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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-08
IMPORTANT TO WOVEN.

A case of nature quite rare in the
courts, but involving principle of consid-
cradle importance, has just been decided by
the New York Supreme Court, and is re-
ported at length in the Times. The suit
was brought in equity, by young married
woman, 10 have her inchoate right of dover
in property valued at $4,000, protected
by the court The property had been con-
veyed by her husband to his two grown up
daughters, children of former wife, four
days before plaintiffs marriage to him, and
without her knowledge or consent, the con-
sideration being natural affection Of the
grantor for the grantee. This act OF the
husband was claimed TO have been in
fraud of his wife's inchoate right Of dover,
and the court was asked for decree declar-
ing the conveyance void so far as it affect
ed such right. This was granted, the court
holding that man cannot WOO woman
with his wealth, and then defraud her Of
the enjoyment of it by deciding away his
property on the eve of their marriage.
This decision is Of special interest to wo-
mon
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DEFEATED CANDIDATES

The result OF the elections yestesd-J Eiu
not please everybody. This womb ne an
impos ibility, and could not have been ex-
lecied. Yet on the whole, Deavenworth
is to be congratulated on the ticket. The
defeated candidates need not feel sore. Ev-
cry man has his time. Ono is up to-day,
and down tomorrow. John Quill, gen.
tleman not unknown 10 fame, was induced
10 run for Office, when he had some Politi-
cal ambition, and We let him describe the
result in his own words:
Il never run for office but once At the
earnest solicitation Of some Of my friends,
in an unguarded moment, | allowed myself
10 be announced as candidate for the
Office of Justice Of the Peace. Previous to
this fool move, i had been considered a
decent kind of man, but the next day,
when the BngIe came out, it was filled with
accounts of my previous history that would
have curdled the blood of Digger
Indian. A susceptible public was gravely
IDlOTHieu tldL Wa UOt III loI iic oinSe,
that / was almost fool, besides / had
come West under very suspicious circum-
stances. / had starved my deaf old grand
mother TO death and sold her remains to a
soap factory. l had stolen a hand-organ
from poor blind cripple, and run away
with the proceeds had sold my grand
fathers coffin for fourteen dollars, and bur-
led the old gent in boot-box. / was even
accused Of being member of Plymouth
Church. In utter despair, l rushed around
to headquarters, withdrew my name and
swore solemn swear that / would never
indulge in politics again. And / never
will"
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THAT $1,000 AGAIN.

In our issue, Sunday morning, Gov.
Slower imagines that we did him an injus-
tice. What We said was on the authority
of the Lawrence Standard, and il is but Just
that we state again that Gov. Slower denies
that he received any part Of the s. 600 for
any purpose" However, he did receive
S4l2 for Witnesses fees in the case of the
State vs.. Pomeroy. This explanation should
satisfy all Stover's enemies, and be most
pleasing to his friends. But the question
again arises-''Where is the S7,OOO?'
Slower denies receiving any part Of it, and
it is not probable that Pomeroy has seen it
since York has had possession. Will some
body rise and explain? The people are
becoming very anxious. Has York any
little information that would satisfy
them?
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FROM LENAPE.
LENAPE, KAN, April l

i-H->a H-r Ah-'-Nf II Pm -.
EDITOR TINES: Again we taxe up the
quill, which We will endeavor to push for
a short time; but we hereby disclaim any
desire of gaining the sobriquet of q. p,
and if f. f. B., or any other man, calls us
this, We will sue for libel on the spot.
Several persons residing here have been
afflicted with pneumonia, but under the
skillful treatment of Mr.. A. j. Coster, a
gentleman from London, who has recently
settled here, they have all recovered. Mr..
Knapp, however, made very narrow es-
cape, and Uncle Abe came near passing
in his checks. The first named is
again ready to make frst-class
boot or shoe; and the latter is again in his
store ready to sell anything, from paper
OF pins to first-class horse, but not drop
of that which does inebriate. On Tuesday
last, as the express train on the n. z. l..
X. was approaching the residence OF Mrs
Mckinney, two miles west of this place,
the engineer saw child upon the track.
The shrek of the locomotive called for
brakes, but too late to avert the calamity !;
the child was thrown some dis:ance from
the track, bu, how seriously l. i. ed we did
not learn.
| Mr.. Dorrance, the superintendent Of the
road being on the train, had the chill with
the family of Mckinney put on the train
and taken to Kansas City, where they will
remain till the child RECEIVERS. As McKin-
new is a poor man, who depends upon his
daily labor for the support of his family,
all honor is due Mr.. Dorrance who 50
promptly had them cared for when no
blame could be attached to the railroad
company.
| Mr.. NJ. W. Robinson, the bland and af-
fable gentleman who represents the rail
road company here, will shortly leave us
for the fowery land west of the Sierra Ne
vadas. In his departure the company will
lose one of its strongest pillars, the Good
Templars, their brigt and shi ming star, and
the church one Of its most worthy menu
bers.
DIR. J. s. c. Landon, although resident
Of our town, Is not often with us. He is
mostly busy in our sister village across the
Kaw, where he is practicing the arts Of Is
culapius. ! believe with great success.
]. A. Blackman has leased his farm ad-
joining the town site, to gentleman from
New Jersey, who will be assisted in his ef-
forts of learning agriculture by a gentle
man from North Carolina G.S.
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XALAKAUA,

King Kalakaua's hotel-bill in New York
City has lately been published by the news
papers with various pertinent remarks. 1t
is indeed a matter Of public concern, the
municipality being held responsible for the
amount. The King and his suite stopped
at the Windsor hotel eight days. Fourteen
persons in all were provided for, and the
total charge was Sc, 2SG.9l, or an average
Of SO per day for each guest Good round
sums were charged for extAs, under which
head were included the Use of various par
lors for special purposes, the serving Of
meals at the Kings private table, and such
indispensable incidentals As wines, cigars,
carriages, stationary, medicines, kilograms
and washing.
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FROM SALIVA.
SALIVA, KANSAS, April

F'ai-iSa, haS.ac, Apih II 1861
EDITOR TINES Some erroneous state
ments and impressions having gone abroad
in relation to the alleged discoveries of gold
in this vicinity, | will furnish you the facts
a nearly a. can.
Some time ago, the attention of an old
Colorado miner was attracted to 4 species
of reddish-brown stone that is very abund-
ant in this vicinity, and, on examination,
decided that it contained gold. On express
ing this opinion, one of our merchants sen,
apiece of the stone to Colorado to be a.
sayed. The assayer reported that i; con.
tanned of gold $1,000, and of silver 1915, to
the ton.
Other specimens of the same kind OF
stone have been sent to Denver and to
Philadelphia to be assayed, but returns
have not vet been received.
Several specimens have been ground up
and @panned out" here by old miners. a
great many of whom reside in this city and
vicinity. Some Of these claim to have
found fine quartz gold, and some not. /
have seen the small particles of gold that
were said to have been thus taken out, some
of them are as large a. pin head. Last
Monday farmer Tan old resident) brought
IN . amall nugget that be says he found in
snyiss~siplear sees - fasn 49,
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REVEALS.

Moody and Sankey are at present con-
Quoting n series of revival meetings in Lor-
don. One breaches and the other sings
They are creating great furore, the papers
all commenting on this novel innovation on
the slow, easy, plodding manner of worship
peculiar TO John Bull.
The London Times does not look with
much favor upon the movement, and thinks
that the benefits to he derived will not bt
as lasting as the converts imagine.
The Evangelists are termed American
fools, and yet they draw crowded houses
The musical gentleman is also agent fol-
hymn books, organs, &c, and manages very
easily TO live by the profits of the sales o.
these articles. Marley, the Englishman, i.
also in New York, and he seems to be a.
successful as Moody and Sankey. But, a.
The TINES has always asserted, and a.
our readers know by personal observation
revivals never do much good.
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BOSTON FOLLOWS LEAvENwoRTH.

We learn from the Washington Chronicle
that the City Fathers Of Boston, with a
prudence and wisdom rarely encountered,
have decided that they have no right to in
volve the city TO any further extent than
the revenues OF that year will suffice to
meet. In other words, they have come to
the conclusion that the affairs Of city
should be administered somewhat after the
fashion Of the prudent business man, on the
pay-as-yoN-go system. OF course the adop-
ton of such a plan will materially affect
the interests of that portion OF the COM
munity which lives on speculation, but the
general public will not suffer.
1t is true that all cities have been some
what benefited by ajudicious system Of public
Improvements, but most all have also learn
ed, by sad experience, that their burden
some taxes outweighed all the advantages
that accrue from the expenditure of money
in this manner. The Chronicle, however,
Is little fast in giving TO Boston the
praise for this practical move toward
economy and reform in the management Of
municipal affairs. Leavenworth has tried
this plan Tor year, and with great success.
No shrewd business man will 60 in debt be-
yond all possibility of being able to meet
his demands, and the affairs of the city
should he managed with the same careful
regard for the peoples money.
We hope the new Council will be as hon
est and shrewd as the outgoing one. Our
taxes this year have been remarkably low,
and it is III our power TO keep them down
to the same rate. Capital will not seek a
city when taxes are so onerous and burden
some, that they consume mans profits in a
legitimate business. This is what has kill
ed Kansas City, and Leavenworth may
profit bv her neighbor's experience
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uxIrn STATES fRIAguRER.

United States Treasurer F. E. Spinner,
one Of the original Lincoln appointees, has
resigned his Office. For many yean he has
held the position with integrity and skill,
until he has come to be looked upon IS al
most part and parcel of the Government
itself. No public signature was ever spoken
of 80 much, or regarded Is 30 rich curl
osity BY autograph-hunten, Is the mag
netic 6st" Of F. E. Spizr, At the bottom
of the greenback currency, it being, in
deed, very peculiar and attractive in its
outlines, and the stumbling block Of coun-
terfeites. The position made vacant has
been rendered to Mr.. John c. New, . ban
ker Of Indianapolis Of high character and
recognized ability. II sppesn that the
eGsr j entissly unexPsc1sd b N. Ns1,
|. - =.
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FROM LENAPE.
April. q. 1879,

APkll. v, 1910.
Rain is Indicated
The hog law is in force, but not enforced
The bovine that supplies our worthy
townsman, Capt. W. l.. Sersn, with tactical
fluid, tried to ride out Of town on the pilot
OF No. ), Yesterday, but she will never do it
again. Joe Murphy will always stop for n
rcd COW, but he pays no attention to spotted
signals
The suppressed mutterinss of uncivil
strife were heard in the southwestern por-
ton OF our town, this morning, at early
dawn. Our town has been surveyed and
staked OFF four times since it was founded,
but there are those who lose their corners,
and some who don't want to move their
fences in accordance with the last survey
made by the County Surveyor, and Others
who won't zine fences"-and David be-
came riled and contrary. Dusan would
bust that thar survey, sho-bust it to h-l I;
and still the controversy continues.
The h. p. railroad Is putting down new
iron rails over the road now very rapidly,
having proceeded with the work some dis
tance east of Lenape. These rails are said
TO be of the very best material and pattern,
and the old chairs are all discarded They
are manufactured at the Topeka rolling
mills. Twenty wears ago, the bulk OF our
railroad iron came from England.
\ few years less than that when your cor.
respondent, in company with that ever 10y
al soul, Web. Wilder, heard you predict
the future greatness OF our State, and the
certainty of its railroads and commercial
Improvements, not ten men in that audience
gave credence TO your words, but time has
proved their correctness. But more of our
acquaintance with ID. W. Wilder another
time.
Our North Carolina resident displays
more enterprise than some of us. Thret
wears ago he bought block on the south
east corner OF our town, fenced it, set on,
fruit and grapes, built a neat cottage
planted the ground, and then began to cas-
about him for some one to preside over tn,
cot i'm the valley. Many were tried but on,
was chosen, who proved to he handsom,
widow with cot of her own. He theI
rented his Improvements and became lori
Of her domicile, since when he has sold on
To good advantage to W. l.. Seran, who be
lieves that ''he who buys a house, read,
| wrought, gets many pin and nail 70
naught." And now our North Carolina ma
bob has gore the whole porker and pur
chased three blocks ON the northeast corne
OF our town site, and is again building
fencing and improving wonderfully.
The lodge of Good Templars in our cit,
is in thriving condition, and many ar
the regrets expressed because OF the separa
ton from us OF our W. c. who leaves Us il
a few days for the genial cline OF Caliior
MIA. Long may he wave. Few there ar,
who could leave our village more regrette'
than Bro. X. and his wife, both bein:
among our Oldest inhabitants. q. I.
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DIPPING.

A Providence, Rhode Island tobacconist
has put up sign in his shop window, Civ
ing notice that he sells "Snuff for dipping"
and the journal of that city wakes irate
over the introduction of this filthy habit.
Strange as it may appear, dipping" is con-
fined almost entirely to women, and is prac-
ticed to q much greater extent than would
be supposed. Of course it would be almost
useless to indicate to woman capable of
dipping" that she is fool, but perhaps
some who are acquiring the habit '.iust for
fun" or because their companions urge
them, or for some equally frivolous reason,
might be saved from the debasement if con-
WINGED of what is widely-known fact, that
persistence will make their voices harsh,
give them pinched faces and hollow eyes,
and transform the most attractive girl into
a repulsive, prematurely aged creature. 1t
does really seem as though there are
enough healthful and decent pleasures and
stimulants At the command of both sexes
and all classes to satisfy even the most ex-
acting, and prevent their emulating saw
ages and @low-down" whites of the South.
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rILDEN FOR PRESIDENT.

The New York Graphic, Of April !, NOM
inates.Gov. 7. J. Tilden, of New York, for
President in 1876. The Graphic does not
say that it will support the gentleman, but
advises the Democrats to nominate him, on
account of his great strength. This paper
further says that "if Governor Tilden is
elected to the Presidency and conducts
himself as We have every reason to believe
that he would, the Daily Graphic will advo-
cate his reelection for second, third,
and any number Of terms. 1t is q leading
article in our political creed that when We
have an honest and capable man in Office
We should keep him, and if President TIL
den should serve during one term as the
consistent representative Of official honesty
we should only regret that he is not young
enough to be reelected dozen terms"
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County Council.

County Council met in session, ut Leav-
enworth, April 2nd, 1875, at the Criminal
Court room.
Mr. Moore was elected Chairman, and j
Jewett, Secretary.
O. a.., N of Bro. Barnes, that this
Council adjourn to meet on the first Friday
in May, 1874, for the purpose OF electimg
officers for the ensuing year, and transact,
ing such other business as may come before
the meeting.
On motion OF Bro. Groove, it was decided
to consider the resolution passed at the last
meeting of the Masters, concerning Mr.
Hines, as Poor Commissioner.
On motion of Bro. Duell, that we proceed
to the appointment OF a County Agent, pro
tim.
Mr.. DUEL was duly appointed as such
agent.
On consideration of the resolutions passed
by the Masters Of Oranges on the 26th day
Of March, 1875, Mr.. Duell moved that the
resolutions passed by said meeting be
adopted by this Council.
A substitute was offered by Bro. C. III.
Grover, that committee OF three be APP
pointed to enquire into the conduct Of said
Hines, an report at the next meeting OF this
Council.
The following Brothers were appoir ed as
such committee: +. s. Arlington, J. p.
Bauserman and Charles Grove, of Shear
man Grange.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resoired, That this County Council re-
quest the County Board Of Commissioners
to cause the County Clerk to publish the
names of all persons receiving aid from the
county since the first day Of November,
1874, and the amount furnished to each
| person.
The following was offered for action al
| the next meeting:
ResoIred, That this County Council be
moved to the McGinis school house, or to
some other point in the county.
On motion, ordered, that the Secretary *
ordered to have the proceedings Of this
| meeting published in the Leavenworth
TINES. q. W. ii. MOoRE, Master
| J. JUETT, Secretary.
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ANOTHER REBEL HOWL.

They sold at the public auction in Paris the Other
day revolver tina, had had many owners. and with
which hve OF its owners committed suicide.-N T..
Herald.
We propose to head subscription list, for the pur-
pose OF buying that weapon, and making a present
Of II TO Mr.. Grant He could not blow his brains
out with it, for very adequate reason but If he
could only he induced TO blow out any other vita,
part OF him, the country would rejoice At its hber.-
iion--FefersbWry Isder.
This mild and amiable sentiment comes
from one OF the representative papers Of
Virginia. Between the utterance of such
an expression and the inspiration Of
Wilkes Booth there is very little difference.
And both belong to that pattern of '1oyal.
iy" and patriotism and reconciliation, v
which instead Of 'clasping hands across the
bloody chasm" is ready to clasp bloody
hands across the chasm.
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LAMAR INTERVIEWED.

A correspondent OF the Atlanta Herald
has had talk with Mr.. Lamar, the famous
Southern Congressman. This gentlemsn,
though an ex-rebel. is somewhat l''. al
and fair in his ideas.
He began by giving his views on the
New Hampshire election, and, Of course,
said that the result foreshadowed nothing,
and need not discourage the Democrats.
The reporter asked him what he thought
OF the @tidal wave" last year, and he very
truthfully and candidly said: 'The
victories Of last fall were not strictly DEM
ocratic victories. They were anti-adminis-
tration victories. They were not achieved
by the Democratic party, as party, but
by Democrats, Conservatives, Liberal Re
publicans, and INSTRUMENTATION men,
fighting for the time under the Democratic
flag, just as the Democrats in the Greeley
campaign fought under the Liberal RePub-
lican flag. They were allies Of the Demo-
cratic party not converts TO its doctrines.
1t is all-important for us to realize that ;
that it was triumph achieved by cooper
alton, not by conversion. These allies,
though friendly still to the Democratic par
ty, and hostile to the present administra-
ton, are not bound, indissolubly, or even
securely ours If they are content to fight
the next fight with US we will whip it. If
they are driven off we lose it."
He was particularly severe on the Mis-
souri, Democrats for electing Cockrell in
stead Of Schurz to the United States Senate,
and saws that "this sort OF work, if persisted
in by the Democrats, will, the Liberals and
Conservatives say, drive these party friends
back into the Republican ranks"
Speaking of the next Presidential cleo
ton, Mr.. Lamar said, that he believed that
Charles Francis Adams, or Judge Davis, OF
the Supreme Court, could carry the coun-
try, and thought that it was possible that
Hendricks, Bayard, or Thurman, might be
elected. The interview was very lengthy and
interesting Mr.. Lamar goes back TO Mis-
sissippi to enter the Congressional race, and
if the people of his District cannot return a
Re publican, We believe that Mr.. Lamar
would faithfully represent them in the Ma
tional Congress. III the Democrats had
more Lamars, and less John Young Browns
the citizens of this country would be more
willing TO trust them.
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A Lion scTinmage in En5Iand.

Great CONSERVATION was caused during
the evening Of March 10, in the neighbor-
hood of Balsall Heath, near Birmingham,
England, by the escape Of lion from the
p,enagerie at that place. The lion had
succeeded in freeing himself from the cage,
and one of the keepers observed it in the
garden walking toward the gate leading into
the Balsall Heath road, and with great
courage and presence of mind closed the
gate, thus preventing the animal fr,m leav-
ing the garden. The keeper obtained as
sistance, and large piece of meat was tied
to a rope and thrown to the animal, the
men putting themselves in a secure position
as they did so. The lion seized the meat
and held it - pertinaciously that the keep
ess succeeded in drawing the animal into
= cses agaia, asd . pps1sntsd 81. Tn
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CONNECTICUT ELECTION YESTERDAY.

The dispatches, this morning, bring us
the news of the reelection Of Ingersoll, as
Governor of Connecticut. Mr.. Ingersoll
has made good, honest and intelligent ex-
ecutive, and the Republicans did not make
any fight against him. The New York
Graphic, the leading Administration paper
in the country, advocated Ingersoll, but op.
posed all other Democratic nominees.
The Legislature is the same as last year,
and Hawley defeated in the First District
He is the man who pleased the Democrats
so much by opposing the Civil Rights bill
and speaking against the third-term howl
The election in this State does not indi.
cate a change in public sentiment. 1t wa:
a mere local issue, and more a personal
than party fight. The lines were not closely
drawn, as in a Presidential contest, but the
voters chose between men and not princi
pies.
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A MODEL STATE.

The proposition of the Missouri Legisla-
ture to build branch penitentiary with
nine hundred cells, to cost 100000, re-
minds the St. Louis RspubIioGn of "the very
important fact that crime in Missouri has
increased beyond our accommodations for
it-that We have more criminals than room
to put them in-and a new prison is neces-
sary. 1t is an unpleasant fact to recognize,
but it must be looked square IN the face.
Missouri is one OF the model Democratic
States of the Union.