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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-11-04
ILLINOIS,.

CHICAGO, November 3.-Returns from all
but one precinct in the city, and few
country towns, which will not materially
alter the result of the election for treasurer,
gives Huck 80, l64 Kelley, 1875; Eesing,
1855. Healy, the Republican candidate
for clerk OF the superior court, defeats Fin
erty, the opposition candidate BY nearly
1000 majority. For county commissioners,
count will probably be used TO determine
the result. Jones, Republican, seems TO be
defeated, however, at present, and Nelson
runs a few votes behind the Democratic
candidates. In the country towns, the Re
publicans have, with one exception, elected
their candidates for county commission
en-.
A. c. Holmes, formerly president Of the
defunct Manufacturers National Bank,
went into voluntary bankruptcy to-day.
His several Liabilities are 1851 900; unse-
cured, $4,000. His as'ets are unsecured
notes, amounting to S46, 600; large inte--
est in the Clifton House, which, howeve :,
is mortgaged to nearly its full value, and
stock Of the bank worth about $1,000. His
other assets consist mostly Of personal
property.
The latest from yesterdays returns gives
Huck, for county treasurer, 299S; Hesing,
26,4l4; Kelley, 1874. These figures in
clude all but two towns, which will give
small Republican majorities. Jones rep
is badly beaten for county commissioner,
and Nelson, by about 400 majority. All
the other Republicans are elected by ma
jorities ranging from $500 to 5000.
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TIE COUNTY ELECTION.

The votes have been counted far enough
10 Indicate the election Of Republican
Sheriff, Treasurer, Register of Deeds, ant
Clerk, and probably the whole Republican
ticket, by maiorities ranging from one hun
dred 10 one thousand. The ordinary aior.
iiy at this time is about 500 to 500, but thert
was little attention pain TO party nomina
tions.
The Democratic candidate for Sheriff
Mr.. Leonard, did not receive scventy-fivs
per cent. Of his party vote. In fact, hi:
own party slaughtered him, and he wa,
badly beaten, notwithstanding one or two
hundred Republicans voted for him.
We think the vote for Treasurer Hook
indicates nearer the average Republican
majority than any of the Jour leading can.
didates
The vote for Register of Deeds and Clerk
is very close
The Republican nominees were men OF
unquestioned character and ability, with
two OF three exceptions. The Democratic
ticket was personally, very weak, and there
was intense hatred against the Sheriff, Sc
much so that even the delegates to the con
yeniion, that nominated him bolted.
The Democrats are utterly routed. They
cannot recover and the county of Leaven-
wort will give the Republican admins
tration one thousand majority next year.
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GOV. HAYES

Governor Rutherford b. Hayes, who has
Just been elected Governor % Ohio, and
who, in consequence Of the vast impos; ance
OF the campaign but necessity closed, has
become national character, has long beer
known as che of the most popular of OH
politicians. He was born in the town OF
Delaware, Ohio, October 1926. He
graduated at Kenyon college in 1912, and
studied law at Cambridge, Massachusetts,
He practiced his profession in Cincinnati
until the outbreak OF the war, when he en-.
tered the service as major oil the Dad Ohio
regiment. He served with distinction, and
at the close of the war was brigadier gen.
eral, with the brevet rank Of major gercF-
al. In 1854 he was elected a representa-.
tive in Congress from Cincinnati, and was
reelected in 1866, but resigned his seat in
1867, when he became the Governor oil
Ohio. He was reelected in 1869 In 1872
he was candidate for Congress, but was
defeated by Hon. Henry b. Banning, the
candidate OF thu" Liberal Republicans "
Governor Allen, who was Gen. Hayes last
opponent, appointed the latter enc OF the
commissioners TO represent Ohio at the
Centennial.
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WHY IAHpIs SHOT cAaRurH

Elsewhere in this paper will be found an
interesting article on the death of Mr.. Car
ruth, the Vineland editor. The cause Of
the shooting was the publication of the fol.
lowing article, last March, in the Independ.
ent:
"a prominent Vinelander sat down by
the side OF his loving wife on the sofa, and
looked up in . her eyes and called her "a
duck" and u birdie" and "a rabbit" and
all the other endearing names. Then he
told her he wanted her to learn the use of q
revolver, 20 that in his absence che could
protect their home and silverware, and de-
lend the honor of Vineland. Then he went
of and bought an elegant seven-shooter and
a nice target. Then he set up the target
in one end of the parlor and gave lesson in
shooting Then he told her he wanted she
should practice every day. Then he went
away for a week. When he returned he
found the revolver on the other side Of the
looking-glass. The parlor door resembled
bad case Of smallpox, and the furniture
looked as though it had been INDUCING in
y wrestle with Burlington county hail
storm. Did he walk up 10 his wife and
sicken her with all the endearng ma mes of
all the birds and four-footed beasts
Not much. He marched out in.o the street
in his shirt-sleeves, with but one boot On,
and that patched over the big toe. Then he
went galloping up and down, telling every
man he met confdentially that his wife
was crazy. Then he won. off and tried to
get her into private insane asylum. Yes,
he did, the wretch"
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TIE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS THE
VOICE OF GOD.

The election Of Hon. A. A. Fem, INDIE
pendent Republican, in the Third Ward,
over james +. Legate is the triumph Of the
good and the true over the bad and the
false. Mr.. Fem is an honest man, a man
OF principle, man Of character, man OF
brains, man of good, sound, common sense,
one who will couscientiously act in the
halls of our State Legislature in the inter-
ests OF the people. He is an intelligent,
capable, cultured gentleman. He is first
class mechanic, and consequently in full
sympathy with the industrial elements.
The Third Ward is the strongest Republi-
Gan ward in the city. Legate was the reg
ular Republican candidate. The highest
Republican majority given in this ward
at this election, out of total Of 7l6 votes,
was 1886. The majority against Legate
is so. Consequently Legate ran behind his
ticket $50 votes.
Considering the fact that Legate had a
clear field until he commenced, in the Com
mercioi, TO outrage common decency in his
assaults upon ID. X. Anthony, the Post
master and editor OF The TINES, and the
further fact that Mr. Fem was only brought
out as a candidate on Sunday morning,
= that The TINES was the only paper that
endorsed him, and that not one dollar was
used to elect him, while money was poured
ont like water for the election Of Legate,
the election Of Fem is one OF the grandest
triumPhs OF honesty over fraud and cor
ruption ever known in the county Of Leav-
enworth. Ii is due TO the leading and in
fluentiai Republicans OF that ward to add
that they voted for Mr. Fem.
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Cactus.
TIE GREAT LAND CASE.

Il has been Argued and Submitted.
The following letter will be OF interest
to the people Of Kansas:
BEILEFoNrAINE, O., Oct. %, 1875.
DR.. q. ". MeHi1in, Usage Mission, Kansas
Dean SRI have just returned from
Washington. where during last week the
Usage land cases were argued orally in the
Supreme Court. Mr.. Phillips, Of Georgia,
opened the argument for she Railroad Com
panies; then there were three arguments
Tor the United States, on the side OF the set
tlers, BY Solicitor General Phillips, by my
self and BY Judge Black, sitter which Sena-
tor Edmunds made the closing argument
for the Railroad Companies. Gov. Shan
non and Hon. Geo. r. Peck we're present TO
aid with valuable counsel and advice Their
labors have been able and useful They
can tell you how the case was argued on
our side. / fed confident Of suoccs! l do not
zee how it is possible We can fail. Ipre-
pared printed brief of 2iO pager, and a
printed abstract of it. After l made nv
oral argument, hid the points made,
printed for the use of the court. Gov.
shannon and Mr.. Peck filed mos, able and
convincing pointed briefs. Ii NAV be a
month before We will get the decision. do
certainly feel that Ne must vim our cases.
respectfully, &c. VIZ. LAWRHK
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AN ESCAPED MURDERER.

1t is nearly eighteen months since a con.
demned murderer, dressed in woman's at.
tire and initiating the mincing gait Of fem.
ininity, walked coolly out of the New York
City prison in broad daylight, and no Off
Ger of the Law dreamed of stopping him.
He was Sharkey, and his escape was and il
thorn in the side of Manhattan justice
and promises to continue to be 60 for some
time to come. Notwithstanding all at.
tempts to capture him, he successfully elu.
ded all efforts in that direction, and finally
succeeded in flying the country. He took
up his residence in the West Indies, and
lately has crossed the ocean into Spain, his
name appearing among the list of arrival.
at Santander. If King Alfonso is the as
sassinating villain he is said to be, Sharkey
ought to be received BY him with open
arms, and share with the Duke of Sexto
the honor of the royal friendship.
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Posr-oFFIcE CHANGES

In Kansas dus!ng the week ending October
so, 1875 furnished by VIM. Van Week,
OF the Post-office Department:
EsrABLsHED-Ashland, Ness county, j.
p. johnson, Postmaster Grand Haven,
Usage county, Harriet P. Million.
f PosTMAsTERs APPoINTED-Ballard Falls,
Washington county, VIM. F. Thrasher
Beattie, Marshall county, Albert j. Bruins
wig Belmont, Woodson county, VIM. P,
Stephenson Blanchville, Marshall county,
Frederick NJ. Spangler Carbon, Dickin-
son county, F. II. Viering Chetopa, La
bette county, James N. Cavaness Rosolia,
Butler county, John I. Smith; Rural, JEFF
ferson county, james p. Cotton; Wonseven,
Chase county, Miss Maria Barnes; Wood
bine, Dickinson county. James W. Morris.
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MISSOURI.

ST. LOUIS, October 2S.-Herman Rechten,
treasurer of St. Louis county, filed a petit
ton in the U. S. District Court, to-day,
ask ing, in behalf of St. Louis county, for an
adjudication of involuntary bankruptcy
against the Missoui. Pacific Railroad Com
pany, for the non-payment OF interest, for
the past four months, on 100000 bonds, is
sued to that company January /, 1865. The
petition also alleges, that in July last, the
company then being bankrupt, and with a
view to giving preference to one or more
creditors, and to secure certain OF its en-
dorsers and securities, did execute a mort
gage upon its property and franchises, to
Henry F. Vail and James ID. Fish, to Sc
cure the payment of certain bonds to the
order OF Vail and Fish, amounting to four
million dollars. Mr.. Rechten, county treas
urer, and Frank j. Bowmon, attorney for
the county, will leave for New York to-
morrow, TO attend a meeting OF the unse-
cured creditors Of the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad, to be held thel. onday next
The petition referred to above, will be
heard by Judge Ire; to-morro
ST. LOUIS, November Sin the U. S.
District Court, to-day, argument was heard
on the demurrer to ten OF the fourteen
counts Of the indictment charging Gen.
Jno Mcdonald, ex-Supervisor of Internal
Revenue, of this district, with possessing
knowledge and information OF certain vio-
lations OF the internal revenue law by dis
tillers and rectihers, and also conspiIing
with these parties to defrard the govern
ment. The demurrer was sustained as to
five counts, leaving eight counts stlnding
against the accused.
Two new indictments were retuI ned by
the grand jury, to-day, against, it is al
legged, two prominent citizens, charging
them with connection with the whisky
ring. Arrests will probably be made to-
morrow.
As W. B. Smylhe, one OF the reporters of
the Evening Dispatch" stepped out OF the
criminal court room about noon, to-day, he
was savagely assaulted by p. n. Jones, OF
the law firm OF Turner 4 Jones, knocked
down and severely beaten. Turner also
struck him over the head several times
with heavy cane. Smythe managed to
regain his feet in few minutes, and drew
a pistol to defend himself, when police
officer arrived, disarmed him, and arrested
both Jones and Turner, and they were con-
fined in the calaboose.
Subsequently warrant charming them
with assault TO kill was sworn out against
them, and they were sent to Jail. The at
tack, which was totally unexpected, and
brutal in character, grew out of mention in
a dispatch Of the arrest, few days ago, OF
Jones, for drunkenness, and some unprofes-
sional conduct on the part of the firm.
In the U. S. Circuit Court, to-day, Judge
Treat, sitting at chambers, appointed Thos.
7. Bulky, OF New York, Oliver Garrison
and James II. Beach, of st. Louis, receivers
of the Atlantic Il Pacific Railway. They
will be required to give half a million dol
lrrs bonds.
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PoLIcIMEN AND PISTOLS.

The policemen OF New York will per-
haps take caution from the verdict of =
Brooklyn jury not 20 use their pistols quite
so freely hereafter. Joyce, Brooklyn po-
liceman, shot and xilled a man while es-
Gaping from his custody. For this offense
the jury brought in the mildest possible
verdict next to arluittal. Joyce was found
guilty OF manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree, with a recommendation to mercy.
Gentle as the punishment may be, it will
amount To warning that even escaping
criminals are not with impunity to be
made the marks for every policeman's pis-
tol. All the policemen are now armed
with this weapon, and they inie. because
they are allowed to carry pistols it follows
that they may shoot people at discretion.
The Brook lyn verdict should do something
to corr 4 this error. Because a man is 4
policeman he has no more right TO use q
deadly weapon than any other man, and
least Of all has he any right to use it ex-
cept in self-defense To shoot at an escap-
ing prisoner is an Offensive act. The po-
licema has legs, = voice, q club, ana le-
gion Of other policemen scattered around
to assist in the cap ,re of a runaway.-Neu
York Journal Of Commerce..
The above is taken from one Of the most
temperate ami conservative journals in the
country, and is deserving of sellous atten-
ton. During the past two or three weeks
several cases of the kind above refer
red to have occurred in different por-
tions of the country, and q risht of ~ Of
ficer to shoot an escaping priselg he's bsen
a good deal discusssd 0nszf - lsyal
publications of New Yosk kas taken The
matter up and publishe pspef % the
law Of the case which seems % July sus-
tain the position taken by the Journal Of
Commerce to this extent that an officer
may only shoot at at an escaping prisoner
when the latter is charged with the COM
mission Of . felony. A felony under our Law
is an o6ause punishable with death or i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. As the
policemen of nearly all cities are now arm
ed-wisely perhaps-with revolvers, it is
well that they should be governed by the
rule which has been stated. A policeman
has no right to shoot at an escaping prison
er who has been arrested for violating a
simple ordinance of the city. A policeman
has no right to shoot at an escaping prison
er who has been arrested for committing =
misdemeanor, viz some oGense not punish
able with death or Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. This is rule easy of COM
prehension and one which if followed in
every city, would save trouble and blood
shed
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one vote-the majority OF the delegation
deciding how the vote shall be cast. The
Democrats have a majority in twenty-five
States, the Republicans in thirteen; one
is evenly divided and one is yet to choose.
The States having a Democratic majority
in delegations are: Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland.
Missouri, New Hampshire, New jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia. Those having a Re
publican majority are: Florida, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Rhode Is
land, South Carolina, Vermont and Wis
consin. Louisiana is nearly divided and
Mississippi is TO elect
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COMMENTS NEEDLESS.

The late political campaign in this ooun-
~ will undoubtedly command the admira-
tion of the leading politicians of the coun-
try. The Republican committee was COM
posed of good men, but they lacked in ex-
ecutive talent. I, was not until the resig-
nation OF 10. Clarke, and the appointment
OF that national politician and devoted
Christian gentleman, the Hon. Patrick II,
Coney, Esq, that the standard of admins
tratiye ability was made pre-eminent. In
. proof of the wisdom Of the committee in
the selection q this interrupted citizen as
a member of the committee, and its deputy
secretary" We copy the following note
which he sent TO the Hon. Jacob Winter on
Monday evening last, while that Honorable
Senator was addressing the assembled wis
dom OF the city.
"MR. WINTER:
Draw your speech TO close. Don'l
break up the meeting.
"CoNEY.
Further comments are needless.
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TIE VERDICT.

The people Of the Third Ward, on last
Tuesday, rendered a verdict of GUILTY
against James F. Legate. The total vote
of the ward was 7I6. Fem had fifty ma
jority over Legate for Representative. The
Republican majority in che ward at this
election is $50. Consequently Lega,e ran
behind his ticket $50 votes. This UMPIRE
cedented vote is the spontaneous voice Of
the people, who love truth, honesty, decency
and fair dealing.
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OHIO.

COLUMBUs, October 27.-The official vote
Of Ohio, at the October election, as return
ed to the Secretary of the State, shows the
following results the Republican candidates
all being elected: Governor, Hayes, 201,
sl3 Allen, 292, 264; Hayes majority, 5,5iJ
Lieut.. Governor, Young, 297,9 3l Cary,
2s7 1868 Young's majority, 1883. The re-
mainder of the ticket was elected by ma
jorities ranging from 1880 to 4,s34- The
prohibition vote On Governor was ,59l. The
highest prohibition vote was on Lieut.
Governor, 1850.
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GWeeklu. Gimes
TIE GOOD WORK.

The Republicans to-day, throughout the
Union, are rejoicing over the result OF
Tuesdays elections. The old party Of free
dom aud equal rights for all men has been
victorious, and carried all but one or two
OF the States. What does this signify /?
Nothing more nor less than that the people
OF the Union have unlimited confidence in
the present administration, and recognize
The fact OF General Grants firm, unswery-
ing adherence 10 the principles oil the Re
publican party. He has been consistent in
his course, and his beacon-light has al
ways been the national platform OF the
party. The colOred men are to-day Presi-
dent Grants best and most devoted friends,
and il Is right that this should be the case,
for he has been valuable friend to them.
Considering everything, we do not be-
Eeye that the atidal wave" has done much
harm. On the contrary, it is our opinion
that the defeats one year ago have strength
eled the party. The following are the
States that have endorsed President Grant,
and remain faithful 20 Republican princi-
! Ies. How is this Tor centennial pyra-
mid and the good work only begun
OHIO.
IOWA.
ILLINOIS.
COLORADO.
NEW YORK.
NEBRASKA.
MINNESOTA.
CALIFORNIA.
NEW JERSEY.
WISCONSIN,
MASSACHUSETTS,.
PENNSYLVANIA.
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E O r. s ALE.
$4,000 ACRES
OF Tkluiblt Lands
Han Kansas.

By direction of the Honorable Secretary
Of The Interior, the undersigned will re-
ceive sealed bids for the purchase Of any or
all OF the unsold lands west of the Neosho
River, along the southern line OF the State
OF Kansas embraced within what is gener-
ally known as the CHEROKEE SrRtr."
these lands are offered for sale in COM
pliance with the provisious of an act of
Congress, approved May IL, ls72, U. s.
Statutes at Large, vol. xvii, PIP. 9S and 80.
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 Tor all of ssid lands
" iag east oil he A. kansas river, and one
dollar and Fifty cents per acre for such
lands as lie west OF said river.
Printed lists, deSc' ioing the lands hereby
offered for sale by their proper legal subdi-
visions and indicating the minimum price
at which each tract is held will be sent by
mail to the address of any person making
application therefor to the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office, or to the Regis
ter and Receiver OF the local Offices at
Wichita and Independence, Kansas.
Persons offering to purchase may bid for
as many tracts a they may desire, but each
bid must be separately made and sealed,
and must be for not more than one hun
dred and sixty acres, land conform to the
legal subdivisions embraced in the list.)
BIDS must be accompanied by ten per
cent. OF the amount bid as guarantee of
the good faith OF the bidder, which sum, in
case the land Is awarded and the balance
not paid, will be forfeited Should any bid
be rejected, the sum deposited will be re-
turned to the proper party.
Parties whose bids are accepted will be
notified OF such acceptance as soon aiIer
the opening OF the bids rs practicable, and
if within forty DAYS after such notice has
been 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 w lie
again subject 10 sale.
The ten per cent. deposit required to ac-
company bids may be remitied in Post
Ohce orders, certificates OF deposit, certi-
fed checks on some Government depository
payable TO the order OF the COMMISSIONED
OF the General Land Office, or in currency.
The rig ht to reject any and all bids Is
expressly reserved.
All bids must be sealed and addressed to
the COMMISSIONER OF THE GFNERAL
LAND OFFICE, WASHINGTON, ID. C., and in
dorsed bids FOR CHEROKEE STRIP
LANDS"
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.
s. S. EuRDETT,
Commissioner o, ne General Land Otf,s.
WASHINGTON, II. {. September Is, 1873.
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