The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-01-20
IUBSCeGAlRtve
Kirkwood, Ct Iowa, and Beck, Of Ky11
Elected Senators.
Pennsylvania Republicans Endorse
Blaine for President.
The Banner Of Peace Delivered to
Citizens Of Norfolk, Va.
Love and Mercy Melted out to one OF
St. Louis Heavy Men.
Hartranft lnaugurated Governor Of
Pennsylvania.
Interesting Items from all Quarters Of
the Country.
Full Market Reports by Telegraph,
Etc., Etc.
Full Market Reports by Telegraph,
Etc., Etc.

FAILED
A dispatch from Portland says McGlinety
& Co., dry goods dealers at Calais, Maine
have failed. Liabilities, 100000.
IOWA sENAToRsHIP.
DEs MoINEs, Iowa, January lS.-S. ]
K;rkwood received in the Senate, to-day, i(
votes, and S. Leder o; in the House Kirk.
| wood received 6S, Letter %.
| AND STILL THEY CAVE
NEW YORK, January lS.-Large failure.
| in the silk trade is reported from Lyons
France. Liabilities said to be five million
| francs.
| UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED.
| CINCINNATI, o., January lS.-Frankfort
| Ky., advices are that, at two O'Clock Thu
| morning, the Democratic caucus unani
| mously nominated Mr.. Beck for United
States Senator.
INAUGURATED.
HAREIsBURG, Pa, January 1S.-John 7
| Har,ranit was to-day inaugurated Governor
of Pennsylvania. After the administration
of the oath OF Office, he delivered an ad
dress. A review of troops followed.
THE ARDENT IN MAINE.
BOSTON, January ls.-Temperance reform
is exciting great enthusiasm in Maine
Large meetings are everywhere held, anC
the liquor law is vigorously enforced. Al
Saco, yesterday, druggist, Tor single case
OF liquor-selling, was sentenced to sixty
days in the county Jail and to pay fine
| and costs.
CoNFLAGRATIoN.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, January lS.-A fire broke
| ont last evening in 504 North Second street
and, as was thought, extinguished witt
little loss, but at an early hour this morn.
ing, the flames burst forth again and short.
Iy afterwards the walls fell, burying the
| stock of wines owned by ]. b. Gaff d Co
said to be worth $4,000. Insured fol
S5 coo in the Miss. Valley and 81, 900 in the
=. pies of Memphis. Hernz * Noble, pickle
.:anufacturers, lost about s., COO; insured
Ior $1,000. Some other minor were losses
sustained, making total loss OF about
$4,000.
BECK, THE LUCKY MAN.
LOUISVILLE, January 1S.-The Democra-
tic CAUCUS having nominated Jas. L. Beck,
the name OF Jno. S. Williams was with
drawn from the Senatorial contest. The
ballots resulted as follows: J. i. Beck,
Democrat, lO6; VIM. Preston, Democrat, 4;
Proctor Knott, Democrat, l; Wordsworth,
Republican. IL. Messrs. Preston and Knott
were not candidates, and were only voted
for by few particular friends. Mr.. Beck
will be Senator for six years, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1877. He has been iden-
tilted with Kentucky politics for the last ten
years, ard represented Henry Clay's old dis
trict in the House for six wears after the
war Mr.. Beck is able and industrious, and
will 90 well in the Senate.
BURYING ANIMosrTIEs.
NORFOLK, Va, January 15.-The COM
by the ladies Of Boston, 10 present to the
Light Artillery Blues the white banner OF
peace AID other mementoes OF the Bunker
Hill Centennial, discharged that duty last
evening in the presence OF large numbers
OF ladies and gentlemen Of this city. The
committee was welcomed by Mayor White
head, who extended the freedom OF the city,
saving: ave were indeed united people,
and henceforih would be friends, country
men and brothers," Capt. Hodges, in his
address, on delivering the banner, said ::
'Be The course Of demogagues and maicon-
tents of either section what il may, We un-
derstand each other, and defy their efforts
10 sever u.s." Yesterday The committee
was taken to Fort Monroe and other points
of interest. \ grand reception will be given
in honor Of their visit this evening.
GUILTY GUSTHER.
ST. LOUIS, January 1S.-The case OF Ar
thur Gunther, ex-United States revenue
collector, who was indicted for obtaining
from Francis W. Schraeder, a cigar manu-
fac;urer, 81 900 as a consideration for COM
promising a prosecution which was pend
ing agains; Schraeder in 1873, for violation
OF the revenue law, was taken up in the U.
:. Circuit Court to-day. The evidence
showed that the case was not compromised,
that the prosecution of Shraeder proceeded,
and that the money received by Gunther
was obtained under Misrepresentation. The
jury, after briei consideration, found Gun
ther guilty, and will reserve sentence until
all cases of the kind now pending are dis
posed of.
There was another charge against Gun
ther of extorting $1,000 from the rectifying
firm OF Bernacker X Engelke in 1871, as an
inducemen. for him to obtain the release Of
their house, which was then under seizure
for defrauding the Government; but the
evidence on this charge was not received,
because the Indictment called him a reve-
nue. agent, whereas, at that time, he was
only 4 Government detective. The prose-
cutIon is conducted by District Attorney
Dyer and Assistant Attorney Peddrick.
BLAINE FOR PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-At the Penn
sylvania Republican Association meeting
last night, resolution was offered declar-
ing Representative Blaine their choice for
the Presidency, but as, in the opinion of
the majority, 1t was too soon to agitate the
subject, the resolution was laid on the
table.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
The House subcommittee on Indian af-
fairs commenced their investigation to-day,
as to the manner Of letting Indian con-
tracts. They examined Mr.. Kountz, of
Pennsylvania, who testified that he bid
from 25 to so per cent. less for supplying
various articles for the Santee Siou1s than
partiesto to whom the contracts were awarded.
The Indian bureau will be called on for ex-
plantations, as the committee seem deter
mined to thoroughly investigate this entire
subject.
PROABLE REDUCTION,
The House committee on appropriations
will probably decide to report in favor of q
reduction Of the salaries Of consuls at least
ten per cent, throughout TIE world, and
Y II abolish at least thirty consulates now
good salaries.
RE-ARREsTED.
TOPEKA, January 1s.-Mr. Lappin was
arrested again to-day, Just as he was leaving
Tor Chicago. The affidavit on which he
was arrested charges that Lappin, by means
Of false takers, and writings to suit, forged
'chool bonds and obtained the signatures of
he School Commissioners to orders to the
amount of S3,7sS; and il also charges en-
,ezlement to the amount Of $3.50 shortage
md near 5000 in the Nemaha county
nemorandum-receipt case.
The prosecution gave notice that they |
hould add twen.y-seven other counts to the !!
covering all of the forged bond |
.aseS. All OF these, except the Nemaha |
county and the $40, covers the cases for |
which he has given bonds. Under another |
lame, that of getting money by false pre-
&nces, the suit on which he was arrested
n Chicago, has been dismissed and con-
olidated in the suits to-day. The prose-
:ution claims il has undisputed evidence
hat M. LaPPin was about to leave the
o0ntry, and express themselves that he
hall not be allowed 70 leave until after
he trial.
An adjournment vas had until 8 o'clock
o-morrow, and bail 6xed At $4,000. He
id not Cite bail, and left he rourt room
nth the sAsrih, and il nov Jail.