The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-08-23
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THE New York Tribune calls attention TO
the varying fortunes Of war as illustrated
by the turks resaining possession OF kus
tendie. When the Russians swarmed over
the Dobrudia. the Ottoman forces withdrew
SO hastily from the town that English sailors
were landed 10 maintain order until the in
vaders could arrive. The place remained
under the Muscovi;e lag until last week,
when, the O-toman feet appearing in the
roadstead, he Russians deemed it prudent
to withdraw. IS the port was vaineless TO
the Russians they will probably make no
effort 10 retake il, unless the tide Of war
should carry them in proximity TO Narna,
when Kustendje would become of great
strategic Importance.
IT is almost As unfortunate to b. j high
official in the Republic Of Hayti as TO be a
citizen. The late revolution having been
terminated by the decapi;ation OF a bakers
half-dozen of conspirators, President Canal,
who is suffering from a dangerous disease
OF the throat. asked permission to go abroad
10 Europe, or somewhere for change OF
climate and for medical treatment. But
the Haytian Chamber would consent 10 no
such a thing. Live or die, survive orper-
ish," he mus: remain at his post of duty.
And what is more, he must do as TIE Dep
uties have hidden. AJamaica doctor has
been summoned TO treat the patient, and is
succeeding in bringing relief to TIE br0n-
chial complain. OF his anxious patient.
TURKEY is displaying desperate earnest
ness in preparing for the closing scenes ri
this wears campaign. Not only has ii
summoned 5000 men from Bagdad, bu. i;
has also ordered 4 general levy, to inclnde
those who have hitherto escaped the
draft" Should the Ottoman government
be able to raise funds abroad to equip these
troops, its power Of Resistance will he greatly
augmented. and continue the war until the
advent OF England or some other continen-
tai power forces il upon oil Europe, when
the Porte will be, IS in the Crimcan strug-
gle,Iost sight OF.
ANOTHER delegation Of Indian chiefs is
going TO Washington totalk with their great
white father. OF all farces in our Indian
performances this is the most farcical. Se
noble savage will have this junketing trip
al the government expense; will have his
entertainment AZ Washington nicely pro-
vided for, including items that must 60 on
the bill as ''sundries;" and will then go
home 10 commence his career Of stealing
and numbering As soon asoppo-;unity offers.
The New York Times points out that you
can not make small blanket fit large
bed-and that when simultaneous de-
mand arises for our army in Texas, In Ore
gon, and in the Middle States, the blanket
| is found to be very short. 1t urges, fur
ther, that the constant move OF troops from
one extreme OF the country TO the other
costs rs much as the maintenance Of a re-
spectacle force would do. The blanket
should certainly be enlarged, and its holes
mended.
THE war correspondents are not having
the easiest time of it. They must write
| from Imagination or not write at all, and
some of their productions are fearful and
wonderful to behold They make the most
of the army movements taking place, and
magnify the unimportant skirmishes into
battles. The two armies in Bulgaria can
make news OF 4 startling character il they
want to, but they seem inclined totake their
time.
THE New York World has discovered n
| lunatic who delights in shedding female
blood" and who, according to hisown story,
after killing two women In Germany, came
| to this country and butchered Sarah Alex
| ander. the Jewish girl, for numbering whom
Pesach Rubenstein was convicted. This in
| teresting lunatic, it appears, related his
German experience and his operations upon
Miss Alexander 10 a Young lady in New
York, whom in burst OF confidence, he
urged to become his fourth sacr flee.
THE Eastern question is temporarily lost
sight OF in England in the general alarm
over the American potato bug. The Privy
Council has taken up the bug and Its CON
sidering him soiennly and seriously. Each
American pilgrim will be searched for bugs
al the custom House hereafter, and if they
are found on his person both the man and
the bug will be confiscated. Consequently
when you go 10 Europe, don't carry YOUR
potato bugs with you, but ship them c. O..
D. or send them through the mail.
Gen Gibbon thinks that the next time
he strikes the Noz Perces he will utterly
ruin them We are glad To- know that
GibbUn isn't disheartened. but il locks a.
If many victories like that at Big Hole
Pass would ruin us entirely, and decimate
| our little army OF the frontier.
FROM the East Indies, where, instead Of
merely "hard times" starvation and gener-
al wretchedness are Just now the rule. late
advices give encouraging reports OF the
prospective crops which, should the antici-
pation- be realized, will have the effect Of
relieving that afflicted country Of It's terrible
>ufierings.
TWEED must bc quite discouraged. His
"pals are treading on Roses, while he sits
on thorns. \ naIe proSoqui has been entered
in each Of the suits against William T..
King, for royal corporation with Tweed in
stealing from the city. We repeat that
Tweed must be discouraged, when he secs
how many huge rascals are permitted 10 es-
cape in order 10 hold him.
Az Enslishman writing from Constanti-
nople says that Nehemet Ali Pasha accepted
the command of the armies in Bulgaria
with heavy heart. He wrote TO the Grand
Nizier, expressing TO him the regret with
which he accepted his new post, and speak
ing very unfavorably of the Ottoman army
corps n Schumla-
TIE Chicago Tribune saws that harvest
expectations in Minnesota have been more
than realized in the yield as ascertained
since threshing began. The wheat crop of
this wonderful grain-producing state is now
set down al the enormous total of $1,000
900 bushels, leaving a surplus for export of
from 26,000,000 to 2s,O00,000 bushels. he
average yield throus hout the state is now
estimated at twenty bushels to the acre.
! THE Pitt>burg Commercial believes that
Governor Hartraft will come up as the
strongest candidate for President before the
the next National Republican Convention.
The Commercial admi that It's rather early
TO make such remark, but it wants the
people to catch the drift OF Pennsylvania
sentiment.
THE Globe Democrat SAYS that the Demo
cratic papers are now cndeavoring to prove,
firstly, that all of the workingmen of the
country are Democrats; and, secondly, that
all of the votes given TO the workingmen's
candidates represent SO many votes taken
from the Republican party. We suppose
it is all right, but sometimes it is hard TO
see these things.
WHEN the cats are away the mice may
play. The Philadelphia pastors being off
for a summer holiday, the doors of the per-
manent exhibition are opened on Sunday.
Whereupon the wicked Chicago Times is
constrained to remark that the increase in
crime of either the absence or the opening
is not quite apparent.
A ST. PETERSBURG letter in the New
York World says that since the first battle
of Plevna Russia has been in turmoil of
enthusiasm, indignation, hatred and politi-
ical passions. The people seem united in
demanding more yipor in the conducf of