passing
through it, thus bringing everything and
everybody. coming into or going out OF
the establishment, within sight of the clerk
or manager at the desk. At the head of the
stairs you turn &c the right to reach
THE EDITORIAL ROOMS.
These apartments are separated from the
business office by a glass partition. This
enables the editors to see who comes and
goes in the business Office and saves visitors,
in search Of the editor, the trouble of asking
questions, as the editorial desks are in plain
sight from all parts OF the counting room.
That portion Of the building fronting on
Main street, 20 feet, by "a, is devoted to
editorial purposes, and is divided into two
rooms, one for the editor and the other for
The 'local," thus giving each his own apart
nent, where be will not be interiered with
by the work or the visitors Of the other In
the editors room, shelves are arranged along
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We No. enter the feld for the
ia ! and coming Winter, and
are iurr ish bg the h-st paying
aud "a OF .s'iiy sor,.d ag-bcy
IN the -osii- Our s2es L have
always been toe M I sucees-
ioi, nj Ne have 'stsly addel
Ssw asd 4 xCs EDIsSLf T KIHo
ii''iu EN- aut-- rqsir'ns onIy
TT LLiGksCx a. d PPLIcari y
tar auT . Nc v.1ax ar ..lI -
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And it is so pronounced by all those who
have visitedit. The building is owned by the
proprietor OF the paper, and it has been
fitted up, at no small expense, expressly to
furnish commodious quarters to the leading
Journal of the Missouri Valley.
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Is connected with THE TINES, as the entire
establishment is now required by the news
paper, in order to accommodate the demand,
OF its large and rapidly growing business
Altogether, We consider the new home Of
THE TINES
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07

AlI WsrsboUD, Hay ani Ssosk Scales s.id - -
viii D. sci ~ ~uhoU' any e1trz chaTys
DIE sT.aK OF
, 1875-10-01

Tho address delivered by President CHANT
on Wednesday, Mt tho unnnal reunion Of tho
Society Of tho Army Of the Tennessee, Is d
noteworthy ono !; first, in that 1t WIS caro-
fully prepared md written out, and was tho
longest speech he has ever mado; and, seo-
ontl, for It's subject mattor. Tho basis of tho
ndlress WINS tho fact that " II wo aro to have
another contest il. tile noar future Of our mr.
tional existence, I predict that tho dividing
line will not bo MASON mud D1xoN's, but be-
, tween patriotiam md intelligence on tho ono
side md suporatition, ambition, and igno-
rance on the other" Upon this bnsis he ad-
vised the fostering Of education aud tho pro-
motion Of general Intelligence, the encout-
agement Of froe thought, FREQ speech, freq
press, and unfctterod religious sentiment,
and STORMY opposed tho appropriation OF
public money to tile support Of Rectarian
schools. In this direction tho President has
struck the very keynote Of future politics
and has given to the American people bis
opinions in Il clear, forcible, and sensible
manner, which they will do we'll to heed ant
consider.
, 1875-10-01

1t Is announced Tint number Of "pro5ni.
nent business men Of Bloomington, ILL.,, be-
longing to oil political pArties, havo called
meeting In that city, for thta evening, for tho
purpose Of petitioning Congress- to repeal the
SHERMAN Resumption net. This looks very
much like political dodge. The Republic
ans Of Mclean County have had to encounter
an insidious form OF opposition tor several
years. The Democratic party has suppressed
itself, and haa struggled to get possession
OF the county by organizing under the
titles Of "Anti-1onopoly," "Tsrmers," /"
"I4beral," and perhaps others. They
are called this year the "oppositiou,' y
aud have declared In favor Of pa~
per money. The Republicans Of Mclean
ars not lkoly to be diverted from tho work
they lave undertaken. which IL to elect a
Republican ticket, and to do 80 by large
majority. This petition Ia rather premature.
The present Congress pissed tho act, which
does not take e1sct for nearly three and q
shalf yoarx. In 1876, the policy involved IN
that act will bs tho loading tssuo in the Prosi
dental election. No action can or will bt
takon on that law until the people have DO
clded enc way or the other. III tho mean
tins, the law has had no effect 70 far
Thar has bssn no contraction o9 th'
, 1875-10-01

Tho announcement that Mr.. JAKr NEffh
has percmptorily vacated tho office Of Police
Superintendent. md will ncsar nGaln cross
tho threshold at headquarters in that c"Tac'ty'
will be received with quito general satisfac-
ton by the people of Chicago. Among the
possible exceptions will be TINT element Of
tho community which. according to orr loe"'
report. il preparing to 1eave town, anticipat-
inn. it is said. lesser tlrgreo Of lenicncy, not
10 say encouragement, FROM tho now inc''m-
bent, whoever Ito 1nay prove to be. Assuming;
however, tint r,tmor rightly rates the prob
abilities rs TO the future Superintendent, wo
can discover but poor prospect TINT sncls
m exodus of confi,loncc-men, bnnko-stcorers,
ETC., will be anything moro than Temporary,
If, indeed. there should be my such exodus.
hut wo shall be glad to be proved mistaken
in this cati,nate,-very glad Of m opportnni-
ty to acknowledge, in tho Light OF practical
results, that tho Mayor hns nominated, and
tho Common Council confirmed, a superin.
tendent Of poIice wl,osp sympnthies, nims'
and acts are in bohalf Of tho protection oi
life and property and tho restoration Of law
mud order.
, 1875-10-01

full nccortl with thu sentiment of lilo Nntion-
nj Republican rarty il, tho matter Of honest
money. In Republican Convention Of To-
dny, now that thu issro is slnaroly before tho
people, tho declaration would bo moro out
spoken anti striking.
But how is 1t with tho aakt-Z,itanq NJ n
b,.nko-atcercr'' Ii it not entlcavoring 10
nlislcad tho Gertnnng who do nnt rcatl ELL
glisll newspapers by telling item TINT tho
Republican rnrty Of Illinois IL currency
watering, is'.!atian party, aud ly pcrsuatling
,,otoriouuly in favor ri currency .1il1,tion
In tho first rlacc, 1t profcsaea an allegiance to
m "Opposition rnrty, which has no exist
c,sco whatever. In the nc1t place. 1t is vol
known that Mr.. 1[Es1sn got currency rcs.,-
luton introduced into tho "Oppesition " Con-
vention OF Inst yeAr by a coup Il ttas, which
wns opposed to tito majority sentiment Of Tint
combination, and was only pushed throngh by
arr, 1frsISo's peculiar tactics, Finally tho
4staats-ZsilHng, in asking tho Ger mans to
vote against tho Republican party, nsls
them to vote against the only party constant
Is and uniformly in fnyor Of hon est money
and specie resumption, and to vote with The
Democratic party (the only opposition to tia
Kepublicnns), which ut heart il in favor oil
currency dilution, which lcals to rcpudiation.
It is entirely within bounds to say that, asidt
from tho German Republicans, throo out oi
every four ,nen, perhaps nine out Of ton, wlle
voted with tito !" Pcoplos Far!y" i'll Cl,icago,
arc in favor Of CURRENCY thintion, md mos
, 1875-10-01

III calling tho advocates Of On unlimited
6hinr1aster currency 'inflationists "antl "ex~
pa1tsionists," their real character is not 80
we'll indicated M it they wero called "dilu-
tonists." Expansion, as Webster defines it,
is tile act Of spreading out, or enlargement
Imitation is ths act Of distending. But the
advocates Of unlimited irrcdoeinable issuos
want something moro than tho distention OF
enlargement Of tho volume of tho currency.
1t Is not simply moro money that they de-
mand but nlso "chenp money. That il,
they want tho quality Of tho currency affected
MS we'll rs tie quantity. This is "di1ution, ?"
which Webster defines as :" tho net Of dilut-
ing. or the stnte Of being diluted, thinncd, or
weakened" Now this is what tho ropnlia-
tionists want to do with tho currency,
they wnnt it tratereI, Minntd, rtak-
encd. an additional Issue Of currency
would not serve their purpose unless It
should derreciate tho paper money in
ra1ue. There ID now vast amount
Of idle currency lying in tho banks for wnnt
Of borrowers on reasonable security, but it
costs about ST cents in The dollar in exchange
for commodities to get it. It would do tho
spectators no good to have 9500, 900, 600
more greenbacks iHiued to lie in the banks OF
hands Of capitalists If it should be worth 81
cents in tho dollar. They could not get hold
Of tue new isst,e at this rate my mora easily
than they en-, lay their hands on tho present
currency. Therefore they desire not only
TINT tho ifsue shall bo increased in quantity,
but that tho currency itself shall bo weakened
in purchasing power. There ia no prctcnsa
that there is my lack Of quantity Of currency
| now and banking facilities to transact the
business Of tho country. Tho ovorstocked
vaoIts Of Tho banks mem, # nnythiny, tlaai
] there is moro currency than is needed for thu
! transaction Of tho business. Tho trouble Is
that tho quality ;s too good, ut even 81 cents
| gold value to tho dollar, to rush out into nj
sorts Of wild, hazardous, and speculative
schemes. II 1t wns worth 10 cent
on the dollar instead Of 81, will
prospect Of further decline, the,
everybody would 10 showing it OF o,
his ncighhor, preferring 10 put it into an
unsalable trick or vontureso,no speculate
rather than retnin 1t. This is what tho sh' .
plaster diiutionists desire. They should
known as Dilutionists." Tho wort4
sufficiently comprehensive to ombody the
principles and explain their PURPOSES. WI
not call them by their right nano?
, 1875-10-01

We roferred yesterday to tho fact that tho
quality Of Chicago No. 2 spring wheat ia fully
withstapding that an impression to the coz
truy is sought to be n.nde by certain in
terestcd parties Yesterdays mail brought Il
letter from Dawn Dows & Co., tho we'll
known grnin-1ncrchants Of Now York, to
Lyon, LESTER & Co., Of this city, which con-
tains tho following passage, except the words
in parenthesos, those being understood in
writing nnd reading the letter, though not
expressed: "No. 9 Chicago, now, is good
wheat, and 50 far aella about Sumo "a hill
wau1soo. Il you keep tho grade up US VIC SEQ
it now, there will not bo tho difference be.
tween (prices.of) Chioago and Milwaukee,
(whaat) that there hos been"
, 1875-10-01

currency, Tho I.reent,ncka lave nut advanced
III value. They nro wortl, lrsa now thau they
wnro six months or n yonr ngo. Two
years aso they roso in vluo TO Oh cents,
within fraction Of boing equivalent to eilves
coin; they aro now worth losa linn s'I cents.
so tho progress towards specie paymonta Ia
not 10 alarming NJ to lcmnn1 tho repeal of
tho law. Thu al,snrdity Of ratitioning for
t'lu rcpenl OF tho Inv Mt this time is so glar'ng
t1at VIC ratler think tho whole movement ia
intended ,nnro for eirect In clocting the 0ppo.
s;tiou candidate for County Treasurer III Nc
Loau County tl.au nnything elso.
, 1875-10-01

In the celebrated WAND will caso at De-
troit yesterday testimony was given BY ono
Of the original Rochester "sappers," Man.
oAEEr Fox, who subsequently became tho
wife Of Dr. KANE, the Arctic explorer. She
testified that twice the mid Of tile spirits WAS
invoked by Capt. Ward through hor interpo-
sit!on, aud that two wills, drawn up in this
e1tra-indicisl faahion, wots furnished tho
millionaire. It is probable that when these
shadowy documents arc brought into court
anA examined tho fnger.marks Of some ma
terialized echemer will be discovered.
, 1875-10-01

The Now York World os !sHt w.'ek l.aa.hsa
fcrvent wish tllnt Cinciunatl'B ia uo'la yacI.s4,
whlci, kicked stray lonesa TO death. h.:t com.
plotted It's career by doing tho atno thing to
WASH MCLEAN and the Cincin tatl IHIuiwr,
Tho lattor thoroupon mildly asgs thst "ssx
ri1.pEa" is "4oryile, aueakinR, selfish tod
Of various bud c,asseH Of perso1.s Tint ,,9 4,
bound to "r,llo or ruin" and t1."t l,a si'l ,nl,
succeed In ru!u,n9 himself. hat ,l!l;gIstts
harmony THIS is, and how much !, itaptoscs t4e
chancos Of Democratic SUCCESS in 1876
, 1875-10-01

Cardinal McCbosRzy yesterday recaived In
Rome, in accordance with Ptpal bull to
that effect, his highly euphonious title in the
Church OF Santa Marin Supra MincEyam.
His felicity, together with his ecclesiastical
dignities, may, therefore, be considered COM
nlnte
, 1875-10-01
npon thu Ohio l'epple. JGtraan t'Io toartnx Of
old Fog and Tin thvaucS Of 10 t.a. .~. I.e
wonder Cincinnati is nEltated.

lilo Hher1 Of 1fuakoeon Cour =, H1icl,.. al.
vortlsca for information that will s,ti l., III, a.
teat Of . man and etrl, described q f,ll,ws:
l.. q. NuRKTt Tho csplor. Il m II ,:.r;. ri .1t.u
afuut la0 ths. tIHllt s1llow r,rnrlnz,. with L.e,
voolly lair, indicating negro hloA In hs srin,
Cia!nia to 10 Canadian. EAnAn JAx.: t'E."nl ID
grl, wna II yearn nl1 In March ast lIr tisrt lrvwt
nsca hlaek, faro rather ltnR. a!!t If "i'""
pes ralseA by totf on ose temple, anl tt.:r I'll
VI HtHst1 pits On sides a1't end.
Tho girl, IL is clniused, was Ht''tcn fron, ttt
homo Of her father ii. 1.akoton T.wn -l, atuA
kcgon County. lersons having k,lnw.edgo .,
Tho wt.oroabot,ts OF either Of tto lc,t;' iii do
Hcrlbed nboro may communIca with Nal
WILLIAM T.. RYAN, Sl.enn Of Nut ,egon Conniy,
n1uskegotl, Mich, who offers 9. reward for
tin apprehension Of tho thicl alitl tho rot.u Of
tito girl.