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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-30

dice the public against a gentleman VINO was
a very earnest worker in the cause OF tenn
perance while in this city some few weeks
ago. Being temperance man myself, and
a this Is the first and only evidence i have
seen contlemnatory OF the gentleman named,
aud no. feeling disposed to see Mr.. Wisner
Tins sunnarily dealt with and condemned
AZ a bad man, without more convincing
proof, ! would most respectfully call upon
vour7elf or some other truly and good
worker in the cause Of Christianity, and,
alike, temperance, to produce more con-
vincing proof of the bad conduct Of Nr.
| W. than is contained in this simple resolu-
ton, which was engineered through the
convention, no doubt, by those jealous OF
Mr.. Wisner's popularity. The resolution
referred TO, reads as follows:
Reyotred, That we deem 1t our duty to ex'
pose In this public manner a man vino calls
hims .if Hector :. wisner. That We are salts.
fed, beyond any question, That he Is an un-
principled man, a fraud and a cheat, and W.
warn all the temperance people Of the S.at'
against this unprincipled tramp. As well a.
against all other pretended Temperance a'ivo
Gates who come without proper r'ronmen
dalions. -ioirAToR
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CLEAN BEDS,
A Saturday Nights budget.

| LINCOLN CENTER, kAs., May Is, 1873.
EDITOR TIMES :-Some time has interviewed
since wrote To you, not that We lack items
OF interest in this section, but because OF
carelessness, which we have no reasonable
excuse for. Our friend "Iorick" has sent
you letter giving you many notes both
interesting and trne aud you are not in
need of a correspondent especially from this
quarter, yet in order that may keep nv
promise | might send you few more. The
| metropolis OF the Saline valley, still carries
on trade with all the nearest seaports, and
| also hold on to life with the usual show Of
tenaciiy, adding here little and there a
little now foundation stone and then a
shingle, until We begin TO see visible signs
Of growth and energy. The country
around us shows true work and plenty of
it. The late rains have brought out the
wheat crop and made all nature look as
though she had Just been thoroughly reno
waited.
And nov Mr. Editor We have got en-
just like other people, and if you want 10
know rhot, we will tell you First it was
the rush Of Immigrants and the diptheria.
Then it was the measles and now it is the
Murphy movement" We took in every
thing in good part until it came down to
the Murph, ism, and though We have no sa-
loon in Town, yet the thing came unto us
20 unexpected the shock was severe. We
had settled down to think that the blue
ribbon rage belonged to the big towns, such
as st. Louis, Kansas City, and Leavenworth,
and when genuine yenier OF Murphy ism
dropped in ON Us from the North this week |
it seemed 20 strange that il seemed queer.
The bows didn't have their beer ready and |
there V as considerable disappointment ali |
around.
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ITCUGHT To RE BORE.

/; has been suggested hat the city pug
chase the fractional block Immediately
south OF lie Court House, bounded by
Third, Forth, Walnut and Market streets,
then vacate Walnut from Third to Fourth,
and turn the whole tract into the Cour;
House enclosure. We regard the sugges-
ton as an excellent one, and one that ought
to be carried into effect without delay. The
city has no such place within its limits as
public park, or garden, and the only practi-
cable spot for such a place is the Court House
The property which ii is suggested to pnr-
chase is actually worth at present about
two thousand dollars. The city might pos
sibly be obliged to pay three thousand for
IL, but that would include all the expense
TO be incurred. Whatever might be neces
sary in the way of grading or improve,
ments could be done by the prisoners in the
county jail without expense TO anybody,
and the Sheriff, being man OF goou taste
, as well as good judgment, could be trusted
to speedily put the grounds in admirable
order, Thus at an outlay Of not exceeding
three thousand dollars We could PROVIDE
ourselves with as handsome little park a.
can be found anywhere, centrally located
and convenient to all portions OF the CITY
where our mechanics and working people
could spend their summer evenings
or take pleasant Sunday afternoon stroll
and enjoy the shade trees, the grass and tn
fresh air, as well as their more fortunate
neighbors, who are able to take a carrIag
drive into the country. The suggestion
not IN the interest of the rich, or those VIII
have ample grounds OF their own, but 10
the benefit of the working people, and fo
this reason demands attention.
Such an addition as is here suggested
would make the Court House yard" one {
the most attractive spots in the county, br
10 complete the improvement the ground
should he extended TO take in the Ian
north of the building down TO the creel
Thi. terraced and sodded, with the additio
Of few trees, would add vastly to the al
pearance Of the grounds, and would NAL
the Court House square Just such publ
place as the city greatly needs.
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.sTnE DEVILS m HE'LL,


Referring 10 the statement made by the
Governor, last week, at the Soldiers Re
onion, that "there could be no reconcilia-
ton between those who fought Tor the Union
and those who fought against it, no more
than there could lie a reconciliation between
the angels in heaven and the devils in hell,
the Kansas City Times says:
Why. Gov. Anthony had only To look about
him on the platform at Leavenworth 10 see
conspicuous instance OF the disposition oil
communities to forget old grudges ana unite
with Old enemies In the forbearancc OF a com
non cause- There was Col. r. I. Van Horn
| an honored guest invited to address the 6rahu
| ARMY of the Republic, in spite OF the iac'
| that ne was the recognized organizer, grand
| marshal and irumpeter Of the Border human
| raids upon the Free State men OF Kansas
There was a time when he would nave peeh
mobbed and hung TO a crab-apple ilmD II nc
| had dared to show his face in Lawrence. we
| alluie TO that critical period when, as the edi
| tor OF a Kansas City paper, he so conclusiveiy
| proyed that Kansas was MT for nothing pu'
| hemp corn and tobacco, and could not pros
| per without slave labor; when he so bitterly
denounced the Free State men as "outiaws
| robbers and cut-throats;" when he howled st
| loudly for troops to put them down; anC
when in the ardor Of his Democratic soul h,
appealed To the cotton States to fight the bat
| tie of the whole South on the soil oI Kansas
| by sending their young men in armed banG'
| To drive out the "pillagers and nurderers
who were being sent into Kansas by th'
/ Addition Aid Societies OF the North. Blu
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ATTENTION GOVERNOR.

Some time since Governor Anthony in
structed the Attorney-General, Williard
Davis, to institute a suit against Major Hen.
ring, receiver Of the Leavenworth Lawrence
q Galveston Railroad Company, TO compel
said company TO repair its bridge over the
kaw River at Lawrence, and 10 compel IL 10
operate its road from Lawrence 10 LeaVen-
worth as required by It's charter ana by the
provisions OF The land grant maze py the
State TO aid In It's construction. Inc ro'er-
nors action In TINS matter met tne nearly
appreciation OF every citizen OF the STATE.
Now why Is IL that governor Ahthony
lakes no steps towarus competing the "is'-
our River FL seoul ouii iSaiifoan 1ohpapI
TO comply Win tne PROVISIONS Oh tiie i''io
grant made by The stale 10 aid IN las con-
struction?
It's PROVISIONS are as ioiio"s' 10 "'" u. "'e
construction @' fdit'dy' commencing al "' h'o"
fhe mouth @ hc ha"sdS h'rer, an me 'Std'e |
hH"saS' or'''sne "e cay o. pyah"o1e, anu
,,s - ,omnas ~ !, w,u nonen, ,ne S,a,s Of
Kansas 10 have the first named company
comply with its charter and land grant, We
"ihe 'he "en'hs |" oe oeii'eu W 'iie ~,
-, - ,rno lands ,,r,n,ad 20 this cor.
poration were made under the express stipu-
lation that its road was TO commence Eat or
near the NOUN OF 'ne Nav river m IN aie
go ,,nnas ,hs raad no,nmsnce in The state
OF Kansas. Does the road commence at or
near the mouth of the Kansas river Does it
commence opposite 'he CITY Oh Wyahuo''e :
-, 80 &c. -, ,n,,, ,,,o S,.,a.
An tbese questions must be answered in the
NEGATIVE.
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A FEW SENSIBLE REMARKS.

Secretary Evarts, alluding to the situa.
ton in Europe, said the other day that adj
vices from official sources agree in the
opinion that the relations between England
and Russia, and incidentally the Other
powers, are daily growing more critical and
that he could see but little chance for q
peaceful solution. He regretted that the
merchant marine of the United States was
not in better condition to improve the
opportunity which would be afforded by
the warlike operations Of the European ma.
nations, and said that he had always favor
ed liberal commercial policy, and even to
this latter day it would contribute more
than anything else to the peace and pros
i:erity of the country if some legislation
were adopted to stimulate the ship build
ing interest and the extension of CONNER
cial enterprise. He fears, in the event of
war, that the shipping interest of the Uni
ted States will not be equal to the demands
of the carrying trade, asd the chance
to regain our commercial prosperity will
be lost. He thinks Congress could do more
for the country by giving some attention to
its material interests than to be disagree
ing upon partisan measures and as in the
case Of the House, waging proftless war
on the Presidents right to his Office.
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DON'T Hang TOCETuER.

The Parsons Sun says il adopted the
style of short articles, so long followed by
The TINES, ten years before We became
connected with the press. We became con-
nected with the press of Kansas in 1851
ten years prior of that would take us back
to 1851 and 1851 is twenty-seyen years
ago. BY reference to the volume and num-
Der at the head of its columns We find that
the Sun is only few months more than
seven years old. '. hat are you going to do
about that little matter of twenty years Mr..
Sun Hey? We don't grumble at any
reasonable exaggeration, but twenty years
is rather too much, even for one Of the
Governors ORGANS
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TURKEY CasUlsC.

Judge Calhoun, of Connecticut, has de-
cided, in a suit growing Cit OF petty
quarrel between neighboring farmers in
bloomfield, that in that State turkey Is
not an animal, as it does not come within
the enumeration mentioned in the statute
rala,ing to the impounding OF animals do
ing damage upon the land of another. The
humble goose, however, is included. The
Judge ruled that the defendant had no le'
gal right 10 take and hold the turkey, and
he found nominal damages Of one dollar
and costs for the plaintiff. IL is said thai
the defendant will carry the case TO the Su
nreme Court OF the State.
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Charles Francis Adams having remarked
that the Democratic Party is gaining pres
tige by its coune in Congress, the Chicago
Tribune remarks:
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, the ''frauc-
shrieker, !" improves the occasion TO unbofom
himself to Herald interviewer. He de
nounced the Republicans for moving an
amendment to the Potter resolution declar-
ing that the obstinate conduct ofthe Repub.
Iicans In Congress strikes me as . confession
of guilt on their part: II I were in Congress,
and member of the Republican party. 1
would assist in unearthing all that might be
charged against that party" Does the refusal
Of the Democrats to permit the amendment
10 Investigate Democratic frauds -strike
him. as a confession OF innocence: Mr..
Adams also thinks the conduct Of the Demo
csuas In this crisis will give them pres &c.
,Ihsir oue-sided Investigation Is giving them
.sprafaUer very fsst-more OF At than VIII be
healthy for them.
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WHAT GENERAL SHIELDS SAYS.

General Shields told an interviewer in
Chicago the other day that he had spent
the past six months in the New England
States, and had conversed freely with the
leading lrishmen everywhere, and was con-
WINGED that the reports about the probable
invasion of Canada by the Fenians were
sensational. In reply to an inquiry as to
what would he the action of the Irishmen
in this country in case of war between Eng
land and Russia, General Shields said:
My opinion Is that the follies and failures
of the past have taught the whole Irish race
the necessity of acting together, and acting
with discretion, and whatever action they
take, IL any, will be in perfect conformity
with their allegiance to the United States,
and will meet and merit the approval Of just
and liberal minded men in ali countries.
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Nevada FASHIONS.

Gentlemen of leisure who i've in Neva-
da, will be glad to know the fashions for
1873. 1t will be gross breach of polite
ness to shoot at any body further off than
six feet, and If he fails at the first fire it is
dc sigrelU that you should walk up to the
party and put at least eight more bullets
in his carcass in self-defense. This necessi
tates carrying two revolvers, but that can
not be helped. Fashion at times lay heavy
burdens on liz votaries The knife il M
longer used in polite circles, and the correct
thing to do after the occurrence Is to imme-
diately give yourself up to tl4s police and
send a letter of coincidence to the nearest
relatives of the deceased. 1t is not usual
to 90 to the funeral unless it happens to be
your own
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The Arrival of Pic NInO.

The French Journal. lie Psterip, thus de.
scribes the arrival Of Plus IN. in Paradise
''On entering he received from the Immac.
ulate Virgin Mary a crown, as a reward for
the crown which he had given er on earth
St. Joseph. whom he had made patron Of
the church, did not fail to shake hands
with him warmly and express his thanks.
St. Peter, on seeing him, opened the choir
at once. Hilarius, Francis OF Sales, and
Alfonso OF Liguori, the three doctors of the
Church, proclaimed by him, giorifed by
turns the deeds of his pontifca,e Fifty
two saints and twenty-six beatified ones.
who owe him their present positions, enter
tanned him with a sweet concert"
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juiyl7d&wlyr.
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s.hors Article.

lEa4sbll0 '~lLl, -
The Leavenworth I MIS- is au exceed
ingly well edited pap T; out in compli-
menting the weekly press in copying its
style Of short articles, IS it not claiming
too much? Did it not learn from the Par
sons SaE the style Of short articles? Col.
Anthony probably row has more newspaper
power than anv nan in Kansas; bat We
had Practiced this style over ten wears be-
fore the Colonel became connected with
the press. We learned it from Thurlow
Waal
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a 1t of News that Nobosiy had
Hem I'd.

There is nothing that has done 81 much to
foster communism in this county as The dem
asosict1 appeals of certain Undergraduates
ers OF the Phillips stripe. Tucy knowingly
AMI inflamlng ignC..tnJ people.-NIiiDIt iiist.
1t is news, indeed, that the 'grcenbackers
Of the Phillips stripe had been making APP
peals of any kind in this county. If they
have. they must keep them pretty well com
cealed, Tor no one except the Nationalist man
has ever heard of them. knowingly mis-
stating facts for the purpose OF misleading
and inllaming ignorant people is a pretty
correct summary OF the whole courscol that
paper.-Wanhattfa Ea:.TpsiS
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ssrbe Old English man - not Bead -
ICh;cago Tribune, =

When the report came by telegraph in
the evening papers that Lord John Russell
had died. the editors OF various morning
papers rushed into the obituary business,
and wrote up the deiunct statesman, the
Iincinnati Commercial among the number
land the Chicago Tribune al-ol. Along to-
wards morning came another cable dis
patch that old John was not dead, but
sleeping. That bit Of news spoiled the
obituary NOTICES.: least the one prepared
Tor the Tribune. But Hals,esd was not to
be so done" ont Of his pains and praises.
He simply wrote = preceding sentence:
The old Englishmau is not dead" and,
With this addition to the obituary, SLAP
ped it in" A week hence the old English
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The Situation i. NO, Lucid.

:
More mystery. Schouvaloti has not made
himself a success. He Is silent. Ru-~ia
seems to he firm, England il Sowing, and
Bismarck is quietly enjoying himself at his
country seat, confident he "holds the age
as the arbiter Of peace or war between two
of the most powerful nations on the planet
Bat the situation Is not lucid, and the world
is anxious for the report oil SchouvaloH to
the British Premier.
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What they Intend TO Call Il Slere.
aft4r.

Functional deraneement arising from
chronic cerebral inG Summation is said 10 b..
the new dodge criminal lawyers engaged TO
defend murlerers are about TO play. In
anticipation Of such a plea, We would sug-
ge-t that hereafter the law should be so
amended thst in capital cases there should
he at leas, -oue physician up n the jury.
To Summon more would be dangerous, for.
since fhs dsys of CELSIUS, no two Or three
docton ever NIT without disagreement.
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The Pope Wants to Take a Summer
NalaIinu.
IChicago Times, -.

ICllclgO IlWtS, =.
Whether the Pope shall remain "pris-
oner oi the Nariean' aud die OF malaria, or
emancipate himself for The summer, and
seek health without martyrdom in 4 less
deadly climate, is question that is now
pulling the infailibIe Judgment of his ho-
illness. The Jesuits are strongly opposed
to the summer vacation scheme, but the
Pope-who naturally believes he is worth
more to the church living than he c, ud
possibly be if dead-is inclined to get away
from Rome on almost any terms.
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ATcHIsoS, TOPEKA & SANTA FE
Total S9,l5S.0i A"
KANSAS PACIFIC.

In January, II $500 acres.
In february27, 3l23l
In March, -, 1878
In April, 2S,969.1J
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MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS.
Another s.OId Man, DISCOVERIES.


Winchester Argus, D..
Mr.. Isaac Hull hands us the following,
which Is certaiuly interesting, not say a
subject 81 curiosity. This old man could
have laughed for Joy at the Declaration Of
Independence, and hurrshed Justify
when Great Britain acknowledged the
same:
An old man b. the name OF Christopher
Mann stayed over night with me on Tues
day, May IA, 1878, whose history may in
terest your readers:
He was born in the State..of Virginia IN
l7T4, lived there one year then moved to
Kentucky; lived there % years and moved
to Ohio, when it was a territory; married
there and remained until he was the father
OF u children and then moved to Indiana,
thence to Missouri where he has lived 40
years. He has his second wife Who il ~
years old, and he is now the father of 70
children. He was 92 years old when his
last child vas born; he will be l0i years
old in September NEXT is q stagnch Union
man and has been "a hard she'll Baptist"
50 years and has q firm christian hope.
His recollection OF incidents OF youth seems
to be clear. He bought his Gr.t pair Of
shoes when sixteen years oil and paid for
them by breaking DO lbs of flax
The Tgsr 20 Leaven worth.
boyle and CenteriCor. Winchester Argus, 81
Our trip to Leavenworth on the eycuE-
sion train is first and foremost in impor-
lance because We did nothaye good time
AS We liked; did not get to the fort; did
not see the Issdians, and kept getting wet,
all on account Of the rain. Our returning
train stuck on Pleasant Ridge, and was
delayed at Easton. which gave Us an oppor-
tunity town a. We went up on the frs, di-
vision. Easlon is quite burg, and We
found the people hospitable, and got our
supper. We are under obligations to Mr..
Steel. - &
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He Go. what Sac Went For.

:" tsIIIIistoIf IetteI 70 N z. IIflg,-I
J. :. Collister, Esq, of the Harvey Coun-
" Ne,rs has accomplished the object of his
visit to this city without the Intervention of
Senator Ingalls,, ana left Tor home last eve
ming per the t. Il q. T. Il. Mr.. Collister
made very many warm friends during his
brief stay in Washington. and the boys
were OFT in force 10 wish him a pleasant
\ trim
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supreme Court .rocesdtnxs.

Topeka commonwealth, q
The following order was made by the Su,
preme Court at its last session:
OFFICE OF CLERK OF SUPREME. COURT,
TOPEKA, May -, 1873. !
By order OF the Supreme Court, the fol
lowing cases upon the trial docket Tor III,
regular July, 1873, term, are set for hearin!
upon the days herein specified, TO wit:
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Forward IL 40 London,

- lJuic.teO !OSt, n
The Presbyterian General Assembly has
before it resolutions asking editors to purify
their newspapers. 1t i an appeal for NOR
aiity, and by the help Of newspaper readers,
for whom journals are published, can he
accsded TO. We suggest to the assembly
that the copy for Mr.. Storey, Of the TlHes,
be addressed 10 him in Europe.
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man will enjoy the rare advantage of Pc
rusing his own obituary from an American
standpoint, and ii he finds any errors there
in which he thinks ought to be corrected,
he eau point them out ia time for The pub
LEGATION OF the actual shu.iing-of Of the
mortal coil.
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When He Asked TO be Heard They
HOxled Him Down.

The Democratic managers in the House
yes'erday refused the venerable Alexander
stephens the opportunity OF saying word
Tor reason or moderation. When he asked
to be heard, they bowled him down. They
feared his influence and the effect Of his
warning on the country.
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struck the Crisis in the Right Way

The address of the National Republican
Committee on Saturday morning struck a
crisis in the affairs OF the country in just
the way to open the eyes Of the people, and
arouse them. The Democrats seem TO be
in about the fix John PhPnix was when he
held his antagonist down by inserting his
nose firmly between the other fellows
teeth
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They Didn'r Look for ~ 80 suddenly.

That Republican Congressional addres,
seems TO have stirred up the Democratic
brethren. They did not expect, evidently
to have the cover removed from their litli.
game in so precipitate a manner. They
declare they do not mean revolution, hu;
they declared ju-t a. COMPATIBILITY ti,a,
they would abide by the finding OF the
Electoral Commission.
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RlSaNESS MEN.

1t is stated from Washington that letters
and kilograms are pouring in from the
business community protesting against a
movement calculated to paralyze trade and
industry for the sake Of a violent partisan