The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-18
in the newspapers. The capitoiians are the
maddest set i eyer saw
TIcE WOULD BE LYxcHEp

IN the newspapers The capItoilarls are the
maddest set ever saw.
TIcE WOULD BE LYNCHED
to the nearest telegraph pole If he should
happen to strike Topeka just at the present
time. He wouldn't stand any show at all,
and neither hot water nor salt petre would
save him. For Two days past the sky has
been overcast with thick, heavy, leaden
clouds, from which somebody pulls the plug
every few minutes, and then the people
who have been out upon the street for few
minutes trying to catch a glimpse o. the sun
and persuade themselves that il is about 20
clear off, scud into the house and stand, in
a cloud OF profanity, which envelopes them
like blanket, 20 10 speak, watching the
pearly raindrops as they softly fall to the
earth, converting the streets into rivers OF
mud and temporary canals. The hacks and
omnibusses move slowly along Ike funeral
gondolos. The horses -iruggie along, wear
ed with their efforts To drag tue heavy
mud-laden vehicle through the liery thor
oughiares, the only encouragement voCch-
safed the poor beasts being tie CHEEKY
touch of the singing lash and the
Joyous sound of profanity, unparal-
leled. There has been more solid
swearing to the square inch in Topeka dur
ing the past two days IN II can be conceived
of and the very clouds, as they hover over
the devoted city, seem surcharsed with :he
suiphurous contagion-
IT RAINS PROFANITY;
oa;hs pattle against the windows like hail
stones there's no getting around the fact
the people OF Topeka are mad There are,
notwithstanding the rain, 4 great many
hnr-.s-n.,, nd ~ -nw,, kpt
they look blue, as though they had been
struck with an Indiana chill or had run
across an attack OF Illinois ague
coRRIGAN Is HERE
with Dictator, and Daco;ah Maid IS here
also. While gathered around the
bar at the Teft House last
night Dacotah Maids driver and
Corr.ga driited into an argument regard
ing the respective merits Of their horses,
Corrigan offering to bet 81 900 that he could
trot all over the Maid. The Maids driver
retorted by offering to bet 81 900 that he
could out-trot Dictator upon the Riverview
track at Kansas City, and put up $500 as a
forfeit. slapping the money down upon the
bar, right under Corrigan's nose. Corrigan
had II 900 check in his hand, but would
not bet unless the Maid would trot some
other place than Riverview. The Maids
driver took him up to trot on the Leayen-
worth track, adding that as he'd beat him
on the track once he could do il again.
YES" said Corrigan, IL was treated d-n
nice at Leavenworth, and guess Fil trot
there again"
They didn't bet.
AROUND THE TEFFT. =.
The Tefft House is Topeka and Topeka is
the Tefft. This hotel is Kansas epitOmized;
it is the state in condensed synopsis As
in the olden time, every road led 10 Rome,
SO in modern times every street, avenue and
alley in the capital of Kansas leads to the
Tetit. Within its walls Uni ed States Sen
ators have been made and unmade fortunes
won and lost its rooms could tell wondrous
tales were they only gifted with the power
of speech. Here you meet the people YOU
want to see and people that you don't want
to see; lawyers, doctors, politicians, clergy
men, jockeys, statesmen, loafers and the va
rious other species. which comprise man.
kind gather i'm the Office, corridors and hall
ways, swap information and % transact
business matters. If you want 10 see
man, the appointment is made for the Tefft; I
if you don't find merchant at his store, !
OF calling at his residence; reporters gather J
their news at the Tefit, and what can't be ,
learned there amt worth knowing. The
Tefft is a wonderful place, and its wonders
grow apace as time goes on. !
SELLING POOLS.
Pools were sold at the Teiit last evening
on the race but the outlook heing DARK
the buying was light. In the big race, set
for Friday. Dictator stU u as first choice.
Dacotah Maid second, Randall and adv
Nesta in the field. Dictator sold for -:
second choice Tor -; the field for 81, these
being the highest prices paid Should the ,
weather clear up Friday viii be big day,
and good sport Is anticipated. st the pres
ent time, however, the lowering clouds AMI
threatening aspect OF the weather generally
give no promise of succeeding sunshine and
brightness.
THE KILLING oP COLLINS.
The killing OF Joel Collins one Of the
supposed Big Springs Union Pacific train
robbors, at Buffalo station, ont on the Kan
sas Pacific road, by sheriff Bardsley, anu
posse, is still an exciting and interesting
topic OF speculation and conversation; spec
ula;iOn as to whether Collins was really
guilty OF participation in the crime, and as
To the consequences of The production OF
proof of his innOsence. While on the train
yesterday, ! engaged III conversation with
a cattle dealer wEo was out near Buffalo at
the lime of the killing Of Collins and his
pal, and who knew them both
During the talk which ensued the dealer
said: " Ies, ! know Collins was what Won
might call 4 pretty Wild lad, but | don't
thinE there was anything small or mean
about him. lie took his whisky OCCASION
ally and was perhaps too fond cf the wo-
men, but You bet your boots he was square.
Afraid? ! guess not. Don't think you
could faze him with a siege gun, much less
a revolver. But they
GOT THE DROP ON HIM,
you see. They had him before he got his
shooters out, cause if they hadn't he'd a
Ihinned out Bardsley's crowd SOME. And '
don't know as I'm anxio:s to stand in
Bardsley's boots eithe-. Joers got two
pretty good brothers living down in Texas, !
and I'm of the opinion that Bardsley had ;
better make his will, cause think they'll !
hand it to him some of these days. They're
hose kind of fellers, you see, and kin |
hink Bardsley's coward, but those b 9TH {
10 VI Noiiius II Sit hiui suIt. Va COuT-e
hats only my opinion. l wouldn't make
ny oath TO it, and yen needn't put it in the
,aper as my sayin, cause l don't want no !
uss"
There are great many who think Col
ins came by his money honestly enough, !,
md that it was the proceeds Of the sale of !,
ONE cattle. On the other hand, however, o
I is said that the money found on him was .
4 the same Issue as that stolen from the q
J. p train, the issue of 1868, l think. !.
among some whom l have talked with A
here sc. ms to be feeling that Bardsley Q
nd the soldiers with him, shot too quick,
ut among Others. and the latter appear to
e in the majority, the opinion prevails that IL
othing but the fact that Collins revolver c.
ecame hitched in his coat as he attempted g
, draw it saved Bardsleyis life, as Collins "
suallv shot to kill, and would have sent II
,mebOdy across the Jordan had he had the ii
pportunity to handle his weapon. Vi
VARIOUS TOPICS. :,
The Executive Committee of the fair as L
,ciation having postponed the trot one
ay, the first race will not take place until
,-morrow, but it is hardly thought the " "
ack will be navigable for anything save a ~
ud scow. The inhabitants are confident, al
Dwever, that the kind providence which ID
atches over the destinies OF those who race =
orses and manage fair associations, will "a n
axe some arrangement with the weather ~
ERIK to give them one Of fair weather a; al
ast. -