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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

The people of Peabody are to have rare
treat this winter, in the shape of lecture
from the noted lady whose name heads this
article. Mr.. J. Hudson Morse has taken
the matter in charge, on the part of the lit
erary society, and has already disposed Of
enough tickets to render the enterprise a
certainty: We cannot give the precise
date OF the lecture, as it is not vet known
at what time the lecturess can come, but
ample notice will be given. Arrangements
will be made for the people of Marion Gen.
tire and Florence to secure tickets before the
lecture.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
THE Albanv .Joy,noy thinks that the =,

THE Albany Journal thinks that the ap
pointment of a Democratic Marshal il
Georgia at the request of the Democratic
delegation and of Democratic District
Attorney in South Carolina on the recon-
mendation of Wade Hampton may be in
the spirit of Cancellation; but is moved to
ask, would it not be well for the Wade
Hamptons to be sufficiently conciliatory on
their side to permit an occasional recogni-
tion Of the Republicans of the South?
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
The People Wass 10 zee she Pre~isen.
SgaAA Firm.
New York Evening Post.l

1t is proper to say to the Pre-iden, and
to his advisers that the people to whom
they must look for support manifest con-id-
erable uneasiness over the course Of these
affairs. Men Of both parties who expressed
the most satisfaction with the Presidents
promi-es and his first administrative STEPS,
and who were most ready to pledge to him
their cooperation, are asking if he is grow
ing weak in his determination and II his
advisers are going sstray. We believe that
he fully intends to fulfill all his promi-e..
but il Is we'll that be sh ,uld know just how
his cour~e appears IN the public ae large.
20 that he may not make mistake in lis
nelhodA
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

MT. JtnnluSs LttteT III ~ L oriul
When last saw the obelisk it was deep
ly buried in the "rabbidge" of Alexandria
and all thought of bringing it to England
had long.since been given up. In fact
Murray's 'Guide to Egypt" says that al
though the Pasha who presented it To Eng
land in 1901 (Mohammed Ali offered to
put it on board any vessel or raft that might
be sent foi it, "the project has been wisely
abandoned, and cooler deliberatiOn has pro-
nounced that from its mutilated state and
the obliter. .tion of many OF the hieroglyph-
les by exposure to the sea air it is unworthy
the expense of removal" And, in truth
the expense is no slight mater.
The most extravagant conjectures have
been hazarded as to the true period to which
the two obelisks belong. In one excellent
cyclopedia it is stated that they are -oi the
time OF King Thofhmes Ill, who lived in
the sixteenth century before the Christian
era" But the names of Rameses ii. and
Seth ii. are also carved upon them. A
few months ago, Mr.. W. Dixon, the engin-
eer engaged in the removal Of the PROSTATE
obelisk, discovered on the base OF that
which is still standing an inscription in
Greek and Latin. The following is the
Latin one:
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

PHILADELPHIA, October 3l.-The officer,
Of the United States mint have just diacov-
cred some dishonest practices that have
been going on in the re6ner's department
for some time past They are lned to
one emPloye, 50 far - known, Il whose
houre about one hundred ounces of silver
we're discovered. Director Of the mint
Pollaek Refuses 10 make public any facts 10
tAs CO, On tie ground thss his doine 10
ni0hs dsisA II 0As e jusin
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

Pontious Howard, who lives across the
creek at the lower end of Central Avenue,
brought us last Monday castor bean plant.
which We think is the largest growth of a
single season We ever saw. The plant is
thirteen feet high and branches like an elm
tree. The stalk is seven inches in circum-
ference. We don't know how many beans
there are upon the plant but there must be
about half peck.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
TO VOTERS.
The Pending PrOPosial0n for an Ap.
PrOPriatiOn 10 fsridge the Ssrang.
ToNGANoxIE Oct 81 lS17.

ToNGANoXIE, Oct. 81, 1877.
EDITOR TINES: Dear Sir: In the hur-
ry and furry of electing county officers, the
question of erecting new bridge over
Stranger, where the old covered bridge was
lately burned, seems to have been we'll nigh
forgotten. The board of county commits
sioners have submitted the question of er-
Getting such bridge, to a vote of the people
at the coming election, as required by law.
The erection of this bridge is of great in
terest to this portion of the county not
only, but especially to Leavenworth City.
Stranger is an ugly and dangerous stream,
which, during great part of the year can
not be forded. If this bridge be not built,
a large amount of produce and its conse-
quent trade, which otherwise would 60 to
Leavenworth, will be diverted in Lawrence
and other places.
Trusting that you will call the attention
OF the voters to this matter,
remain yours, &c,
j. b.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
PaPdOneA.
tOlathe Newsletter /

William Wallace who was sent to the
Penitentiary last Spring for committing .
rape upon Mrs. Pettegrew and was par
doned few weeks ago by the Governor
died last Saturday night of Asthma soor
after reaching Olathe He has been un
fortunate indeed. He was first convicted
OF crime, that a good many of our citi.
zens, could not believe that he was guilty
OF, and not long after he was imprisoned a,
LeavenwOrth caught one of his hands in
some portion Of the machinery and had il
torn of, the result of which was a long and
painful sickness -gangrene having set in
several times, and then after being reduced
to the lowest ebb of life, he was attacked
with Asthma, and as We are now informed.
choked to death.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
THE JACKSON COUNTY STRIKERS.

On Wednesday We vi-ited Holton for the
purpose of personally witnessing the people
and hearing from all sides the various ac.
| counts of the strike which resulted in the
killing of Hartman.
There seems little doubt but that the ac.
count heretofore published in The TIMES
from our reporter who was an eye witness
to much that transpired, was, in the main
! correct.
The impression is general that Hartman
was the leader of the mob, was bad man,
that he and Others were interested in shaw
ing ''time checks" that his whole course
was that of brawler and breeder of trouble.
He was one of the principal ringleaders,
and his death undoubtedly saved many
lives.
While large number OF the citizens of
Jackson county condemned the killing of
Hartman, they could give no excuse for his
coarse, brutal threats, and defiance of the
law and its officers.
We did not see Mr. Drake who is report
ed as being responsible, to a great extent,
for the trouble.
The strikers and those who sympathize
with them, held meetings for the purpose
Of infaming the people. At first these
meetings were spirited, but interest in them
gradually faded out, and on the day set for
the examination OF Capt Tough, there was
little or no feeling.
The attorneys for the case very unwisely
waived an examination and Capt. Tough
was held for trial with bond fixed at SIS.
600. Had the examination taken place, no
justice could have held him for trial.
Exactly why such rumpus was kicked
up about the killing of Hartman while he
was in the very act of violating law and re-
sisting arrest by the sheriff and his posse. is
hard to understand. Much may be attribu.
ted to the political demagogue who desired
to make capital out of the affair regardless
Of truth or justice. Great credit is, however
due the people of Holton for their deter
mined effort to see the law enforced and at
the same time preserve the peace and quiet
of the community.
The importation of Henry Clay Dean at
great expense, to assist in the prosecution
OF Tough, did not produce the sensation ex-
pected by those who brought him out. Mr..
Dean was dressed in a new suit of clothes,
looked hale and hearty, and was kindly
received by the people His presence here
at the trial in April next, will hardly be
required, it being generally admitted that
the further prosecution of this case will do
very little good.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
Kansas Butter as the 80. Louis Fair.

kansas Farmer.l
Some time previous to the holding of the
St. Louis Fair, Messrs. Cameron & Michael,
commission merchants at st. LOUIS, Mo,
formerly citizens OF Kansas, wrote to
the Farmer, asking its assistance in getting
up a show of Kansas butter for the st.
Louis fair. This was cheerfully given.
Messrs. Cameron & Michael generously offer
red to furnish butter tubs free Of charge,
and give to all who would consign them but
ter for exhibition at the fair, the highest
market price. A dispatch from this firm
announces the gratifying fact that their ex-
hihit of Kansas butter secured the first
and second premiums.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

10. Raw fell from the front part of the
land-car on which were four men besides
himself, on Saturday morning of last week,
and the car ran over his body and left leg,
bruising him severely but breaking no
bones. His leg was badly hurt and is ter
ribly swelled. He has laid off since, but
expects to be able to resume work in day
or two.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

New York TriSuoe.I
Dealers in silk goods here are encour-
aged by revival OF trade. the consnm ption
having been stimulated by the unusually
low prices. The failures OF silk weavers in
France have doubtless been preceded by a
great effort 10 get rid oi their surplus stock
OF goods. America is now their chief market,
since the European war and the changes of
fashion have united to check the sale OF silk
goods on the other side OF the Atlantic The
excess OF our imPortations, while this con-
dition lasts, Is OF course uniavorable to our
silk mills, but in certain lines of manufac-
ture their trade is fairly established, and
will probably be kept securely unless there
should be some tariff tinkering this Fall
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
Nature Turns Oyer . New Leaf.
Inter-Ocean,I

Things are top<y-turvy over at Bakers
Island in the Pacific This island il about
200 miles southwest of Honolulu, and was
formerly barren. Captain Hall, recently
arrived at San Francisco, reports that the
ocean current, which formerly set to the
westward, now sets to the eastward; that
the island has been completely flooded by
heavy rains, whereas in former years water
was only obtained BY conden.ing; and that
the once barren and desolate island is nov
covered with vegetation.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

Professor Nudge having asserted in {
letter drawn out by discussion of the
Colorado Muldoon," that "there never
was such thing as fossilized fiesh," Kan.
sas City physician takes him to task in q
letter to the Times, which We copy on o1r
fourth page, and rather seems TO have the
hest of IL.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
YUSr LOOK ALEEDlE OUT.

For dem fellers dot always wants to make
some dings! EferyPody knows dot kind Of
fellers, and eferypody knows dot ven dey is
ferry anxious apout the election Of some po!y
dot dey don't hope to lose noting by it ,
Dey works hardest for dot man vo, pays
dem de most money for DER work? ioo.t
look leedle out for dot kind OF feller-, and
vote for Lowe all the same Hans.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
DECL.uN Is,

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, October 81, ~.
Tothe uote1s Of the Second Commissioner District
Lear nrorta County, Ka.sos:
Having been nominated for commissioner
by the Greenback Party, / most respectful
ly decline the nomination, and do hereby
ask all persons to drop my name from the
list of candidates. E. W. LUCAS.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
The Popularity 81 8e0saetizasiOn.
st. Louis Republican,

The popularity Of the demonstration of
silver may be estimated by the number of
bills introduced into congress TO authorize
il. Not less than twenty-five such bill-, dii-
fering somewhat in their details, but agree
ing in the main point of authorizing the
coinage of silver dollars Of the standard
weight, to be legal tender for all debts, pub
lie rnd private, have been presented in the
two houses.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
AMMO VIII.
AgGuSTI CAkSARIS
BARBARCS PEAEE
EGXPTI ptRHITu
EI I'll PUsNIH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

"In the year s OF Augustus Cesar, Bar
barus, Project Of Egypt, caused this obe-
lisk] to be erected by the engineer Pom
thus" Augustus Cesar reigned from the
year B. C. % to B. c. IA, and thus the
eighth year of his reign corresponds with
the year % b. C., so that the obelisk has
been at Alexandria, at any rate, just one
year short Of the twenty centuries-l, ,899
years. This, of course, affords very little
clue to their actual age, for they were orig
inally brought to Alexandra from HelioP
oils, and when they we're set up there no
one has been able 70 inform us.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

IIHUtPthuence Irlbune.
The Board has contracted with Mr.. l.. J.
Snarr to put up building 2Ox2I feet, II
feet hi h, to be lathed, plastered and COM
pleted ready for the two iron cells, for S445.
1t will be located on Court Square, in front
of the Presbyterian church. and is to be
completed by November 10th.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
A COw-ardly Deed. .

A COW belonging to W. o. Wilev, was
found dead near his store this morning with
a cash cut in her back and side, seven or
eight inches long. The perpetrator of such
vandalism should suffer the seve est penalty
of the law.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
He lIa..,a Forgotten m. Old Way.

II IlIIstutIPfIIH rtSS.l
General Grant has developed most I'M
expected flow OF language during his resi-
dence abroad, but when asked his opinion
Of the political situation in France recent
ly he resumed his Sphinx-like silence. The
ex-President has learned how to talk, but
he has evidently not forgotten when not to
talk.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
RESI- .:ES COMMAND
x. =. Stevens issues an q Grticr tn the
Employees Oi the Hannibal Il ~. JOe

The Kansas CITY Times SAYS the appoint
ment OF MIR. SIDNEY New IIIiams as Receiver
OF the HannihaI and ST. Joseph railroad by
an order of the Circuit court Of Livingston
county has been annUlled and laid aside and
X, Stevens ana the former officers OF the
company have resumed CONTROL In retak-
ing possession, MIR. stevens speaks out bold
~, and evidently means what he says. The
promulgated yesterday in this clty and at
and ~. Joseph railroad:
HANNIBAL u 1T. JOSEPH X X. Cc.l
OilIcr oi OrneT.tI !~uPt-,
HAS>IBAI., Mo-, Oct -, Is19.
To all Officers, igeists and Employees:
The decree oi the CIrcuit Courl of Living
ston county, Mo, appointing receiver 81
tni> company, IiaNtnG he, u superseded by
the JUDI -nicnI oI the SUpItme ,uuIt oI sald
STATE, all circulars, orders anu appointments
issued or mace by SIdn'N New II.IanI>, ESs,.,
.,s receiver, of 10y any person ~ ting under oT
for hIm IN amy capacIty, are hereby cancelled
and viii not bc IS>FcCt,d 10y amy employee
of this company.
Tue aII,lis ai.d business of this company
Will b,- tam aci,I, ANA the Iosr,. op, ,atcu IA
all respects - II the al poIniIn,II Of saId T,-
ceIyeT had not been maze.
T. >. SrENkNS, Gent Supt.
To the conductors on In. line oI tl. road
the following order has been isSueu:
HANNIBAL y II. JOSEPH EAILEoAD Con-
fA<h, UEfICE DF GENEEAL >UTEEINIkND-
ENr, HANNIBAL, Mo-, ,lcI. -, IS11 -IOgH toA-
di'cfOrs: lou Will mol, under sby c.r.u UNI
stances, hOLOr nee passes >igHtd BN either :.
Me Williams, Receiver; " A.. Mubsou, Cen
eral Superintendent; 4. y. Lee, Assistant
6enerai Superintendent, Of any Other person
acting under ,T by authority oI said ErcrIV-
rr. All passes thus signed Should, ON pT,.ssfI-
tiiion, De taken up, CiuCVIi, "a, and IuII IsT.
collected fr'm persons pIc>'utiuE the same.
H. - SlENE>>, tTynsIsI ~GpDrHtcId nt.
The TrInst,tI' m, uI OI the Od offer. j. ct the
road ~ - n'T raj satisfaction To The mploy-
c> IN tins citI. They have AT 10 ci,u>e ior
cunpIaint under thr new regime, but they
lrrIrfT, II thc oid to the new.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

The following was received yesterday ac-
companied by the vegetable articles men,
toned, toseth-r with several other specimens
Of the products of the labor Of the writer,
which not only illustrates his skill as a gard
ener, but got further prove that Kansas::can
beat the world, in the vegetable line:
COL p. T. ASrHnNr.-Dear Sir,-I see in
your paper, that sweet potatoes weigh fonr
pounds / s.pd you sample Of two Kinds.
one Single Potf;oe weighing, nine pounds
Give foFts i~aETnwn.th, "A small space in
your sTprT fuF raising large pOiat1t. and OF h.
er vegetables Yours truly,
WILLIAM NcCLINN
Gardener al Fort Leavenworth
As special premium To Mr.. Mc6;iinn, we
have ordered that he shall have the wErY
LY TIMES, for one year. free Of charge
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
Doesn't Disturb the EQuilibFium. .

An occasional vote by Senator Davis on
either side Of the party line does not dis
turb the equilibrium, but the portly Judge
hesitates TO array his corporosity perma-
nently with either beligerent.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
KANSAS NOTES.
w0uVRS.
tClay Center

lClay Center Dispatch.
A wolf dispatched four fine sheep for Mr..
Jones on Sunday, and seriously injured a
fifth,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

These Flavorins Extracts have won their
way to public favor from their merits. They
are just as represented prepared from True
!S-,ecf Fruits and AronGfics Each extract ha.
lis ci.ss aeteristic navor OF the highest strength
stfsinAbie. Bottles are d4a measure. No
housskeeper Who has favored a cake, pud-
ding o. cream ~ Ii Dr.. PriceS Flsvor.. viii
ever return - the use Of those ch. ap FLAVOR
ing ExssaelD that Bod II WagkeI
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
"Who Will Care fer Nesher Ns-.,

We have waited patiently for some paper
to extol Sheriff Bond now for the course he
took in pursuing Col. ANTHONY, bot We have
waited in vain. All papers, with but few
exceptions, condemn him.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
Says what 10 Pleases In . viGorou


We are glad to receive call from Mr..
John Coulter, of the TINES, Leavenworth,
who did" the College under the guidance
OF Mr. Clair Pa;ee. The TINES il one of
the best dailies in the State, and has habit
OF saying what il pleases in a vigorous way
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

movable as n rock IN his support of Repub.
lican principles. II it be true that no man
did more TO sustain the Government durino
the war, it is equally true that none ha,
done more since the war to secure its results
and establish The Government ON solid
broad and enduring foundations.
The great question before the Fortie,b
Congress, and one which was occupying the
tention OF the whole country at that time,
was that of reconstruction, or the re-habili-
tation OF the southern states. Tbps,ubborn
contest between President Johnson and
Congress, had attracted universal attention
to the subject, and its intrinsic importance
made it the theme of general comment and
discussion. The great question was. how
far TO so in restoring the late rebels to their
political rights, and what measures were
necessary to secure Republican government
to the southern states, and polite. eouali.
ty, together with safety and protection to
all classes of people. On this question.
and all those growing out of ii, Senator
Morton had we'll settled views. He believ.
ed most profoundly that treason was a crime
and that those who engaged in it should be
made to realize the fact. He believed that
men who had but just laid down their arms
after four years struggle destroy the Gov
ernment, ought not to be trusted. imme-
diately, with the absolute control of the
states without the exactine Of
in the interests of Iibertv n.
desired to accord to them all civil and M
iitieal righss - soon as it was safe 10 do ~
but be wished also TO have the future pesce
and security Of the Union 20 inbedded !.
the inPerishable bulvarks Of The oo.ni,p-
tiea hat IL vssss q ssss.isa niehs ~
seaief = = vaiAI vhiIs h sse,sisa 4 ~
fnqsetnnt fh4 ~ uak e selun-a.,,..,..
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08

lChicago TimesL
Advice OF the implacables 10 Hayes
Go south, old man, 20 southp'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-18
GheGntelIiqentrr.
The Capital Question.

The bill referred to yesterday proposes
to put the State to the expense Of two
elections in order to determine upon a
Capital location. 1t proposes to pitch
the Capital into ring to be scrambled
for like a painted bauble by seven differ.
cnt communities throughout the State,
care being taken by those who pitch Il to
preserve an india.rubber connection by
which they can jerk II back ut the proper
time and make the Charleston people the
successful scramblers al the end Of the
contest. The bill means-and its mean.
ing is not even dlsguised-turko for
Charleston and buEzard for the other
Nix places named in it. It ia really the
very thinnest proposition to play the old
game OF turkey and buzzard that we ever
saw put before either men or boys. To
all intents it is simply bill to locate
the seat OF government at Charleston.
This is all there il in it when stripped
Of its long rigmsrole of verbinge. Any
friend Of the other points named in the
bill who is deceived by its cheap attempt
on the gullibility Of the people OF the
First and Second districts ia in need OF n
guardian to set up with him during tho
present session Of the Legislature.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-18
The AIhtnbuIn Investigation.

CLEVELAND, January 1.-THE Lrgis.
latiVe Committee appointed for that pur.
pose took the testimony Of Amos Stone,
jrp formerly manager Of the Lake Shore
4 Michigan Southern Railroad, this af.
ternoon, regarding the Ashtabula lisas.
ter. Among other matters Mr.. Stone
testified that he was the original designer
Of the bridge ut Ashtabuln, and that he
only superintendent the plans. There was
no change Of plans after the work was
projected by him, but there was an error
by the constructor which gave considera.
bic trouble. A brace was put in hori.
zontally, when il should have been vcrti-
cal. The change Of righting the braces
was made before the bridge was finished.
Mr.. Stone says the superintendence
oil construction was in the hands Of Mr..
Tomlinson, until he found him inefficient
and discharged him. The bridge had
been put in the hands OF Mr.. Rogers,
whom he thinks never had put together
an iron bridge before. The dropping
out Of one or two counter braces, would
not affect the destruction Of the bridge
as they have little service to perform
excepting TO stand II shock.
The investigation was resumed at nine
o'clock this morning.
E. N. Beebont calIeh-Thinks the
main braces were insufficient; that they
contained enough material, but not Of u
proper shape. Thinks the set braces
would have been very much stronger to
resist the compression ii they had been
connected throughout their entire length
by plates Of iron riveted 10 them. This
was the method proposed by Tomlinson
for Strengthening them when the bridge
was built.
Jury adjourned till morning