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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-27
THE CONGRESSIONAL QUESTION.

The contest between the friends of the
several candidates for Congressional honors
in this District is becoming quite animated
Ii is 'free fight" and those gentlemen
who have "gone in" are but exercising one
of the inalienable rights of every American
citizen-to run for office whenever there is
An office to be filed. But in the discus
sion Of question Of so much importance
10 the people of the District and the State
as the election of member OF Congress,
there are matters 10 he taken into
consideration which are of much
more importance than the mere
gratifying of the personal ambition
OF the aspirant The friends of Mr.. Phil
lips, in the present contest, do not rest their
case in his behalf upon the simple fact
that he desires to be returned to Congress ;
In iacs, the wishes OF Mr.. Phillips cut bu,
a very small figure in the matter but their
reason for supporting him is the belief tbs
he'is the best man for the place, of the sew
eral who have been brought forward, and
they urge his denomination for the further
reason that, having tried him, they have
found him efficient, faithful and industri.
ous and in proof of these facts they have
but to point to the record, which shows thai
during the time he has been in Congress, h,
has introduced some forty bills for the
benefit Of Kansas, and OF these, during
the present session, and unde,
Democratic fillibusterins he has succeeded
in getting through the House bill taxins
railroad lands-which is now pending in
the Senate; q bill defining and protecting
the rights Of homesteadcn in railroad linn
is; bill to equalize soldien' bounties, nov
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pending in the Senate; bill to cell the
Ottoe Indian lands; bill to sell the Sac
and Fox lands: has secured favorable
report upon the eight-hour law; helped to
secure an appropriation Of ten thousand
dollars TO protect the banks Of the Missouri
river in Doniphan county; besides these
he ha, secured the passage Of large
number of private bills for the benefit Of
constitutions, and has a number Of such
vet pending and bill to sell the Fort
Harker reservation has been reported
favorably. Besides taking an active part
in ali general debates of measures of public
importance, he has made speeches upon the
Centennial, against the third term, and on
the currency and financial questions. This
is but a part of the work Of one session,
and shows that our Representative has
no, been idle; we doubt whether there is a
man in the House who can show as much
work done in the same length OF time. He
has made a record that he may justly fee
proud OF, and need have no fears that hi
constituents will fail TO appreciate his Ell
! forts and endorse his course. The Dis
trict cannot afford TO set him aside, for any
uptried man.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
A Sad Case Of Drowning Near ST.
Joseph, Missouri.
Five Young Ladies Drowned while out
Boat Riding.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 2i.-The city was
thown into . state Of intense excitement,
Sunday afternoon by the preva.e of .
rumor upon the streets that an appalling
catastrophe had occurred at Lake Con-
trary, five miles south OF here. 1t was said
that five young ladies had been drowned,
and shortly, the arrival of messenger
from the scene of the disaster, confirmed
the terrible rumor.
Yesterday there vas a private picnic at
Fredericksburg, situated on the lake, COM
posed mostly of German families. They
left the city at an early hour in the morn
ing, arriving at the picnicking grounds in
good season, and abandoning themselves to
the pleasures common TO such occasions.
About II o'clock, Mr. Otto Gross took
five young ladies into skiff for a row.
They were named Clara Kraft, Sophia s.
Zeitz, Rosa Munich, Matilda Zuinner and
Matilda Gross.
The party ro~ed up and down the lake
for two hours, never at any time putting out
more than seventy ty-fve ards from the shore.
The party were returning from the boat
ride, and were perhaps fifty yards from the
shore, when the girls commenced reaching
for and pulling at the pond lilliss that grow
abundantly in that part Of the lake, and
while thus engaged the boat cspsized, and
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IT'S NOT TRUE. so TAKE 1T BACK.

The Utica IN. ~ Head says that du
ring the canvas in 1874, "Mr. Tiiden care
fully succeeded in making the Associated
Press a tender TO his personal purposes
He palmed off as news just such dispatche,
as suited his designs, and the press paid fol-
electioneering while the people were con-
stantly imposed upon" And now because
he has failed 10 buy up the Kansas and
Missouri Press Association for the same
purpose the ST. Joseph Gazette wants the
concern abolished. Ii the dispatches every
night were full OF puffs for Tilden and
accounts of Democratic ratification meet
ings, the Gazette u!d consider it altogeth
er lovely.-N. Joseph Herald.
The articles in the st. Joseph Gazette re.
fecting upon Col. Clowry and Mr.. Osborne
were untrue in every essential particular
The Gazette has apologized to Col. Clowry
and if it desires to be fair 10 will make a
full retraction TO Mr.. Osborne. Our
Western papers have b>en intimately asso.
ciated with these gentlemen for the past ten
kears, and, there has been tut one opinion,
that no higher toned gentlemen, or more
accommodating business men than Messrs
Clowry and Osborne ever lived.
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FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY.

oshAboOeA, July -.
EDITOR TINE:-Though sufferer from
the grasshopper raid, yet one would scarce
ly suppose Oskaloosa, the hub OF Jefferson
county, had ever passed through such an
ordeal, judging by the present-having =
fair business for the season OF the year, and
prospect for good crops pu, all in good
cheer.
On last Saturday evening, meeting wa
called for the purpose of organizing Hayes
and Wheeler Club. Proceeding the call to
order, aided by blow from our respectable
brass band, gathered large crowd.
W. B. McClelland was elected president
and DR.. Tillitson, Secretary. A constitu.
tion was adopted ,to which some fifty namei
were subscribed. An invitation was read
from Winchester, to . celebration to bt
held on the 18th inst. 1t being moved thai
the club go en- masse-so was decided
Without doubt Oskaloosa will show W
we'll for Hayes this fall.
The County Sunday School Convention
is to be held here on the lst and % Of Au
gust. The Superintendents throughout iht
county, and all who are interested IN thu
Sunday schools, are invited. 1t is hopet
they will cone, and give or citizens Al
opportunity to chow their hosditalitJ a!
well as interest in the work.
JoTTISGs.
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GONE TO MEET TWEED.

The Treasurer OF Washington county
Wisconsin, is a defaulter in the sum Of
about $4,000. His name is Senler, q
prominent Democrat, and delegate to the
St. Louis convention, who voted all the
time for Tilden. Reform is necessary,
repeatedly says the Democratic platform
for which the thieving Semler voted, and
now he has proved it. Semler has de-
eamped. Gone to meet Tweed, the pal ol
Tilden in Tammany's brightest days.
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THE COUNTY PRINTING.

TaE TINES has had the county adver-
tising for the past four years, at the legal
rates allowed by law.
At the meeting OF the Board Of County
Commissioners in May last, the County
Clerk was instructed to advertise for pro-
posals to do the advertising for the county.
The Clerk did advertise in accordance with
the instructions for bids to be handed in on
or before June 9Th, 1876, at two o'clock
Pm.
There was only one bid made, to-wit.
The TINES, which was proposition TO do
the work at the old, or legal, rates.
1t was the duty Of the County Board TO
have accepted this bid and to have award
ed the contract TO The TINES. This they
failed 10 do, and pos poned the matter
until the July meeting.
July 9TH the App al made bid which
the Board, contrary to all rules and regula-
lions, considered. This bid was from the
Appoai, daily paper of no general circula-
lion, sending only twelve ounces OF papers
per day through the mails, in the county of
Leavenworth. This bid was at first sup
posed TO be lower than the TINES, but upon
the advice of the County Attorney, it proved
TO be nearly double that Of the ZINES;
whereupon, bid was made to advertise in
the weekly Appeal, a paper not then in &
isienoe. This bid, the County Board re-
oeived. The door being left wide opes for
anybody, OF anything, whether in existence
or not, to bid, We put in lower bid for
the Weekly Commercial, and this bid was ac-
cepted by the Board, Lucas only voting
against it.
OF course, any contract with paper
which is known not to have 4 general cir
cuiation, is not carrying out the intent OF
the law, the object Of advertising heing TO
let the people know what is being done
When the contract is signed, the adver-
tising will be done in the Weekly Conmer-
cal.
The TINES amended Its proposition at
the suggestion OF one of the members OF
the Board, offering TO advertise road no.
tices at one-half the price paid last year.
1t is safe to say that nearly every respect
able man in Leayenworth favors giving the
advertising TO THE TINES, because it is the
only paper of general circulation pub
lished in the county.
1t is safe TO say, further, that no Iespec-
table man thinks that charges rejecting
upon any member OF the County Board,
coming from an irresponsible party, who is
destitute Of every principle Of decency, are
worthy of notice.
Ii is due to Mr.. Richards 10 say that he
denies making any arrangement with the
Appeal This is sufficient, and none Of the
members of the Board should be held &C.
countable for charges coming from a source
which no decent man can descend 10 notice.
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,

What did the Kansas State Horticultural
Society do al its late meeting at Olathe
! in relation TO exhibiting our fruits at the
Centennial this fall? We know that this
brave organization was ignored by the folly
of the last legislature, Notwithstanding it
had carried of two national prizes, and
never had rival in any contest who gave
the State greater prestige on it, meagre al.
lowance than all the other societies combin-
ell.
Ii this matter is left to the commissioner
lately appointed by the Kansas Centennial
Commissioners, TO collect productions of our
district, the horticultural branch of our in
dustry will be an abortion, ard the State
will loose the prestige hitherto gained by
the il regrity and industry of our practical
exhibitors
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HAS no APOLOGIES TO xAKH.

General NJ. c. Butler, the conspicuous
leader in the horrible massacre at Ham.
burg, South Carolina, publishes a lengthy
communication in which he attempts to
gloss over and palliate the atrocities OF
which he was guilty. 81 did nothing which
l regret" he says, 'ior for which have any
apologies, and would do again just what l
then did" That is, he would call out six
men whom, without the shadow of author
ity, he had taken prisoners, and would shoot
them down in cold blood. This part Of the
affair is thus stated by Gov. Chamberlain,
and his account remains undisputed and
undenied:
Finally, about 2 o'clock on the morning
of the 9th Of July, Sunday, after consulta-
tion among their captorp, and with COM
pleie apparent deliberation, five of the cap
and shot to death In the presence of large
body Of their captors. The rest of the cap
tured psrty. were either turned loose or
broke and ran. They were fired upon as
they ran, and three Of them severly wound
ed, one of them probably mortally.
The emphatic way in which "Beas, But
ler," as the South Carolinian is now called,
indorses and defends all that was done,
will deepen the impression this horrible af-
fair has made on the public. Nothing has
occurred since the Coushatta massacre that
has so stirred the public pulse, or has made
more plain the Importance of preventing .
return to power of the Confederate Democ-
racy. The Boston Herald, . paper that
speaks to q larger constituency than any
o;ner in Massachusetts,, and whoee affilia-
tions are all with the Democracy, in refer
ring to this subject, says:
"lt wac in all respects cne of the worst
outbreaks of popular violence that has ever
occurred in this country, and one for which
there seems to be no palliation or excuse.
So long as the prejudices Of race and color
are as streng a. they appear to be in some
parts OF the South, and there is manifested
such disposition to acts of lawless yio-
lence BY one claes Of citizens against apoth-
er, there will continue to be the most annie
justification for the maiuienance Of a mill.
tary forte BY the General Government 70
be ready to act for the preservation of
social order in any emergency thaf NAV
arir, however distasteful or repuxnsn,
their presence may be 10 the whole white
population OF those Statas."
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THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

EDITOR TINES: As a member OF the
Kansas State Horticultural Society, will
answer your question of yesterdays TINES
Our Society took no steps toward exhibiting
fruits at the Centennial, for the reason that
our funds were exhausted, ami as you said
truly, the Legislature refused us an appro-
priation for that, or any purpose, and even
our practical men were ignored in the Com
mission at Philadelphia. Feeling our po-
sition keenly, /, with other members OF the
Leavenworth County Horticultural Soci.
ETY., entered into negotiations for space in
the Pomolosical Building, at Philadelphia
In this We succeeded, through Oliver Die
fendorf, our gentlemanly County Clerk,
who is an old friend OF Gen. A. 7. Goshorn,
the general superintendent, a near relative
OF Mrs. Diefendorf.
What we now propose is this. 1he Leav-
enworth County Horticultural Society has
a small SUN on hand, and if the city and
county will make a small addition by sub
scription, TO pay the expenses. We will
promise such a display at Philadelphia Of
Leavenworth county fruits as the world
never saw in this latitude. The season is
favorable. Although the fruit crop is not
large, the specimens are, and will be mag
nifcent, surpassiag all others OF previous
seasons.
Furthermore, we propose 10 print 4 small
tract of the soil and climate, and make
the base of it an article by Prof. F. Hawn.
0Wh- &c GOOD frnit "
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FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR.

Hon. w. ii. Pilkenton, of Relleyille, Re
public county, is favorably spoken Of, by a
didate .or Lieutenant Governor before
the coming State convention. Mr.
Pilkenton has had considerable Legislative
experience, is a man Of excellent charac'
ter, and If he should lie selected for Lieut.
Governor, would fill the office in credita'
HE manner
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u. l.. PALMER,
COMMITTEE MEETING

The congressional committee of this dis
trict had a meeting at The TINES office
yesterday afternoon. All the mem.
bers were present in person or by proxy.
The call already issued by the committee,
fixing the convention at Abilene, on the
3Ist of August, and recommending that
primaries be held On the 2Gth, was ratiiie,!
by the committee, the vote being unani-
NOUS, with the exception OF Mr.. Palmer.
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FROM TIE WEST.
I'll. lA


EDITOR TINES: Lieut.. Bowmen in COM
mand of the United States survey from
Leavenworth, Kansas to Fort Union, New
Mexico, arrived here with bis party to-day.
The party is running over the old Santa
Fe trail on what is called the river route.
The trail runs about half q mile east Of
Kinsley. Lieut.. Bowman, Corporal Chas.
Hoyt and Bob. Palmer, a gentleman we'll
known in Leavenworth, came up to town
to see what could be found in the way of
eatables and news. Coming into our place
of business, Bob spied the Leavenworth
Daily lines. To say the sight made him
happy, would not express it. The smile
on his big countenance might be imagined
but not described.
We found Lieut.. Bowman, and those OF
his party We had the pleasure of meeting.
to be very sociable and courteous gentle
men. After. an hour spent in Kinsley,
they took leave for camp. The last seen Of
Bob, he was making bee line for his mess,
with leg of mutton in one hand and
the Leavenvorth Daily TINES in the other,
apparently still happy. D.
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JOr1INGS BY TIE WAY.

WASHINGTON, ID C., July Il, lSI6.
EDITOR TINES: Ny missionory work a,
Chicago came to an abrupt close in this
wise: The rotating machine here at the
White House had been given such vigorous
motion o. late, its results becoming 70 be.
wildering, PierrePont, New. Bristow, Var.
yam, Dyer, Jewell, retiring in qnick success.
sion, and Pratt soon to follow, that uneasi-
ness was occasioned, ard it was thought
best that | should waive everything and
rush on here and see If the thing could not
be stopped till after the election.
But as luck would have it, Just as l ar
rived the Presidents physician peremptorily
ordered him out of the city, and the depart.
ing train bore him away en- route for Deer
Park, summer resort, POO miles di,tant,
on the Alleghenies, ard in his absence am
'doing" Washington and l am afforded
peculiar facilities for this BY General Ea-
ton, Commissioner of Education for the
United States, and Gen. Mussey, formerly
clerk at the White House under Lincoln,
both OF whom were college classmates Of
mine. On my arrival, Jewell was
still here, smiling, but evidently little
sors suocss,e5 10 him that vb,, ~.s
the matter IN his case w,. hi. State Va.
no, b;y enouob Wa, of too l;t,ie ;mnort.
.nce in The election. that be ,arb , No
should be wiling to give niace 70 Trner ss
= s.iys for ,bs -onnS.5 MD. Of ind,s,.
for ,ha ola tshouiJor ai.an ha, f.ro.;,a
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VIII, anu ~ .n.s 1851 s.. ." Jouse lucy VIII
sses' oo' 'n'' "e. 'e"
The personal OF the Houee seems TO me
below q creditabie standard for the leading
reIub ic OF the world. 1t compares fairiy.
think, with the average k.9sas iesisla-
ture- In this body l hnd Phillips, indus
trious, aggressive, Influential our other
members respectable. In the senate Is In
gals, hard at work and rising; our other
member regularly In his seat and looking
Wise- Only once since my ARRIVAL has any
thing occurred to disturb the othersise
uniform serenity OF the body. On Satur-
day q resolution was offered in the House
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HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. .

WASHINGTON, d. C., July 10.
The Senate bill extending the duration
of the Court OF Commiss toner's on Alabama
Claims until January next, was passed.
Mr.. ATKINS made a conference report
on the army appropriation bill.
The motion in regard to the reorganiza-
tion Of the army, and the reduction of the
paw of officers which has been the point OF
difference between the two Houses, is re-
ferred to the commission, which it acted
on during recess and reported. was agreed
TO, and the bill now goes to the President
for his signature.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole on the bill for the protection
ofthe Texas frontier.
Mr.. TUCKER explained the points OF
difference between the substitute offered
by Mr. Banks, and that offered by himself,
their general objects being identical.
Mr. BANKS modified his substitute for
the second section, TO meet the views Of
Tucker, and it was then stated by Schlei-
cher that il was acceptable to the sub
committee on Texas border troubles.
Mr. TUCKER'S substitute was rejected,
and that offered BY Mr.. Banks was adopted.
1Hc tucu IDsS anu IepOIleu
the bill to the House.
The amendment to the first section,
adopted in the committee, yesterday, on
motion of Mr.. Hancock, Of Texas, provid-
ing that no part of the troops shall be
taken from any Stale or .ervice, where pub
lie interest requires their continuance, was
rejected BY party vote. Yeas, 70; nays,
98. Without disposing of the bill, the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., July 20.
The bill for the protection of the Texas
frontier was passed, after the rejection Of
the second section, by a vote of yeas SO !;
nays, 96.
Mr.. RANDALL made the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
He said that the estimates submitted BY the
Departments amounted to over $50 .OOOO, 600;
that the bill, a originally reported BY the
committees on appropriations, amounted to
Sl4,626,9Sl that zs it passed the House it
appropriated Sls.s57 ,326, With une1pended
balances Of S5,69l 900; that the Senate had
increased it by S5,O6s, 800; that in conference
the senate yielded TO The amount Of 81
15S, ,225, and the House S92l, ,l34; the bill
has now Appropriated Sl6,3 ,905,
against S26, GA $50 in like bill Of last year,
saving of SIC, ,2s6, AS. He regretted the
statement made in the Senate that these
reductions would have to be met BY a de-
hciescy bill At the next session, and warn
ed executive officers from being induced BY
such statements TO make expenditures and
incur obligations beyond the sums appro-
priatsd in the bill. He felt that under
this bill no department Of the Government
would be crippled, and he declared that
the next House would discountenaDce any
deficiency bill.
Nj. HALE, . Republican member of the
conferences committee, did not agree with
Mr.. Randall that there would be no def
ciency bill requisite next session. Even
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DR.. c. McLAEE'S
PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended u
F., remedy for all the Ills that flesh Is
heir 20" but in affections of the Liver,
and in all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
and Sick Headache, or diseases Of that
character. they stand without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinine.
As a simple purgative they are un-
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has a red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression Dr.. MfLASE's
LIVER PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures of
G.. MCLASE and FLEMING Bros
Sold by all respectable druggists and
country storekeepers generally.
ma ls-dfw
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TIE eERnM VOTE.

The St Louis Wexiiche Pos gives this
cheerful, and, We think, reliable informa-
ton:
Never, since Lincoln's first election, have
the Liberal Germans been as true Republi-
cam, - unanimous, - resolved and ready
for Tie combat, % at this moment The
strength Of the German vote OF 81. Louis
10 Be cast for Rutherford B. Hayes will
excsed by far the late dreams Of the resc-
tioaaT party.