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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-12-13
TEE PARTY OFF.

1t is our painful duty this morning to an
nounce that His Excellency, for reasons
satisfactory to himself, has thought best to
declare his party off and an enterprising
colored man WAS rushing around town all
day yesterday, carrying notes to those who
had been invited, informing them that the
reception had been indefinitely postponed.
This will be a sad disappointed to the pub
lie generally, and especially so to us, since
we had already put aside another very
pressing engagement in order to be able to
attend. 1t would be improper to state, in
this connection, all the reasons that
led His Excellency to this conclusion.
but suffice it to saw, he found
that II he invited common people the affair
wouldn't be ''toney" enough, and that if he
didn't invite them it would make him
trouble politically, and hence he concluded
that the shortest way out of the dilemma
was to declare the whole thing off. We are
sorry for this We regret exceedingly that
We ever suggested the affair. Ii we had
known what a deal of trouble it was going
TO make the Governor, We certainly should
not have said anything to lead him into it.
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kEl.I.SlS.l:.

The Chicago Tiittnes Washington dis
patch saws the Democrats are represented TO
have commenced their campaign az INST
Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, by arrang-
ing TO have him indicted in that State. The
programme is said TO be TO have an indict
ment found against him on account OF an
alleged deficit in the accounts when he
turned them over to his successor. The de-
felt is allege dto he $4,000 and is reported
TO have occurred in the accounts of a col
lector under Kellogg, who claims that
Kellogg, when Governor OF Louisiana, took
the funds and used them 10 bride mem-
bers of the legislature Their purpose is to
have Kellogg indicted for embczzling state
funds and for bribery. The question Of
extradition from the District OF Columbia
would then arise, and il the Supreme Court
of the District will not recognize a requisi-
ton from the Governor OF Louisiana, the
Louisiana authorities would secure requisi-
tions upon the governors OF the adjoining
states, so that Kellogg, while senator, could
never leave the District of Columbia The
plan Is said to be part of scheme TO
force Kellogg TO resign.
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SENSATIONAL,

The Inter Ocedn's Washington correspond
ent proncunces the reports which have re-
Gently been telegraphed abroad from the
capital in relation to anticipated trouble
between our government and Mexico, as
entirely sensational" and saws the feeling
with the administration has grown very
friendly toward the Diaz government dur
ing the last three weeks, making the proba-
bility at present very strong that Diaz will
very soon be recognized BY the United
States. President HAYES and all the MEM
bers OF his cabinet are OF the opinion that
Diaz has done his best to prevent any mis-
understanding or cause OF offence. They
are also said to have reason to be-
here tina; the sensati nal stories re-
ferred TO have been sent out by the agents
OF Lerdo, who are straining every nerve To
prevent the recognition of the Diaz Govern
ment Ii is further stated that the reoen,
order sending the Twentieth Infantry To
the Rio Grande was not intended as 4,
menace to Mexico, but because Gen. Ord
has convinced the President that greater
iorce Is necessary to prevent marauding.
and keep the frontier guarded. That nor
ton OF the order which advises officers no,
TO take their families with them was based
upon the fact that the soldiers are obliged
to live in tents, owing to the fact tina, the
Government has no barracks in tina, quar-
ter, and was not due to any anticipated
collision with ,he Mexican forces. The
correspondent adds, that he can state pnon
authority that the ''rumors of approaching
trouble with Mexico have not the slightes,
foundation
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LOST FAITH IN rFE WHITE MAN.

Pinchback has evidently lost all faith in
the white man. In his letter TO the Cover
nor Of Louisiana, announcing his retirement
from the contest for a seat in the United
States Senate, he says:
~ deem it proper as matter of justice TO
myself and 10 my friends To direct attention
to the exceptional action had in my case,
peciaIly as the same appears in contrast with
the prompt and partisan support Of Governor
Kellogg. | submitted To the decision Of the
:, nate on the assumption thai the honorable
Senators were not only honest in the
grave constitutional objections that
they raised, but We're so far &C.
ting from a conviction would
authorize the expectation OF consistency of
conduct when a similar case should he pre-
scented for their consideration. Now, | lind
when Gov. kellogg presents claim essential
~ like my own. but weaker, that the gentle
ineu who 80 earnestly oombated my claim
promptly and without hesitation admit and
defend his. l. taxes both my creduiity and
charity 10 cone. de either sincerity or consist
ency 10 publican senators, VINO 80 earnest
ly opposed nay claim from 1873 TO 1876. and so
promptly and solidiy supported the new SEN
ator from Louisiana"
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The MerchantS' Exchange. of 81.
Louis. In for Max ing the u. =. Il. Il.
Come 10 Time On the Pro Rate CUES.
stOn.
Sr. LOUIS, December l0-At a meeting of
the Board Of Directors OF the Merchants
Exchange, this afternoon, Ex-Governor and
ex Congressman T.. o. Standard, offered the
following, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, The Hon. j. 3. Chaffee, SEN
ator from Colorado, has introduced into
the L. :. Senate, and Hon. I. I. Critten-
den, of Missouri, has introduced into the
House. the following resolution, here fol
lows the preamble and resolution referred
to,] regarding the Union Pacific Railroad.
WHEREAS, 4 faithful compliance by the
the conditions of its charter and the several
acts Of Congress amendatory thereto, re-
quiring an equal pro rata of charges tor the
transportation of freight and passengers, and
relief from the present unequal and unlaw-
full discrimination against a part of the
country, is of the greatest interest and i'm
portance to the people Of Missouri and the
Valley OF the Mississippi, and Of the utmost
consequence to the commerce OF St. Louis /;
therefore,
Resolred b. the Board of Direeto of the
Merchants Erchan9e Of 81. Louis, That the
Senators and members of Congress from
Missouri be, and they are hereby, earnestly
requested to give their prompt and active
support to every measure in Congress having
for its purpose complete and immediate
enforcement Of> the rights of all the people
under the laws creating and authorizing aid
to the Union Pacific and branches.
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REFOR N.

In Switzerland the Workingmen have
achieved great victory very quietly. A
bill removing some OF their grievances was
presented to the Federal Congress and then,
AS is the custom, was submitted to the popu-
ar vote, which was in its favor by ten
thousand majority. The law limits the
number OF hours that workingmen shall la
Dor, fixes special limitations on the num-
Der of hours that women and children shall
labor, gives extra noon hours and regular
vacations to married women, requires manu-
iacturers to furnish healthy rooms in which
labor is to be performed, and imposes heavy
fines on all employers who violate any OF
the provisions OF the statute.
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Maine, Mr.. Hamlin, he withdrew his mo-
ton, that an executive session might be
held, and Mr.. Hsmlin made a motion for
an executive 81 sion, which was agreed to
yeas, "a nays, 26-many Senators in favor
OF the resolution voting Tor Mr. Hamlin's
motion on account OF the laieness OF the
hour.
After brief executive session. the Sem
ate, at $50. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December II. Nearly
the whole morning hour was occupied in
the presentation OF petitions from sill parts
OF the country In favor OF an amendment to
the Constitution so rs to prohibit states dis
franchlslng citizens on account of sex, and
asking the appointment of a commission To
inquire into the alcoholic liquor traffic ard
urging Congress not TO take any action con-
| corning revision of the tariff until the con-
dition of the business of the country and
legislation shall have ascertained by in
quiry TO be such as, in the opinion of prac-
teal business men, will promote the business
prosperity OF the country. All were referred
A large number of bills were introduced
and referred, among them the following:
BY Mr. DAVIS, of illinois-To establish
a court OF appeals.
By Mr.. KELLOGG-Au,horizing the
mail steamship service between New Or.
leans, certain, by ports named.
| Mr.. CONkLlNG submitted a resolution
providing for the appointment OF commit
tee OF seven Senators to inquire and repor,
whether any, and what, measures can be de.
vised to promote commercial int recourse
with Mexico, and to establish a lust and
peaceful condition OF affairs on the horde.
between this country and Mexico. 1t ais,
authorizes The committee to send for per
sons and papers and to visit such p ices as
it may think proper in making the inquiry
Agreed to.
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Admlnistr ator's Notice.
THE STATE or KANSAS. } 49,
4 80 Ny-..tsrffE 49,.

THE STATE or KANSAS,
LEAVENWoi.TH COUNTY.
In the ToGrs COt-rt ~ and tDT SGid 6pHHtB.
In TIN. Matter 81 ti,e ESTATE OF
JAMES WILLIAM HARD
Err, ppceis.d.
NOTICE il HEREBY GIVEN, That LIT
y tiers T,.>tamru,.tSy have. n. -u Htrd To
ti.e und-r~Ign. Il uH the Estate ct jams " IL
liam Harder, late at sad COUNTY c'C'sI>tC, b Y
the Honor b'c, the Pruh..tr Coat # tt.' ot.u-
" and stale sI.urn>stId, dated tn 18Th day OF
November, \ J.. IN.s. Now ali p. T-ur- Nv
ing claims against Ia. >s,Id F. ate ar. hereby
notified thai they must pr, Sc To-. SAM" to
the uudcT>is.si Tor allowance, within one
yt.sI from tue dat uI = id Letters o. they may
b. Urcc.ud. Il from any bgnrEI col >urh ,-iat.
md t..s.T b. such Of ms be not rAAt u.t'u " Gth
IN three NetT~ after tEr .atv -. SAID lrttcr>.
the >'s.I. be. 'ur,v bar H.
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of JAa al. LIAM lIAa.BEIs, 8. cr.t~ "a.
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THEY MADE THEIR POINT.

George Francis Train went to bed and
tasted six days, by way OF experiment,
principally to demonstrate that other and
previous fasters were arrant cheats and
humbugs. This was very unselfsh act
upon the part OF Mr.. Train, but Minneso-
ia doctor has been still more self-sacrifcing
He has tasted forty-two days, and is there
fore able to speak with seven times the as
surance Of Mr.. Train on the esoteric value
OF air and water as life-sustaining substan-
ces. The Philadelphia Record thinks both
of these experimenters have made one thing
clear-that a regimen on which ordinary
mortals cannot subsist will keep fools alive.
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MAIL DELIVERY.
Assistant POstmasser.Genera Tyner
Decides That Letters Once Deliv.
cred Cannot he Forwarded Without
Prepa ymeMl Of Postage.

Assistant POstmasser.G:enera Tyner
Decides That Letters Once Deliv.
cred Cannot He Forwarded Without
Prepayment Of Postage.
CHICAGO, December 1O.-A city journal
having stated that the hotel-keepers of Chi
cago regard as an unjust and burdensome
discrimination Postmaster Palmer's rule
that letters LETT at hote $ for travellers must
be restamped when forwarded, while in all
other cities such letters are forwarded with
out being stamped again, Mr.. Palmer has
written to the Postmaster-t General for in
structions on the subject, and received the
FOLLOWING REPLY:
Referring to your letter of the 4th inst, /
have to say that, under a uniform ruling OF
this Department, the right to forward let
tiers by mail to a second destination without
additional postage, applies only TO such
letters as have not left the custody OF the
postal officials When a letter carrier calls
at hotel with letters for parties who
have given the proprietor instructions to
forward their mail to anO her address, the
proprietor should at once
REDIRECT SUCH LETTERS
and return them to the carriers, in which
case they may be forwarded without addi-
tioual postage; but, if the carrier is allow
ed to leave them at the hotel or If they are
taken out of his presence, they are regarded
as having been legally delivered and they
cannot be again mailed without prepay
ment anew, Of at least one full rate OF post
age-three cents-by stamp affixed. II the
practice of your office accords with the fore
going, the result is approved, and the criti-
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AR1ICBlOkES.
Mr.. OLIvET, Kan, Dec. 10.

VII OI-iN III, haii- i'"c. ~.
EDITOR TIMEs-I see in reading the
Kansas City Times Of last week, an article
copied from the Iowa Register on the sub
ject oi Ar,ichokes, where it Is stated that
Col Scott, Of Iowa, raised a crop Of anti
chokes that yielded at the rate OF 1000
bushels per &C. e, which mas suggested To
me tina, perhaps it might be we'll for me to
give the result Of an experiment OF nv own
the past season. Iprocured one peck Of ar
tichokes, at cost Sl.45, and planted them
on one fifteenth Of an acre Of ground The
rains washed Gu; about one fourth Of them,
and on digging, what was left | measured
Just an even fifty bushels, good measure,
which is at the rate OF 80 bushels to the
acre My opinion is that with fair .ea-
son and good cultivation, $50 bushels to
the acre can easily be raised. am told
by persons that have known them fed To
hogs that they are equal to corn 1 have
had no experience in feeding them myself.
G. W. ii. NooRk.
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THE rUKkS ARE uOPELEss.

The Paris correspondent of the London
Tines publishes a letter from person hold
ing position of trust connected with one
OF the highest personages of the Ottoman
Empire, declaring that the Turks are hope
less of success and, as soon as Erzeroum is
taken and the Adrianople road threatened,
will treat separately with Russia and cede
the free passage OF the Bosphorus to the
Russians rather than permit them to ad-
vance on Constantinople.
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DIR. HOIL.aND,, P.UPERs.

The Omaha Republican, having advocated
a theory for settling the tramp" question,
by advising the shipment of eastern paupers
to the west, to cultivate the soil, DIR. HOl
land replies as follows:
thank you for the copy of the Republican
containing your remarks upon the doctrines
of" Nicholas Minturn.- Your remedy for the
great evil of city pauperism will not work
am afraid. If our paupers were transported
10 your prairies they would starve to death.
They would rather stay in city Jail than he
com PEELED To a farmers life. Their will is
diseased. There is no work in them, except
10y q bSoIufe compulsion. Would TO God you
had them all with some power over them
thai would compel them to work.
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minister WEIGH Received with Grand
Honors by the Popuiace of
Liverpool.
he Situation Of Affairs in France
Becoming Decidedly Critical.
ths Minister of War Orders the
Closing of all Gunshops,
And an Outbreak Among the People
Momentarily Looked for-For-'
eigners Leaving Paris.
Still Uncertain.

LONDON, December l2-N arious Paris
specials show everything still uncertain.
1 ne latest report is that VI. Baibie has fail
Ell IRON the ministry, and that VI. R,Iicry
de kar,re has been summoned 10 Elize
The Times" Paris corresp, ndent says
that he Is not surprised at this announce
ment. Vi. de kardre is more than the pier
OF Duke de Broglie, and, is some believe
the Chamber should be prorouged, Duke de
Broglie will assume the Office un Iht. mo-
mert Of iis Propagation with firm resolve
to shirk from nothing. President Mae Ma
hon sti!l believes he has the support OF Il
majority OF the Senate.
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THE BELL PUNCH.

Gen. ]. b. Hood is in Richmond, Va,
and few days since visited the office Of
the auditor Of public accounts, and BY re.
quest Of members of the Louisiana Legis.
lature obtained one of Moffett's bell
punches to show to the legislators when
they meet on the LIST of January. General
Hood thinks it likely that the Legislature
OF Louisiana will adopt the Mofiett law,
and he believes the State would realize a
revenue Of 81 500, 600 year from its use.
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live poultry Tor shipment unless the coops
containing the same are constructed high
enough to permit the poultry to stand up
without crouching," and with the Stats on
the top 50 arranged that they can put their
heads out. Agent are also requested, In
slowing ccops in cars G depots, not TO pile
one on top of anothe-. and thereby cause
necessary suffering.
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BALANCE OF rEanc.

The United States consul at Leeds. Eng.
land, has recently forwarded commercial
report to the Department of State, which
contains many facts of interest to both coun-
tries During the year ls65, England i'm
ported from the United States SS4, 200, 600.
and exported thereto sl22, OOO, 900, a balance
OF trade In favor of England of over Ss7
100000. During the year of 1876 she i'm.
ported from this country goods to the
value Of 1867 .a52 900, while her exnor,s
hither amounted to only SOS ,OOO. 600 1924
100000 less than in 1861, showing a balance
oil trade in favor OF the United States of
over Sa65 ,00o.e0o
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BY TELEGRAPH.
DRIED UP.
The simpson Bank. Of Lawrence
Coco InsO Voluntary li0ufdasjOu.

The Simpson Bank, Of Lawrence.
Goes Ins0 Voluntary Liquidation.
LAWRENCE, Kan, December 10.-The
Simpson bank, of this city, went into voluD-
taIy liquidation, to day, and Mr. J. S.
Crew " as appointed receiver. The business
of the bank has been improbable for some
time, and, yesterday, by Iea-on of the sud-
den falling through OF an arrangement
whereby large additions were TO he made to
the resources Of the bank, il was deemed
best 10
CLOSE THE DOORS
and settle the affairs BY the appointment Of
a receiver. The Journal" tomorrow.
SAYS that all the drafs and collections of the
bank had been provided for and protected.
The monies received alter banking hours on
SATURDAY., had been kept distinct from the
banks funds, and will he returned To the
owners. 1t is believed that the assets of the
bank
CANNOT BE SACRIFICED,
and will be sufficient to pay the creditors Of
the bank in full. The Simpson Bank was
the Oldest banking institution in the city.
| 1t was started as early as 1858, and has al
ways enjoyed the confidence OF the best bus
iness men of the city, and the
CLOSING OF THE DOORS
took the people. generally, by surprise, anC
it is sincerely regretted. The event did no
seem to create any excitement. At thu
other banks there was more money deposit
| ed than drawn, and new accounts were OPP
ened by those who had formerly done bust
ness at the bank which was closed.
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FORTY THOUSAND SKELETONS.

Osman Pasha's Army starved Out
England Urged tO Mesiiate->Oii,s
Must fail Next. then Comes Adri.
aMOPle.
NEW YORK, December 1l.-Special ad-
vices from Bucharest put the number OF
Turkish prisoners taken at Plevna at 10000,
and the number of guns capturned at 100.
The ground which was the scene of the sor-
tie, was literally s;rewn with thousands OF
dead and dying, and Osman Pasha himself,
was severely wounded before he would con
sent lie surrender. His valor, which Is
described a. desperate, everywhere the
theme OF conversation.
THE sUFFERINGs OF THE TURKS
were actually awful Cold, disease and
famine decimated their ranks and reduced
the soldiers to living skeletons. There
was no doctor, and no medicine could be
obtained
STOCK EXCHANGE.
There has been an important rise
in all classes of Russian securities on
the London stock exchange, and they main
tain great firmness, Notwithstanding that
large realizing general sales have been
THROWN UPON THE MARKET.
The general tone Of the London press
is to urge the Government to seize the pres
ent opportunity for mediation, and while 1t
may vet not be too late. Sofia must be
before long, and that accomplish
ed no important obstacle remains to
rapid advance Of the victorious Russians
on Adrianople.
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RAPTlSC SoCIETIESINL LICK,

The will of the late Garnder Chilson, of
Mansfield Mass, bequeaths S25,O 200 to the
American Baptist Home Missionary Socie-
ty,&25,ooO to the American Baptist Mission
AIRY Union, SIS, 600 to the American Baptist
Publication Society, 5000 to the Society
for the Relief of INDECENT Baptist Ministers
and 5000 to the Mansfield Baptist church.
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War Notes.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, December 1.-THE
fall oil Plevna is officially announced here
REMOVED.
Mehemet Ali has been removed from his
command and replaced by Chakin Pasha
THE COUNSEL OF STATE
have decided to appoint three Christians
governors of provinces.
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Intense Excitement.

LONDON, December IA Paris special
says tnaI it l. difficult 10 describe the IN
tense feeling Of uneasineSs aud apprcheu-
sion that prevails there. In accordance
with the order o; the ministry Of The inter
lor all the gunsmith shops IN Paris have
their shutters up, bur there Is no outward
symptoms OF agitation making such pre-
caution necessary. Some foreigners are
leaving Paris.
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Alabama, q mills; California, : $50 mills
Florida. mills; Kansas, - mills; Texas,
) mills: Oregon, ) mills; Georgia, 3 mills;
Maine. 50 mills; Ohio, Is mills; New
Sersev, 3 mills; Illinois, 2i-5 mills; New
York. % mills; Michigan, . mills; New
Hampshire, > mills; Maryland, i 1-io
mills: Connecticut, I! mills; and Massa-
chuzeets, mil. There i 10 state tax al
II -, ,3a-r-,-f,-.r.a
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An ABLE SPEECH,

The able and eloquent speech delivered in
Congress by Hon. d. C. Haskell, member
from the Second District of this state, and
published in our supplement Sunday morn
ing, is one of the ablest arguments made in
Congress in favor of the repeal of the re-
sumption Law. 1t is sound, clear, and log
ical, and stamps Mr.. Haskell as the peer ii
the ablcst men in the House,
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BOARDING rHELroN,N HI, DEN.

English industry is attacked on all sides
Germany is flooding the hosiery districts of
Nottinghamshire and Leices,ershire with
yarns OF astonishing quality and price.
Belgium is sending over iron, and, the
United States" says, an English journal,
ARE supplying our warehousemen with ship
loads OF calico, good salable prints, and
wearable cottons at rates that command
buyers American beef is underselling the
famous beef Of England; our fruits are con-
stantly increasing in demand, and our cut
iery completes with English wares in Shelf
field itsalf