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st. Swithin's day, gif yc do rain,
For forty days it will remain:
st. Swithin's day, an ye be fair,
Hon. tnrtN- In,,S 4 ,-IlI - l., ,,.,n 49,,


This peculiar prophecy refers to the
Bishop of Winchester, who, upon his
death in S62, desired to be inferred in
the churchyard, so that "the sweet rain
of Heaven might fall upon his grave
This was accordingly doue, but at
canonization, the monks wishing to
pay greater respect to the memory of
their beloved Saint, thought to do SO
by removing his body into the choir,
and fixed the 18th of July for the GER
emory. However, as it rained upon
that date, and for forty days after,
they imagined the saints were averso
to their plan, and consequently aban-
doned it.
Thus originated the popular super
stition, which has firm adherents in
almost every country. In Flanders
st. Godelieve, in Scotland st. Martin
of Bouillons, and in Germany the
Seven Sleepers are supposed to rule
the elements in this remarkable
manner.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-21

About 5 o'clock Thursday evening
a colored man employed as driver of
one OF the plantation carts engaged
ID hauling wood from point on
Lafourche street to Messrs. Lemann
& Hanson's Peytavin plantation, fell
from his cart while passing through
Crescent Place, and one wheel passed
across his breast, rendering him
senseless. He was taken into Mrs.
Buffers boarding house, where DR..
Duffel was summoned and applied
restoratives, under the influence of
which the injured man regained con-
seriousness. He was removed to his
home Oh the Peytavin place, and will
doubtless sooaSrecover from his hurts
1t is fortunate the cart was upon its
WY from the plantation to the wood
pile, and consequently empty, other
wise the wheel must have crushed
the life out of tle man.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
THE BENNETT ASSAULT.

The attack, last Wednesday, by Freder-
lick May upon NJ. james Gordon Bennett,
proprietor of the New York Herald, is just
ly denounced by everyone who has read
the newspaper accounts of the assault, and
taken time 10 digest the facts in the case.
From the most reliable reports that can
be obtained, Mr.. Bennett made TO at
tempt to resist, but submitted, with stoical
indifference, TO the blows which his assail-
ant showered upon him. The immediate
cause OF this attack, as is we'll known, was
the breaking off of the engagement between
Mr.. Bennett, and Miss Carrie May,
which had, of itseif, been the cause
OF much gossip and newspaper note, but
why Mr. May should, ON this account, sub
ject his sister to the unnecessary shame and
modification OF unenyiable notoriety by a
cowardly attack upon an unarmed man, is
more than any one of common sense can
find out. Public sentiment is unquestiona-
bly, upon the side of Mr.. Bennett.
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THE GREENFIELD MONSTER.

Probably the most superlatively narrow
and stupied suggestions that the discussion
of this question has brought out, is to make
the Office oil public printer the means OF
building up partisan organ at the capital.
The idea OF using the public treasury to
create party newspaper, entities its author
TO a Centennial medal for eccentric
humor "-EdRsds Former.
jealousy is what ais that nan. He
knows, Just as well as the rest Of US, that
the profits of the Stste Printers Office would
induce the Commonwealth TO reform, and take
to telling the truth, but he ia envious of
his neighbor's prospective good fortune, and
hence denounces the proposition as mar
row" stupid" and ali that. We are OPP
posed to the doctrine Of total deprayity,
but q man who will act the dog in the man
ger in case like this, puts our faith 10 a
very severe test. The idea of reforming
the Commonwealth is grand one, and ought
to enlist the sympathies OF every patriot in
the State
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
JULIAN, THE APOSTATE.

1t will he remembered by those who read
the report of Eliza Pinkston's examination
before the Louisiana returning board, some
weeks ago, that when she exhibited the
ghastly wounds which caused General Pal
mer TO rise in wrath from his seat and ut
ter impulsive words, which we'll nigh de-
s,royed his value as a Democratic witness,
the honorable George W. Julian, of Indi-
ana, turned away his head AID refused to
look at the spectacle before him. Then, as
sort of counter-irritant, Mr.. Julian says
that the witness is ",erribie liar" not
withstanding the fact that her evidence is
fully substanti ated by reliable witnesses
whose veracity Mr. Julian does not presume
to question. There are some, willing 10 be
half apologists for Mr.. Julian, who attrib-
uted his action to a momentary resurrec
ton of the old time Abolitionist feeling,
supposed to be dead and buried within him,
and to consequent feeling OF shame at
the unnatural position in which he found
himself. Certainly the circumstances were
well calculated TO work such a moral mira
Gle upon the distinguished renegade, as any
circumstance could have been.
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IMPROVING.

The Chicago Tribune thinks very deci-
ded change for the better has been notice
able in the political atmosphere during the
last few days, and this improvement in the
tone OF public sentiment, il thinks, begun al
about the time when ii became known that
the prominent Southern Democrats in Con,
gress were not in harmony with the policy
Of violence and revolution in connection
with the Presidential question. in cheerful
Confirmation of the belief that the day Of
War-talk has passed comes an authorized
statement of views of Senator Bayard
whose expressions, as member of the Sen.
ate brancn of I e Compromise Committee
are of especial significance. Senator
Bavard states in unmistakable terms
his disapproval of the extreme
measures that have been advocated
by men of his party. "There should be nc
suggestion of violence" he declares, eli
Hayes il inaugurated under the sanction Of
law :" and he adds: 81 do not believe he
will be inaugurated in violation OF the
forms of law" This is the belief of the
best elements of both political parties, mod
crate and patriotic men who cordially coin.
eide with Senator Bayard in the opinion
that the Constitution contains clear and
ample means for the solution of the Difficult
ty. What the country needs just now, say
the Tribune, is more of this kind OF talk,
and less of the kind that has led to the
calling of the useless and mischievous Dem
ocratic mass meetings that are to be held
on the Sth inst.
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OR COUNTY OFFICERS.

No one should fail to read the report o
the r.oceedinss in the District Court OF
Monday morning last. Those who vert
fortunate eaough to be present and witness
the scene will not soon forget 1t. There
was no question as to the feeling oil geod
will on the part OF the attorneys toward'
the outgoing Judge and Clerk. Tie pre-
sentation BY Mr.. Dennis to Judge lde, OF g
gold-headed cane, was made in q speech
that commanded the admiration Of every one
present. The reply OF Judge Ide was sin
cere, earnest and eloquent.
Judge Crozier expressed his regards fol
the retiring officials complimenting then
by Spying that they enjoyed the confidence
and respect OF all.
After Judge Crozier had taken the oatt
of Office, and after the congratulatory
speeches were over, he sank back into th'
judicial chair, and proceeded with the busi
ness of the court, with the off-hand fami
liar style of Dillon or Miller.
Nc. Hunt goes to work in the Clerks Of
fee, with the intention of being correct and
thorough in his business.
Attorney Taylor was sworn into Office, a
was also Probate Judge Mann.
The new order Of things seems, therefore
to work well. The attorneys ana the peo
pie are to be congratulated that there ha:
been "fair count" and no "bulldozing,
and that our courts will continue to cea
out Justice to all.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
VEGETINE
PURIFIES THE BLOOD,
Renovates and Invigorates the
Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE Al.
TERATlvE, TONIC. SOLVENT AND 0'U-
RE1iC.

NEGETINE is made exclusively from he
juices Of carefully selected barss. roots and herbs,
and rOngiy concentrated, that 1t gill etfectu-
ally sradiea from he system every taint Of
scrOfuia. ScrofuI0us Bumsrs. TumOrz Can
GERS anc~reus Hnmos, ArysiDesas. Salt
Rh-um. syphi itse Disc Asses, Cs1ker, Faint
ness at the stomach. and 81 other dissares that
aris- ,ro IA 1mpurs bi o.. Sciatica, InfiammA-
tory and Chronic Rheumatism, Nsuraixia
GOut AMI spinal Comp. ajass, can only be
electusIy cursd through tAe bl0sa
Fo. Ulcers and kraptive Diseases of the
skin, Pustuis Pimp.es, Blotches Boi S, letter.,
Scald he Id and kfsg-worD, VE6NTISE has
never failed to else. permsnens cure.
For Pains in the Bac., Kidney Complaints,
Drepsy, Female Weakness. Leccsrrhes, arising
from internal ulcer. ton. and uterine diseas 5
and General ebiiity, VEGE CIsE &C . directly
upon the C. uses Of these complaints 1t inviso-
rates AID str gtheos the whole syst n. scls up n
the secr<tive orgsns, ailays Inflammation, cures
ulcefa ion and regulates the bowels.
For Catarrn, Dyspepsia, fabitual Costivepsss,
Papitation of the Heart, Hsads he, Piles, Ner-
vousness and General Pros4atton of the Nervous
System, no medicine has g. ven such perfect salts
faction as the vEGET'NE II purif sthe osd,
cleanse, all OF the organs, and possesses a con-
trolling power over<he nervous system.
The Temark able cures Effected by VEGETINE
have induced many physicians and apo;hecaries
whom We know IA prescribe and use is in their
own familisa-
In fact. VEG ETINE Is the bsst remedy yet dis
covered for the above dises,ea, and 10 the only
reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed bescFe
the pubic.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
ALL TALK AND NO CIDER.

II the remarks of the Fort Scott Monitor
and Leavenworth TINES on the State Prin-
ter question are designed as ironical, they
are we'll said; if in earnest, they are only
humbug; if they are merely, "Pll tickle you
and you tickle me-" they are all Josk.-
Os.Gioosd Independent.
That's the mesne-t opposition we have
met with yet While we are urging the
Legislature to inaugurate measure TO re-
form the Communicable and induce it to
quit lying, here comes man from Oska-
loosa, and not only opposes our measure
but questions our sincerity. Some papers
talk very freely about reform" but when
the way is pointed out whereby one of the
very greatest reforms can be accomplished,
they Immediately place themselves on the
other side. While our neighbors are talk
ing Tor reform We are working for it.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
JEFFERSON COUNTY PICK-UPS.
WNcHn1ER, Jan. S, Isl

WNcHksIER, Jan. s, 1877.
wish to chalk one for Old Indications
He told US yesterday to lookout for snow,
and this morning when 1 looked out I saw
it-saw it very plainly, and plenty OF IT,
TOO. The storm from the northeast COM
meuced last night some time, and At thia
writing a. ny it continues in full force
and vigor. 1t will render travel difficult,
as it 10 drifting iearfully.
know lady who arrived home yes.er-
day from her Christmas visit. When she
was starting to come, her good aunt put up
Jug full Of nice milk for her. The LADY
gathered jug and carefully brought it
home, distance Of twenty miles, and when
she went to get some of shat nice milk for
tea that Aunt eent," she found that she had
carried off the old lady 3 vinegar jug!
One of our doctors relates the following
good ONE"
A few days ago. a. was riding out 10 see
my patients. met Mr.. B. His taco was
flushed 70 such degree ~ TO denote that
he Rad been partAking Of great bodily ex.
ercise: indeed, a. he walked, carrying .
large AZ on hie shoulder, his manner indi-
e.tsd that he was dreadiully in eazness
SsvsI. (which way, Mr.. B. p '-Oh," says
he. envy son Billy has got the ague, and
an so7nR down into the woods 70 get come
do~vood bark to make him some tes
ssys ], eWhy doat you give him quinine !"
H scpPsd, reatsd hh AZ On the grp1nd,
-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
FROM ENGLAND.
A Birmingham Merchant Wants to
Open Direct rade With Leayenworfh.

A Birmingham Merchant Wants "a
Open Direct ras.e With Leavenworfh
AZ, VARNA Road,
BIRMINGHAM, ENG, Dec. IL, 1876.
Editor Le1uenuorth, Kansas, Times:
DEAR SRA few months ago, We wert
much interested in reading short account
in your paper relative to the prospect Of
your gram crop. You headed II, "A Land
of Promise" Being engaged in the Ameri
can -four trade, as we'll as corn, We think
with you, that Kansas will soon be in 20
sition to ship to England, if you are not al
really doing so-more particularly wher
the wharfs and jetties are completed at New
Orleans, for doubtless the cheapest route
from you must be down the Mississippi
The present is to ask you if you could hand
our name to any good miller, who could
ship -four DrEECT-that is, we don't want
to pay commission to Liverpool or Glas
Cow merchants. We have canal boats that
run through to those ports, and could take
from the shipside, in the docks. We car
give bankers reference, and have one Of the
best stands on the corn exchange, and q
large connection of bakers and CONNECTION
ere-200 in this town. We should also
like to take your newspaper. Send Us you,
terms, etc. We are, Dear Sir,
Yours Truly,
X. & X. CUSTOM.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
the BEST EVIDENCE,

The following letter from Rev 8. Beet, Pae-
tor Of N E. Church, Natick, Msss., viii be read
With inreres, By many Piysieians. Also. thoss
sudesiLg ON the same dise afflicted the ron
Of he Kew. l.. s. best No person can Doubt
this testiInouy. ther-- 10 no doubt about tne
Gu: alive pow r. of yEGETlNE:
SAIIcK. Mass, Jan. I, 1874
Ne. II E. STEvRSs: Dear Strive have xcof
reas . for rsga' ding your VEGsTiN- medi-
cine Of the sIeAies; val We sssi ssured tina; il,
has b en- the n,eaos sf s,vins our son's lite He
10 GOV seventeen y.a's Of sge. Tor the last ;wo
yesn be ma sus. ftd from becsosi. Of hi leg,
caused by scrnfu'oas ale Il n and Was ., tsr
reaured tha, DeAriy . l sbo s.v him thought n 5
reeove ifnpA ID e. A Council Of bile phy icians
con1 Civ but the izintsss b - Q. bis ever
rA.iyips. two o he humber declaring that he v as
beyond f-aeh of human remedies, T. At even
an pa alton CO j. Mt save hi.s, - he hal n I
vigo ea.usb to On, ure me spefstion. Jas, then
We 'oaauencei giyisg him VESErI> aat
from thst m T. the pre.eut he hes b en- COZ
u"uousls imo svipg lie has ate re umsd b.
stucios, brown zv y his cru. . and cane and
walks about chs 0rfu ~ and Gyo-H
T.ou b Their 10 still sowe dir charRs from the
opening ere the limb vas ianced, ve have be
fullest Coz hdeace hat listl- lilns he val. be
p n c ly .urd.
He his taken ah1ut sh'ss dosen bort o Of VEG
ErINE but steiy use but little, .. be declares
that he 10 100 veil TO Be tasing N. dieine
ks,pessiveiy us. b. BEST.
MIS-. L. e.. n. BEET.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
COLLECTOR BLAIR.

Some ten days ago We published state
ment from the Topeka COmmonu edlh 10 the
effect that A. NJ. Blair, the newly appointed
Revenue Collector had refused to qualify
because he considered the bond excessive.
We expressed doubt OF the correctness OF
the story at the time We published it, be-
cause il is to be presumed that ii man
was not willing 10 comply with the condi-
tons required by the Government, he would
not accept an appointment, A few days
later we published a contradiction OF the
story upon what seemed to US to be good
authority, and now comes the Ottawa Re
publican, the local paper of M Biair's
town, and says:
There is not a particle of foundation for
the statement made by the Commonwealth
and we are authorized 10 say that Mr..
Blair intends to qualify, and probably will
have done 30 by the tine this paper reach
es the hands OF our readers. He would
have done so before, had it not been for a
delay in the receipt OF proper blank bonds
and other blanks necessary. We hope the
Commonwealth viii correct its error.
We understand also, upon good authori-
ty, that Mr. Keller, the present Chief Clerk
is to be retained, in charge OF the office at
this place, which would indicate that the
principal business is to be transacted, as
usual, at Leayenworth. The Commonwealth
must have some motive in thus misrepre-
senting the facts, or if it is imposed upon,
who il its informant?
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WHY JUDGE LOWE WAS NOT APP
POINTED.

There was an expression in the news
papers in favor of the appointment o.
Judge Lowe to the Chief Jusiiceship. How
lar Judge Lowe was responsible, or whether
he was responsible at all. VIC do not know
but his home organ. for more than two
years past, has never spoken OF Gov. Os
born except TO abuse him, and has travel
ed out of its way TO seek occasion Tor it
We presume the Governor did not fee
like putting men in position TO pull him
down.-Iroy CHG.
That's rather thin. You might Just a:
well say that the appointment was moi
given to Judge StillinRs or Judge Crcziel
because the Leayenworth TINES does moi
support Osborn. Judge Lowe is not re,
sponsible for what the Monitor does, and
the reasons why he was not appointed are
not TO be found in that quarter. The fol
lowing item from Fort Scot; correspon-
dent is a great deal more plausible, and
undoubtedly comes much nearer to the
truth:
Honor to whom honor is due, let him be
high or Lowe. Last week Morris Che Of
the Larned land office,) came to For:
Scott. and after trying to bulldose every
body else, even to the Tunes reporter, he
tried his hand on Lowe. Lowe told Morris
plainly that he could not and uould not do
anything for Osborn. Morris left mex,
morning on the O'Clock train for Topeka,
and the next day Horton was appointed to
the Supreme Judgeship. This speaks we'll
for Lowe, and We know it to be fact, and
1t looks rough for our Tom" But then
we suppose he don't care, At any rate it is
plain that Love would have got the ap-
pointment If he was ready or willing to
trade
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
ELDER Is SPEAKER.

The election of the Hon. p. p. Elder as
Speaker of the House will give very gen.
eral satisfaction. He is man of much
more than ordinary ability and is familiar
with the duties of the position. He is also
sound on the currency question. He is un-
derstood to favor such legislation as will
make il easier instead OF more difficult for
the debtor class to pay. In short, he thinks
the law-making power ought to protect the
debtor as we'll as the creditor. We think
sill his competitors entertain similar views
upon the money question with him.
Why can't this Legislature remonetize
silver make it a legal tender in any sum
for all debts in our State? This would
beat the money sharks easier than any
ether way.
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REVENUE COLLECTOR.

We learn that A. NJ. Blair, who was AZ
pointed Revenue Collector in place of G. I
Anthony, has failed TO qualify, and thatH
Feagans, of Fl. Scott, the Oldest deputy il
the State, received the Office from Mr.. An
thuny on the first day OF January. W.
have known for some DAYS that Mr. Blail
would not take the Office. The bond thai
is required amounts TO about Si90, 900
which he considers too much for an Office
that pays but 81 1000, with no chance &c
make a cent except the salary.-RdsfI SpUa
There seems to be concerted movement
on foot against Mr.. Blair. The above edi.
torial is word for word the same as appear
ed in the Topeka Commonwealth few days
ago. The only object in view seems to be
for the purpose of securing the position fol
some one of the delegates who sold out al
the late State Convention. What has the
delegate from Salina to say? MIR. BlsiI
will qualify, only give him chance.
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fJ,.TY YE-lSs B.FJ..E T.s.: I-C.i..C
)2,CMCT,A NE'G
Celebrated American
WORN! SPECIFIC
Or
v IL. LS.ll!...ss. l L'JSG...
SYMPTOMS or WOGMs.

| iNHE countenance Is pale and lc1dcl-
l colorcd, with occasional hushcs, or
Circmnscr;bed spot on one or both
! cheeks; the eyes become dull ; the pupils
| uIlate; an azure scniCirCle runs along
the lower eye-lid the nose IS irritatcd,
SyEelis, and sometimes blceds; 4 swell
rs OF the upper lip; occasional head
IC1e, With humming or throbjing of
,nc ears an Unu5ual secretion OF saliva;
shiny or iJrrcd tongue; breath very
lout, particularly in the morning; app
petite variable, sometimes vOsaciouS,
TithI gHawiEg sensation of;hc stomach,
It Others, entirely gone flceting pains
III the stomach occasional nausea and
vomiting; violent pains throughout the
abdomen; bowels irregular, at tines
ccstiyc; stools Shiny not unfrequentlv
tingcd with blood belly swollen and
bard urine turbid; respiration occa-
sionaliy difficult, and accompanied by
hiccough; cough sometimes dry and
convulSiye; uneasy and disturbed sleep.
with grinding of the teeth; temper
variable, bat generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. c. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
VIII certainly effect cure
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
n any form; it is an innocent prepa-
ration, net tatabLe Of a0ing tie slightest
MIll,y 10 tie moSt trna<y infant.
The genuine Dr.. McLANE's VERMu-
FUGE bears the signatures ofC. McLANg
md FLEMiNG Bros. on the wrapper.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-11
4 NEW SHOOT.

Gov. 0.born, in his valedictory, deliver
ed yesterday previous to the inaugural cere-
monies, congratulated the people upon the
progress made by this State since lis admis-
sion into he Union, morally, physically
and intellectually" and particularly upon
"their improved morsl tone" This is an
entirely new shoot which our Ex-Governor
has taken, and should either lead to his
employment by Messrs. Moody & Sankey,
to sid them in conducting their revivals,
or ought to secure for him the support of
the moral, as well as the immoral, in his
race for the U. S. Senstorship.
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ence here at this time "nesns something"
but just piat
THE ANXIOUS CANDIDs-x
and their equally anxious friends are all
unable to make out There is evidently
some significance in il. which we shall
probably know more about in the course of
few days; but the fact that Pom" is
here, with a suite Of rooms at the T.fft, and
a goodly number Of his old friends about
him, is 3 circumstance which worries more
than few already nervous Statesmen.
SEVERAL CANDIDATES
for State Printer are on hand, and the can
vass for this position will be next in order.
now that the speakership has been disposed
Of.
THE TINES,
The commissioners of TIE TINES are
veil received. and every gentleman we
meet has good word for ''the leading pa-
per"-its independence causes everybody to
respect its utterapces.