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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-09-20
CARD.

To THE PUBLIC Owing to the fact that
sundry interested and INSCRIPTIONS parties,
with the view OF injuring me and thereby
promoting their own political interests,
have circulated reports to the effect that l,
while a member OF the City Council had
proposed reduction of wages to the injury
of street laborers. and the fact that many
web disposed persons believe it and are cir
culating il TO my injury, | herewith hand
you an abstract of the records showing just
what did occur, and how false and uncalled
for the SANDER perpetrated. At the time
referred to laborers were getting $500 per
day in scrip that sold TO dealers at sixty
cents on the dollar, giving the laborer 20
per day, and hard to sell at that. ] pro-
posed to save the city one-fourth the eI-
pense, and give the men thirty cents per
day in cash more than they could sell their
scip for. This met with the universal ap-
prevail Of all but those who were making
money by buying up the scrip. They were
the only ones benefited, and the scrip thus
bought, and much of il afterwards bonded,
constitutes a part of our terrible bonded
debt, and the false statement that my object
was to reduce the pay of the laborer is only
made to injure me as candidate for Sher-
if. am willing to stand by. the records to
justify me in every public act of m, life,
and am willing to trust thepublic judgment
when that public has correct information.
L. q. LOWE.
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4. a.. LOWE.

We publish in another column a card
from F. G.. Lowe, Esq, in reference to GER
tain stories that have been put afloat for
the purpose OF injuring him with the work
ing people of Leayenworth, and in the
same connection we publish few extracts
from the journals Of the city council dur
ing the time Mr.. Lowe was member OF
that body. 1t has been charged that Mr.
Lowe, while a member of the council,
used his influence TO secure a reduction OF
the wages paid to street laborers. The ex-
tracts which We publish, from the official
proceedings Of the council, prove that Just
the reverse of this was true. The
change which he proposed TO make
in the manner OF paying the men
was one that, while saving money
10 the city, gave the laborer about thirty
cents day more Tor his work than he had
been receiyingsbefore, and "cut down" no.
body but the scrip scalpers." The propo-
sition was simply ID pay the men in cash
instead OF scrip, and TO show the justice of
the measure it is only necessary to point to
the fact as shown by the record that Mr..
loves report was voted for by every men,
Der of the Council except one.
If the object of those who brought up this
matter was to injure Mr.. Lowe with the
people, they are evidently on the wrong
track. His report in the case referred to is
matter of record, and the record shows
that the intent and effect OF the course rec
Hmmended by him was to benefit both the
city and the laborer, and effected unfayora-
bly, only that class OF persons who live by
speculating upon the necessities of the peo-
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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-09-20
SOUTHERN TRADE.

A review of the trade in cotton during
the past year shows that the aggregate bus
iness was no less than for the previous year,
owing TO shorter crop, and thatthe centers
OF this traffic are changing from the gull
and river ports to the Atlantic seaboard.
Charleston and Savannah are taking the
lead of New Orleans and Memphis. The
crop raised by free labor is steadily increas-
ing, and the Southern trade in that and
other staples, grows from year TO year,
while the traffic with the North exhibits a
greater purchasing power on the part of the
laboring classes, which reflects their indus
try and thrift The following Is state
ment of the cotton crop for twelve years
mast
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THE SPICE OF LIFE.

Some folks find fault because the New
ire Well, isn't the theatre next door to the
Bible House?-Detrod Free Pres.
What with drawbacks on sugars, and
pullbacks on 'lasses, the sweet things of
this earth would seem TO have difficult
time i'm coming decentralization Herald.
The summer of 1877 will have many hot
days, but on the whole will be very pleas
ant. Our predictions in regard to the fall
will appear in due season, or rather after
the dew season is Over.-Fmreys Pes
A Detroit utilitarian wants TO know if
the American Social Science Association
can tell how many spokes there are in a
buggy wheel. Those who live at ''the hub
should turn around and answer.
Scene in a resta rant: Two gentlemen
were looking at their bill In lieu of two
bottles OF champagne which had been con-
sumed the waiter had charged for only one.
''Shall We point out the thing?' said one.
SWELL" replied the other" we had better
not the waiter would be sure lobe scolded,
poor fellow"
A Frenchman has discovered why Eve
ate the apple in Eden. The gentlemanly
devil, presenting it to her, remarked that
''lf Mr.. Adam eat re appel he will become
like our Dieu; but you, Madame Nv, cannot
become more of goddess than you are
now" The compliment settled the ques-
tion-Boson Journal.
An improved fishing rod will ''dress" fish
as well as pull them out. But what the
rod needs is an attachment to do all the
swearing when the fish won't bite. This
would save the angler a good stock of pro-
family to sling at his friends who ask him
when on his way home, where's all Your
fish ?'-Norrisoun Herald.
An inquisitive young man who went into
the business of interviewing some years be-
fore it became recognized institution of
society, once tried his power upon the elder
Dumas. ado | understand that your faith
er is mulatto ?" asked the interviewer.
"Yes." Then your grandfather was ne
gro?" "Yes" "And your great-grand-
father?' "My great-grandfather," replied
the novelist, "was an ape, sir. My lineage
commences where yours ends.
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,ates had -"' f'lIen into the hands of sharp
ers and tricksters.
YELLOW FEVER.

In an. editorial paragraph referring to the
prevalence OF yellow fever in epidemic
form at Fernandina, Florida, the Chicago
TibJne OF the 18th SAYS:
Memories of Sylvanus Cobb, and his re-
leniless use OF the Spotted Death in sending
his fascinated youth 10 slumber with heavy
weights of horror crushing their PROSTATE
spirits, are recalled too strongly by the dire
picture pr scented In the in>u!ar village Of
Fernandina, on the coast OF Florida, from
whence panic-Stricken inhabitants, fleeing
from the presence Of the dreadful contagion
known a. yellow fever, beg for a sanctuary
in neighboring cities, only To be repuised as
iepers by vjgilant cordons of volunteers who
night and day surround their community in
the hope of staying the advance Of the horri-
BILE pestilence. Two Of the resident physi-
clans in Fernandina are among the stricken,
and aid o. al, kinds is sorely needed.
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JUST As WE THOUGHT.

We COPIED, "a lew days ago, from Phila-
delPhia paper, a letter derogotary to Kan
sas, Written by one fugett, who professed to
have been rector OF one oil the most proml-
nent churches in the state. We took occa-
sion to intimate NJ the time witbout know.
''. MANI '''"' ''s "''
been oollSed 10 leave Kansas because he
lacked ability 10 entertain an intelligent
copc,regot;op Tho foIIow;pg n,r.rr,nh
ii''.i INV ''p'O''''''' '''o"' 'I''' o''i
random shot hit The bulls eve The Rsputti-
Gun saws:
at is unnecessary to tell the people of Kan
sas ANYTHING al,out this man Fusett- except
TO explain thai il is the yeritable old fraud
who once essayed TO conduct the Enjscopal
Church at this place. and made a miserable
failure of il, and who afterwara went to Man.
haitian and WAS kicked out of the church.
And tho s,IIo,r;r,, from, ,Lo I,y,,,,y;,,
Puohshed III the Agricultural 1oieSe,
where Fugett says he was at one time
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TWEED.
The Aldermanic Committee still
Squeezing II out of the Old Tamma.
nv RObher

The Aldermanic Committee still
ny RObber.
New YORK, September 1S.-At Tweed's
examination by the committee of alder
men, to-day, he testified that 1000 was
paid to the board OF aldermen for the con-
firma,ion of Peter b. Sweeny as city cham
berlain. He paid Thomas Cowan, president
of the board of aldermen, $50 900 or $50 600
opass resolution directing the comptroller
to issue bonds for one million and half of
dollars for the Brooklyn bridge, of which he
was a trustee and stakeholder. In reply to
to any person
To FALSIFY THE RESULTS OF BALLOTS,
he answered that he gave instructions to that
end TO different men who controlled wards,
but it would be impossible to name them.
Nearly all the men connected with Tam
many Hall from 1868 until the ring broke
up. had more or less to do with that bust
ness. In regard TO the reported meeting OF
the Board OF Audit, at which claims
amounting TO
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
were passed, Tweed said the meeting was
never held, but claims were paid, notwith-
standing. Tweed said, relating to the ca
reer OF Morrissey, that he had been indicted
for assault with intent to kill in lS4S at Troy,
and in the following year for burglary and
sentenced to Jail. Also, that he served in
the penitentiary for several breaches of the
peace, and that he had been professional
prize-fighter and gambler. This was read
in reply to criticism OF Morrissey on
Tweed
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TEE CuE.pEsr AND THE BEST.

Speaking OF rich farming lancs u NC
bought at low prices, Forney's Pfess says:
According 10 a Louisiana paper, most de-
sirable lands in that State, fronting on ha'L-
gable streams and capable Of producing from
eose 10 5.co5 pounds of sugar and 10 10 ."
gallons OF molasses per acre, or crops worm
from $50 10 $50 per acre, can he purchased
for the low sum OF si5 10 so per acre Further
inland, and within a few miles of navigabie
N,afe. courses, land can easily be bought for
s5fo SIS per acre. Excellent sugar lands can
be mad at very much lower prices than even
inc above in Texas says a Galveston jour
nal.
The foregoing may all be true-as
matter of justice to Louisiana and Texas,
we are willing to admit that it is-but even
granting all they claim, the advantages Oh
fered bv those states cannot compare with
the inducements which Kansas holds out TO
the home-seeker from the eastern states. In
the first place, our climate is incompara-
bly, superior to that OF louisa ana;
j; is milder and more equahle than that OF
Pennsylvania, but the difference is not so great
a. TO cndanger the health Of a man from
the northern or middle states. The dry,
pure atmosphere Of the prairie makes the
state one of the best in the Union for health,
and the people are exempt from the mala-
rious fevers and the thousand and one dis
eases that afllict the people on the low
lands Of Louisiana and Texas. The soil
produces greater variety Of crops than
can be raised in any OF the southern states,
while our market is one OF the
best in the wor ld-all sections OF
the country, north, south, east and west,
being open to us through our excellent and
extensive railway system. Being located in
the geographical center of the United States,
with Il soil Of the very richest character, We
are able to raise anything thatcan be raised
in any part of the country, except the semi
tropical products OF the extreme south /; as
proof OF this, the visitor need only make a
tour through southern Kansas in the early
summer, when he will be able to see the
best wheat that finds its way to the St. Louis
market growing side by side
with as good cotton as can
b. produced in Alabama, while for
fruits, grasses and vegetables, the possibili-
ties Of the state are absolutely unlimited.
Lands, as good as any yet brought under
cultivation, may be had-not for So to $50
per acre, as in Louisiana, but without mon
ey and without price-they are to be had
Tor the taking. The lands OF Kansas were
not :. gobbled up" by spectators, as was
the case in a majority OF the western States,
but were reserved by the Government for
the benefit Of actual settlers, and hundreds
of thousands OF acres, as good as any the
sun ever shone upon, are yet open TO home
steal entry, the only cost to the settler be-
ing the land Office fees, which amount to
about twelve dollars on a tract of one hun
dred and sixty acres, which are 10 be paid
during period of five years.
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CLEANING OUT THE CHINESE.
The Citizens Of'Placcr County, Cali.
fOrnfa, Form into a Committee for
the Elimi natiOm Of the Celesaials.

the Elimination Of the Celesaials.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1S.-Last
night the entire Chinese quarters OF Grass
Valley, excep, one house, were burned, and
over forty buildings were destroyed. A
supposed incendiary attempt was made to
accomplish the same purpose a few days
ago. This morning body of armed men
left Roseville, Placer county, and proceeded
up the Auburn road, warning all China
men, numbering some sixty in the seven
camps visited, to leave before midnight
UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH.
Some left at once. Twelve at Burdock's
camp refused to leave. Though the threat
ened proceedings were conducted quietly
and no violence offered, it is believed that,
by Wednesday, not a Chinaman will re-
main in township number one. The refu-
gees are gathering mostly at Folsom. The
FOLLOWING DISPATCH
was telegraphed to-day, after consultation
with number Of leading citizens:
To His Excellency, Governor Irwin,
Sacramento
l exceedingly regret the necessity of call
ing your attention to the lawlessness and
mob violence now, rs for several DAYS past,
taking place in the immediate vicinity of
the state capital in the adjoining county
Of Placer. l fail TO notice that the authori-
ties of that county have as yet made any
attempt to
SUPPRESS THE ARMED BODIES
of men engaged in driving out and burning
the property OF Chinese residents. / desire
to remind your excellency that in letter
addressed to the committee of safety you
took occasion to intimate to that body that
the prompt action taken by them prevented
lawless acts from becoming wide spread. |
simply call your attention now to the law
lessness taking place in Placer county, that
you may
By YOUR PRoMPTNEsS,
as chief executive of this state, prevent
these outrages from becoming widespread.
| have no desire to point your plain duty.
You have abundant precedents by recent
occurrences whereby state and national au-
thority have put down mob and violence
Justice and harmony demand at your
hands that protection be accorded under the
government to high or low,
EVEN CHINAMEN,
who have come here under solemn treaty
obligations and have right 10 demand
that their lives and property shall he pro-
tected the same as that of citizens of more
favored nations.
Respectfully, (signed) +. A. BEE.
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Nebraska and iowa Crops.

OMAHA, September IS-The Herald :"
will, tomorrow morning, publish detailed
reports from all the counties in Nebraska
and western Iowa, showing the condition Of
the corn crop. 1t is generally conceded
that the yield will be larger than on any
previous year, averaging from fifty to sew
enty bushels per acre. On account of the
rainy spring, it will be unusually late
at lew points, and danger Is apprehended
from early froStS. the corn not being sui
ficiently matured; Wheat averages twenty
two bushels, and the quality Is better than
last wear; Barley ranges from twenty-five
to fiftv bushels: Oates from fifty to severity
five. Very little of the harvested crops. are
coming Ia market farmers being disposed
to hold off Tor better prices
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Judge Abbott, of Massachusetts,, knows
how to say what he means without wasting
many words. He was mentioned by the
Democrats as their candidate for Governor.
He declined the position, in the following
letter to Boston paper:
Having been named in connection with the
nomination for Governor by the Democrats
of this state, 1 take this opportunity Of saying
through your columns that l am not candi-
date for that nomination.
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Better Times at Hand.
New York Graphical

Better times are not only coming, but
have actually come. Everything promises
a better fall and winter trade than we have
had for the past four years. We not only
have enormous crops, but it is settled that
there will be a market for them on the
other side of the water at very good price.
Coal has advanced. and the best authorities
believe that it is not likely to fall back to
the old figures. Merchants everywhere,
who are out of debt, are preparing for the
largest demand they have known for years.
There is general feeling of confidence in
all commercial quarters. Bottom prices
have been reached, and by proper legisla-
ton by Congress there is scarcely doubt
that business will be better.
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The Memphis appeal prints 4 statement
showing an increase of imports of apples,
ale and beer, agricultural implements, boots
and shoes, sacks, cured provisions, hogs,
cattle, and sheep, wheat, flour, tobacco,
hides, coffee, cheese, etc, in some cases to
double the former quantities received. Bus
iness IN the South is looking up very de-
cidedly, and the condition of the people i'm
proving materially, under the influence OF
FREQ labor
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AMATEUR SHOOTING.
The Rifle Match at CFeeSlm0Or, Yes-
terday of American Amateur Rife

The Rifle Match at CreedmoOr. Yes
terday of American Amateur Rife
Teams.
CREEDNooR, September 17.-Six teams
entered the interstate long range match,
the New York Amateur Rifle Club being rep
resented by Jewell, Allen, Weber and Da-
kin, Of the American team, the Massauchus-
etts Rifle Association with jackson, OF
the American team, as Captain; the
Crescent City Club, OF New
Orleans, with Selph Ames,
Eyerich and Glynn; the Hackensack Rifle
Club, OF New Jersey, with Hyde and Lamb,
of the American team; the Columbia Long
Range Club, of Washington, ID. C., and
and the patrician Gun Club, of Hudson,
y. y. Several members of the British
team are present, firing at the 800 yard
range. The progress is slow. The ANA
teur Club leads
AT 500 YARDS.
The following are the total scores at 500
yards: Amateur Rifle Club, 2S4; Crescent
City Club, 2s2; Patrician Gun Club, 267
Massachusetts Rifle Association, 262 /;
Hackensack Rifle Club, go; Columbia
Long Range Club, PSI.
SCORE AT 900 YARDS.
Massachusetts, 30; Amateur, 27l; Ores
cent City, 25I; Columbia, 2j3; Hacken-
sack, 2ii.
SCORE At LOCO YARDS.
Amateur, 210, aggregate SD; Massachu-
sets, 2I6, aggregate $50; Patrician, pa,
aggregate $50; Crescent City Dds, aggre-
gate 75l; Hackensack, 252, aggregate 753 !;
Columbia, 252, aggregate 156 the Amateur
club winning the prize.
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THE WILL OF CON.
The Awful slaughter and Terrible
Defeat OF the Russians ut qieysia.

The Awful Slaughter and Terrible
Defeat OF the Russians 1T Pieyua.
LONDON, September 1.-The following
special is received:
Bucharest, Sunday night.-Col. Wellesley
has just arrived from the Russian head
quarters before Plevna He reports all
quiet, except intermittent firing around the
Grivica redoubt, still held by the allied
forces. Military operations really closed
Wednesday evening, when the Turks
REcAPTURED THE DOUBLE REDoUBr,
takenby Gen. Skobeloff When the Russian
commander-in-chief could not, or would
not, sent achievements to hold this re-
doubt, it was only too eviden, that the at
tack was at an end. Gen. Skobeloff
LOST TWO THOUSAND MEN.
in attacking the redoubt, and he lost three
thousand men in holding it. An immense
proportion of officers were killed. or woun-
ded. Only one commander of regiment
is alive, and scarcely head of battalion
is left.
TWO OFFICERS OF STAFF
are Killed, one OF whom was NGrastchagin
brother vi the great artist. and another
brother was wounded. The correspondent
writes: | saw General Skobeloff. in his
tent at night. He was quite calm and col
lected. He said, Il have done nv best.
could not do more
MY DETACHMENT Is ALL DESTROYED
and my regiments do not exist. ! have no
officers left l have lost three guns
why did they refuse YOU reinforce
ments,' l asked Who was to blameg
i blame nobody he replied; it is the
will of God
The Russians have not, however, aban-
doned their position and do not seem dispos-
ed to do so. On the contrary they are for
iiiying them. Sulieman Pasha, has, it is
said, effected
AJCNCTIoN
with Vehement Ali 1t seems probable
their combined forces may attempt some
thing against the army of the Czarovitch.
which was already obliged to retire before
this junction was effected. and NAV now be
forced to retreat still further. although the
Imperial guard, now arriving rapidly, may
put another face upon affairs The town
and fortress of Bielka have Internationally
surrendered TO the Montenegrins.
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philadelphia Press.l

President HAYES, in refusing TO employ
troops for the purpose Of keeping Governor
Packard in power in Louisiana, or Governor
Chamberlain in power in South Carolina,
only at-,ained from questionable exercise
of authority; but it by 10 means follows
that he would fail to make all proper and
appropriate efforts to enforce, through Fed
eral agencies, the reconstruction acts and
the new constitutional amendments, If noto-
rions and fragrant attempts were made to
violate them. While the fugitive slave act
stained the statute books Of the n-tion, it
was repeatedly enforced in Northern Com
monweaiihs, despite the popular iniigna-
ton aroused in free communities and the
covert or open hostility OF local authorities;
and the arm that was potent when welded
on the side Of slavery should not be nerve
less when its aid is required TO defend civil
or political freedom.