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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-08
YETERpAY's GYMNASTICS.

the hour appointed for the commencement
of the exercises, the spacious yard OF Tur-
ner Hall was uncomfortably filled by anx.
ius spectators, both from home and abroad,
eager TO catch even the slightest glimpse
of the competing athletes, and ~hen the
exercises had really begun, there was .
large crowd in waiting on the outside, ut
terly unable to gain admittance, and who
were forced to content themselves BY read
ing the signs and banners which had been
hung upon the outer walls, and in listening
to wolds or appreciation and encourage
ment made by the luckier spectators upon
the inside, a. some unusually daring feat
was performed by g. mnast. The judges
of the day were Messrs. George Friedrich,
of ST. Joseph; Carl Kroesing, Of Atchison !;
and Jacob Rolhenberg, of this city. The
lucky winner OF the first prize was Mr..
Gustave Bretshneider, of this city,
Gus. Klos, of ST. Joseph, being
second, and not far behind. The prizes
given Yesterday consisted Of diplomas and
wreaths.
The following is complete list of the
gentlemen who succeeded in obtaining
prizes. and it will be seen that in the num-
Der taken ST. Joseph leads. taking seven ;
Leavenworth come next, taking six; Oma-
ha third, with two; Kansas City and Atchi-
son fourth, taking one each:
lst PrIze-Gus;ave Bretschneider, Leav.
enworih.
2d-Ch y. Klos, St. Joseph.
3d-George Friedrich, St Joseph.
4th-C. Anderso Omaha
5th-Carl Schneider. St Joseph.
6th-Adam Heimbach, Leavenworth.
7th-G. Bauer, Kansas City.
seh-B. AnceicA, 81 Joseph.
9th-Joasph KFoeaeft Leavenworth.
l0th-Gus Poehlef; Atchison.
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In the District Court of the First Judicial District
Of the State Of Rahsas, Sitting IN and for said
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Notice of Final Settlement.

cor STATE dE G Or KANsAs, iss.
In the Probate Court of said CJ,tnty and Stat.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

TIE profits Of speculation are deter
mined by the rate at which the uncertainty
of business may be insured against. Every
addition to the uncertainty of business
means an increase in the profits of specu-
lators who gamble in these risks. All the
colossal fortunes made in this country Of
late years have been paid out of the extra
insurance rates levied upon producers on
account of the uncertainty Of business. The
farmer has paid much heavier taxes to the
speculator in currency than he has paid to
the transportation companies, and he will
continue to do so as long as the measure o.
ualues in this country 1uctuates in length,
weight and ineness. The Secretary of the
Treasury has been the heaviest speculator
therefore, the greatest disturber Of values,
in the whole country.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
How He Lost His Teeth.
From the Augusta Me. Journal

i. From the Augusta Me. Journal
An elderly and respected gentlemen
from this city returned rome from the
Centennial minus his teeth. Sitting down
on sofa at his boarding place, seeking
for "rest and refreshment," he took out
his set of artificial teeth, laid them upon
the sofa, leaned back and indulged in a
sweet sleep. The keeper of the boarding
house came along, saw the situation, and
placed the teeth in the pocket of an over
coat which he supposed belonged to the
sleeper, and kindly covered that individual
with the overcoat to prevent him from
taking cold. Soon thereafter the gentleman
owning the overcoat came that way, took
the garment and wore it away, and with it
went the teeth. Our toothless friend
awoke and was "down in the MONTH
when he discovered the true situation of
affairs. Not being able to grapple longer
with the tough beefsteak at Philadelphia
boarding houses, he returned home to have
his Jaw repaired.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
DELAWARE DAY.

The celebration of Delaware Day at the
Centennial, was an event in the history o.
our State, Of which we may we'll feel the
interest of patriotic pride. To our posteri'
ty it will be a pleasing feature in Delaware
history, and to ourselves it will always be
a satisfaction Of qualification to have seen
our own participation in swelling the grand
success of the National Exhibition. Della
ware has nothing to regret by the postpone
ment of its day, for Thursday witnessed its
complete success. There was no feature
ofunpleasantness to mar the happiness o.
the event, and we take this occasion to
refer to and compliment the management
of those under whose immediate control the
affair came.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
Fashion Notes.

Seal skin is slowly losing ground.
THERE'S an effort to introduce swallow
tailed basques.
Passenenterie is much in demand for
trimming cloaks.
"Invisible setting is now preferred for
all jewelry and gems.
Drop buttons are used to ornament both
wraps and costumes.
Bows are worn on shoes sometimes as
many as threee on one shoe.
Armheles of waists and polonaises are
corded again with fine cord.
The "Gainsborough" is among the pref
test of bonnets worn this season.
Smyrna lace is the lace of the moment
for trimming undergarments.
Brocaded raw silk is an exquisite fabric
for the overdress of costumes.
Leather belts pointed back and front,
with the points laced, are quite new.
Dresses are cut longer on the shoulders
than they have been for some time hereto
fore.
No suit is complete unless it has large,
handsome pocket on the side of the over
dress.
The hair is to beworn further off the fore
head this season than for some time here
tofore.
Linen bows, edged with lace and made
to button on to the collar, are used by ia
dies for morning toilets.
Bonnets made of white illusion, white
Spanish lace, and delicately tinted flowers,
are in favor for theatres and operas.
Many of the winter cloaks have long
pointed hoods, lined with pleated silk and
ornamented with cord and tassels.
"Harper's Bazar' says that drapery dies
hard That is to say, that the backs Of
overskirts are almost as plain as the front.
Instead of elastic for fastening on hats,
small combs are used, which are fastened
to the hat by means of safety-pin at
tached to the comb.
A very pretty coat for little boy is
made Of dark grey cloth, double-hreasted,
and very long. The coat and pocket holes
are edged with gray astrakhan.
There is new shoe with Spanish in
step, which has the advantage of making
the foot appear very small. 1t has very
high ins'ep, which is brought far forwards,
thus making the shoe from the instep to
the toe look very short.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
A PERMANENT EXHIBITION,

There is strong, and not without reason,
talk of making the Centennial perma-
nent exhibition. A Philadelphia paper
says:
1t is impossible to regard the proposi-
ton for the retention of the main Expo
sition building as other than most inn
portant one to the city, and measurably
to the country at large. There can be
no question about the success of many of
the plans which have beer proposed for
the profitable use of the main building
Immediately after the Exposition closes.
Such a suggestion as that made in the
conference with the Park Commissioners
yesterday, to construct in the centre of
the building vast concert hall, or audi
torium and stage for various uses, COM
mends itself at once. Then again, there
il no doubt that enough will remain ofthe
present Exposition, if permanent show
il made certainty, to furnish a very
fair beginning for display which will
never be without attractiveness to resi-
dents of this city and to strangers, and
which will be extensive enough to fill much
more room than was contemplated in the
first designs with regard to retaining por-
zion Of the buildings.
Rut u far greater consequence Is the
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
A Farmers Joke.
(From the Havana Journal. }


We recently heard of a good joke per-
petrated by Chemung county farmer, a
member of the Elmira Farmers Club. He
had been bothered greatly by hunters from
the city, who had entered his woods with
perfect abandon and slaughtered the
squirrels in great nunbe:s. One day he
procured two or three squirrels, took them
to taxidermist, and had them stuffed.
He then took them to his woods, and nailed
them fast to the limbs Of as many trees, in
such way that they could easily be dis;
covered by the hunters. How much pow
der and lead has been wasted on those
squirrels it is impossible to tell: but many a
good marksman has wondered why he
could not bag the game. The old farmer
has doubtless enjoyed many a hearty laugh
at the discontinue of the hunters. We are
not sure that we ought to have let the secret
out, but the joke is little too good to
keep.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

confederation that il the main building
Is retained, the holding Of another inter
national exposition It Fairmount Park will
|be reasonably assured, and can b provided
for at very small expense in comparison
with the vast expenditures for the present
exposition. No other city on the continent
can hope to take the future international
exposition in America away from Phila-
delphia, as long as the latter sees tit to
make proper exertion. The required
exertion will be almost incalculably les
sened if the main building be retained. A
secondexhibition, say in 1880, would then
be almost certainty.
By all means retain the main building.
1t is grand one for the purpose, and it
will be useful both now and hereafter in a
thousand ways.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
Rsrsenal Msntisn.

Il H. Y . .H.
Mr.. Huxley arrived safely at Liverpool
| on the 4th.
The Princess of Wales is long wasted,
long necked, and she wears fluffy iaces
about the throat.
The Prince Imperial, accompanied by
M. Pietri, recently passed through Lyons
on his way to San Remo-incog, OF course
Wanger has been visiting Venice. lie
declined attending the festival in honor o.
the reinterment of Bellini on account OF III
health. ..a..a.l
Prince Batthyany and Prince Soltykof
are, according to London letter, about to
quit English turf The Marquis Of Exeter
has, au contraire, added his name to the
list Of English turfmen.
Madrid is raising monuments to the
great personages in Spain. A statute o.
Calderon is about to be placed in the Plaza
de Santa Anna, and statutes Of Lope de
Vega, Columbus, Gonsalvo de Cordova,
"the Great Captain" and Isabella the
Catholic, are to follow.
The ex-Empress Eugene has sued the
Droirs de 7 Home, the Paris Radical organ
that has paid $4,000 fines in six months,
besides now having FIVE editors in prison,
for libel in declaring that she was illegitl-
mate. Similar actions will be brought
against other Radical journals by her
mother, the Countess de Montijo.
The Methodist ministers in session in
New York, on Monday, discussed the
question whether praying bands as at pres
ent organized and conducted ought to
receive the approval and cooperation OF
pastors and churches. Rev. Mr. Goodseli
and Rev. Drs. Kettle and Lloyd were OF
the opinion that they did more harm than
good.
When Nine. de MacMahon recently
visited Trouville, incog. loyal village
curate called upon her, and, anxious to
respect her wishes for privacy and at the
same time to pay her compliment, pre-
sented her with magnificent bouquet in
the following words: Permit me to
present you with these flowers, madame,
as il YOU were the wife-the wife-that is,
the legitimate wife of the illustrious Presl-
dent of the Republic.
The King of FIJI has just gone mad
When his island was ceded to England, he
proposed to present to the Queen his trusty
war-club with which he had branded
several hundred of his subjects. His
latest manifestation Of generosity was mani
tested toward the President of the London
Mission Society to whom, as token OF
esteem and respect he forwarded seven
handsome young women as wives.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
RAILROADS.
WILMINGTON AMI
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.

AUGUST ~ l876.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follow
Philadelphia and intermediate station
64O,7, s 10, s 20, $50, s52, ~ 81, 10 45. M
$50, sos, 10 954, II IA p m.
Philadelphia and New York 2Ha m. 2lA
baltimore and intermediate Stations II 50
$50 m. s 20, p m. q,
Baltimore and Washington II 81, 55s SS
. m. II 59,l 18, l 28, s 70, 8 A. 10 p m.
Trains for Delaware Division leave for
New Castle II IS, $40, 9 35, II As q m. rs, SW'
Wyoming and intermediate Stations u g.
S85 m. & 80, p m.
Deimar and 1ntermediate Stations l255
8S5, q m, $50 p m.
The 8 80 p. NJ. train, on Monday, Wednes-
day and Saturday, will make close con-
nection at Delmar, with train for Ocean
City.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and Intermediate Stations,
8lOam. 500, $50, pm.
Philadelphia and New York, II q M.
Baltimore and Washington, IL 81, 55 NJ
For further information passengers are
referred to the time tables posted at the
depot.
janl-1y n. F. KENNEY, Supt.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

CALEB CUSHING read Judge Sinnott's
statement while in New York, and pro-
nounced it conclusive refutation. Cush-
ing is Republican, an old politician, and
sharp lawyer. if there was the slightest
flaw, he would have detected it at once.
The vindication is complete and satisfac-
tory on the testimony Of the opposition.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
HAYES is the synonym Of nothing.
den the embodiment of Reform.

GOVERNOR T1LDEN's practical Reform
will put an end to the Hayes that sur
rounds and protects all the doings OF
corrupt leaders.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
Dangerous Inventions,
From the London Times, |

Many years ago. a gentleman in a sub
ordinate department in the Bank of Ire
land discovered device more useful than
hair-splitting, though of the like nature ;
he found way of splitting bank notes, so
that each note became two, and TO all ap-
pearances were the same as when one, in
Guiding, of course, the wa,er-mark and all
the rest of it. He was an honest man, and
informed the Government of the result of
his ingenuity whereupon, on his solemn
promise of never revealing his secret, they
made him Governor of the Bank. Another
gentleman, but who, unhappily, is rogue,
has lately made his appearance in London.
He has invented certain acid which causes
the writing to disappear from the check,
and then he fills up the blank space Accord
ing to his aspirations. His modus operan-
di is as follows: He procures real check,
drawn by a good name, for seventeen or
nineteen pounds, the word "pounds" is OBJ
liberated so completely that no trace Of the
original writing can even be discerned by
the aid of microscope, and the words
"hundred pounds" inserted in its place; the
two ciphers are added to the figures, and
the thing is done, since all the other parts
of the document. Including the signature,
are quite correct, This ingenious plan is
causing great CONSERVATION in London, ,and
the gentleman who invented it could get a
good round sum to retire from business.
In case at Bangor for divorce, the
cause is desertion.
A German critic dubs Wagner the first
of living composers AMI living bores.
The leading society of FIJI never eats
missionary in month without an "a' in it
Monogram waist belts are the latest ago
ny among the would-be conspicuous girls
Of the period.
The Peabody Museum in Yale College
has received nearly 1000 pieces ofol pot
terry dug up 10 Missouri.
NJ
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

UNDER the present Republican regime,
the captain of the Capitol police receives
$4,000, officers 81, 800, messengers $1,000
while Mr.. Spoford's assistant librarians
are paid only $1,000 and $1,000. Is il
any wonder that thought is dispised?"
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

VIM. A. WHEELER charged the stock
holders of the St. Lawrence, Ogdensburg
and Champlain Railroad $4,000 to give
up his position as trustee Of that road.
How much would he charge the people of
the United States to giveu up the position Of
Vice President, should he be elected to that
position?
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

The pure atmosphere Of plain common
sense and sterling honesty will put an end
to the Hayes campaign. People want
something substantial this year, not a
vapor. Starvation, gaunt and ghastly, is
staring them in the face. Can they feed on
HAYES
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

THIS is a campaign Of facts and figures,
not CHASTITY metaphor and gauzy, unsub-
stantiL Hayes.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
THE HERALD.

II Mo4tse HzsAlD !. gneiiIhsdd asd
Ssiiv ~ II he NY OF Wilmingt0n end
mrroundin9 places for six oentA per week
navsh}e 10 The carriers. Mail subscriptions
postage fres, three dollars per annum 10
O'B1RNE BRos., Publishers,
No. 500 shipley Street,
Wilmington, Del.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

JAMES w. WARE, Wilmington.
Holm w. r. KILLGORE, Christiana.
JOHN e. BARTHOLOMEW, MIL creek.
THOMAS HOLCOMB, New Castle.
THONAS BIRD, Red Lion.
JAMES NICHOLSON, Pencader.
EDWIN r, COCHRAN, st. Georges,
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
HOTELS.

PR1ME NEW
TIMOTHY SEED,
CABBAGE, SPINACH, KALE AND
LETTUCE,
SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING,
CANARY, HEMP, RAPE, NAV AND
MILLET SEEDS,
Recleaned and at greatly reduced prices, at
SMITH & BREEN'S,
~ Fouth and Shiplsy Sts
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21

FOR LEVY COURT.
WILLIAM P. LODGE, Brandywine. .
JAMES CARSWELL, Wilmington.
ADOLPHUS HUSBANDS, Christiana.
ALBERT Fl. SILVER. New Castle.
ALEXANDER WILSON, Pencader.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
FOR CORONER,
DAVID G. ROSE.
,R STATE SENATOR,
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.

HARRY sHAKPLEY, Brandywine HID.
The Morning herald., 1876-10-21
WILMINGTON, OCTOBER q, 1870.
FOR PRESIDENT.
\ SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
FOB VICE PRESIDENT.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
JOHN II. RODNEY, New Castle Co.
JOHN w. SHARP, Kent CO.
GEO. w. WILLEN, Sussex Co.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.
Hon. JAMES WILLIAMS.
FOR SHERIFF,
ISAAC GRUBB.
FOR CORONER,
DAVID G. ROSE.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
HARRY sHARPLEY, Brandywine HID.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1876-09-20
CHAPTER XXI.

The Traps-T The Fores- The Pcccarics
The Wind JIeers to the Nonhuest-
The Sno,c- iStorm-TAe Basket Mtk-
ers-We Coldest Snap Of Winter-
Capitalization Of The Sugar-1Mplc-
The Mysterious .Shqfls-.-7 The Pro-
jectcd Eeploratton--TH The Pellet o,
Lead.
The intense cold lasted until the 18th
of August, the thermometer never rising
above the point hitherto observed.
When the atmosphere was calm this low
temperature could be easily borne; but
when the wind blew, the poor fellows
suffered much for want of warmer cloth
ing Pencroff regretted that Lincoln
Island, instead of harboring so many
foxes and seals, with no fur to speak Of,
did not shelter some families Of bears.
bears" said he, are generally well
dressed and | would ask nothing better
for the winter than the loan of their warm
cloaks"
'Bnt perhaps" said Neb, laughing
These bears would not consent to give
you their cloak. Penerof, these fellows
are no Saint Martins" ="
1--WE would make them, Neb, we
would make them answered PencrofI
in tone of authority
But these formidable carniyora did moi
dwell on the island, or if they did, had
not yet shown themselves Herbert,
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~ Those who advertise by the year, n,ust
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A DIRECTORY
FOR
Charles County.


The sessions of This Court hcgin ON the ,hi-
Mondays of February, MAY. Iulv and Novenl
1er, respectively. The MAY and November
Terms being for the trial Of causes wherein
Jsnles may bc required while those of Fcbrn-
nry aud July are the nou-jury or intermediate
1,anns
chict Judgr Hon George Brent.
k~aod'ots jaoAes--llons Robert Ford and
Daniel n Aagruder.
Ci'rk- benjamin G. Sloncstrcct.
NfpH'y Cirrk Robert Dudley Deeeg.
Stdfrs BHor"eg- Eugene Diggcs.
CSn'"'Aofo~crS IL EYa0g-J0hu W Mitchell
aHd BoSiFs Hawkins.
c"'"'......,,assrs e tqke T-stimoHy nj Common
Har Nicholas Stonr-ttvvs, s>..----.-, ,,--
Audifqr iran Brent.
William IT. Made
Deputy Shgig-Gcorpc A. Wade
.Iailcr-tc;corgc A Wade
tCrier -noseph q. Mattnglcv.
-Bmii1s Jdhr %. Coycl .Iohn II. jenkins.
Messeig>r--.i ,E,tnjaniu Mliiugc7
-bcihgts Gr0'd JOrors-SamuclN Maddox.
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anRrnANs cnrRr.

Ths0 ourlmcets every Tuesday.
ChitJ Js8,>-lion. G -orgc =. jenkins.
Asssciois Judges Hons James u. Harvey
and " n w Rowe.
Ge1snsr. Of M,gs Marcelus Thompson
0sr.rq-.EIanses Mason.
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sescgo j. cssprecar, pre- IT, j. Ecyerdv
<,rrtr TiSo.uas /. iIsnnun, Uzzial Wright,
sue tyFsster Mndd
cl~h-Charics +. llannou.
Eoss~ a Court Houxc Washington Burch.
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COUNTY SURVIVOR.
AseOss /. Brawner.
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What holds all the snua ia the world2
No one nose
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Ss4nn OF SCHOOL coNuissSoNgRs.
8d Samuel COX, tPrcs ~ DR.. Thomas G
Price and Dr A NJ Brooke
&s~asry and Examiner George 81 Lloyd.
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WilHan hamilton, George p. Jenkins. VIM
Boswell, Hush Mitchell, 8ichard H. Edelcn
ktcret1vv " lillian boswell
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StcretEV William boswell
&ssBSsOgs of SROPERTY.
lst District, Samu,r W. Adams. William
I'll Hsray John T. Davis.
~ District, George A. Hunt, Josias Haw-
.kns u. =. Wall.
BOARD or CGWTEsL AND REVIEW.
Thomas Wood, u. esruatius Sanders, Fred
exack l.. Dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-24
The Investigation To-Day.

The chief feature OF this mornings pro.
ceilings OF the House committee investigat-
ing District affairs, was the testimony of
Mr.. Chapman and the examination OF Mr.
Blinkhorn, the agent OF Mr.. Hannah. Mr..
Chapman's testimony, IL accepted az given,
Is damaging TO the character of Mr.. Watson,
chief clerk OF the Board of Audit, tending to
show an understanding between him aud
claim agent named Hamlink, for the d.
vision OF fees for getting claims allowed by
the Board of Audit. The testimony is to a
conversation between Mr.. Chapman, a man
Of good reputation, and Mr.. Watson. AS
Mr.. Watson "a man of middle age) is of fair
reputation also, his friends charitably give
him the benefit OF that fact and think Mr..
Chapman may have misunderstood what
was said. Messrs. Tayler and Brodhead
gave notice that, at the next meeting Of the
committee, they would show the want OF
accuracy OF some statements OF the witness.
also that the facts touching the claim show
the extreme impTObability OF Mr.. WatsOn's
having used the language attributed to him
AS the thing now stands it looks bad for the
employees OF the Board OF Audit, or at least
one OF them, Mr.. Watson, and further evil
dence in this branch OF the inquiry will be
awaited with interest.