The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18

IIopeka Commonwealth, ISL
The Board of Railroad Assessors met yester-
day at the State Capitol. Presently. H. Cav
anaugh, Secretary of State; 2. I. Bonebrake,
Auditor Of state; John Francis, Treasurer OF
State; Willard Davis, Attorney General. Sec
Rotary Cavanaugh was elected chairman, pro.
tenn. The following named railroad men
were present; c. +. Morse, Gent. Supt. A.
I. q 8. F. X. r.; T. F. Cakes, Gen1. Manager
X. r. r. W.; NJ. +. Cotton, tax agent X. p. r.
w.; Geo. II. Nettleton, Gen1. Manager Mo.
River, IT. Scott & Gulf; Maj. b. s. Henuing,
Gen1. Supt. Mo. River, Fl. Scott & Gulf; Mr..
Pratt, Attorney OF Mo. River, EFT. Scott &
Gulf; c. s. Prescott, Auditor of Mo. River, F.
Scott & Gulf: Mai. W. +. Downs, Gent. Man
ager Central Branch; l.. ID. Tuthill, Gen1.
Manager st. Joe & Denver; +. II. Brown,
Supt. Joplin r. r.; X. ]. Rembauer, GenI.
Manager Mo. q Western ii. ii. Harding, At
tOrney Mo. q Western.
The several parties were heard in reference
to the assessment of their roads. The work
of assessment will occupy the next week
The Board meets this morning at y. O'Clock
A Little Child Drowned at AtchisOn.
lAtchison Patriot, ISL
Yesterday morning, about 10 O'Clock, little
Eva, daughter of e. W. Rust, was discovered
lying in tub OF water, face downward, and
life quite extinct. She had been dead over
five minutes when found. Every effort was
made to bring life back, and Drs. johnson
and Holland hastily summoned, who work
ed with her over an hour, but too late the
spirit had flown TO God who gave 1t. II was
a most distressing accident, and both mother
and father are almost frantic. The little one
had, no doubt, been playing around the tub,
which was quite large and two-thirds full,
and, losing her balance, had fallen over, and,
being unable to help herself out or to scream
for assistance, strangled. When found, her
body was buried beneath the water up TO the
waist, with her feet hanging over the edge of
the tub. II was a bright little child of fifteen
months. and just able to toddle about. The
bereaved parents receive the sympathy of
the community. The funeral took place at
two O'Clock this afternoon.
a Case known to the l.eavenygO rth
Police.
TNemaha County Republican,
About five o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Sir. James VI. Miller was awakened by the
sound OF some one wsiling most piteously,
apparently very near by and thinking. it TO be
some member of his familybtried to ascertain
who it was, but not finding anything, went
to bed, but the sound being continued, he
went to his front door, and found, under the
awning Of she adjoining store of Mrs. Zap
scott, a young woman who seemed to be
nearly persisted with the cold and rain. Mr..
Miller at once inviled her in. and after some
reluctance on her part, she accepted. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller at once built a fire, gave her
ginger tea and tried to warm her, al
as she was badly chilled. She said she
came over from Wetmore the day before,
walking part of the way and picking up rides
when possible, reaching Sabetha that even
ing, but having no money, was afraid to ask
for lodging, and SO spent the night on our
streets. She also said that she came over af-
ter a package which was in the express Of
flee here, and wanted TO go to st. Joe. Ac-
on Wednesday morning our citi- |
zens subscribed enough TO pay the fees on tie
express package, and also to pay her passage |
To st. Joe, whittier she went on the noon |
train. Some think she was a little crazy, as |
She told some of our citizens that she had |
been in an insane asylum, while Others |
think she was of sound mind. She gave |
her name as Mrs. Anna Standish, and claim
ed that her husband died some five months
ago.
n Fresh Arrival Of POmca Indians.
lCofeyville Journal, 49,
Another party of these Indians, number
ing probably 30, passed through town this
week, on their way 10 their new reservation.
They came from near Baxter Springs, and |
went into camp, near Major EldrIdge's place,
asst Monday. We went out to see the en-
and counted thirty-five .'lodges"
,r tents, made of white canvas. They have
.ot tar enough a ong to see the advantage of
,ur tent material over buffalo robes, and
,kins of various kinds, but they still use the
DOW and arrow, very few having firearms.
they had quite a number of ponies and snail
mules. "Wednesday they passed through |
own, going west, and again encamped, this
ime on Onion creek. They had number of
Daded wagons, and some of their ponies had
lrge packs on their backs, and tent-poles
Tere fastened by their sides, one end drag |
ing on the ground. Most of the Indians
;ere walking and ia few of the squaws car .
led their babies. By this time our people {
OF interested" in them, and a number of {
hem went to the camp. Arthur Smith went
ut and took several pictures of "scenes in 7
indian camp life, which, If good, would be
{ great interest 10 eastern people. Some of +
heir articles, such as bows, arrows, toma- J
awks. pipes, moccasins, etc +, were pur- \
lased by some of our citizens. More of the S
Ime tribe are expected to come through | b
,on. They are dirty looking set. a
The Indian boys furnished considerable h
nusement for our people by shooting, with 81
Ieir bows, at pieces Of money stuck up ON G.
Icks.
Mysterious Disappearance.
junction City Union, 49,
Mr.. S. Fordyce, of Spencer station, Guern- ty
y county, Ohio, was in Junction City a few g,
lys ago, in search of brother, ]. n. For r,
zee, who left Cambridge, Ohio, on the 10th e.
February, for junction City. He was sta w
On agent at Cambridge, and had obtained al
to be absent thirty days. He rep n
esented that he owned some land near SC
motion City, which he intended to stock ar
It'll cattle from Texas. At Omaha he re- tr
lived s., 800, and he wrote to his wife at that o.
ace that he was then going to Junction in
ty. on the 18th of February he sent from a.
,nsas City to the Franklin national bank a
Columbus, Ohio, $40, which amount 5
owed the bank. The hotel l6-
here he stopped at Kansas a..
ly has been found, the proprietor of which ~
ID that Fordyce settled his bill and started .
r the depot in the morning. He has never :"
eE heard from since. His brother made
quiries about the missing man at this
ace but nothing could be ascertained that
mad ever been here or that he ever owned
y land in this vicinity. The missing man
d a wife and four children to whom he was
votedly attached has been station agent |
On the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- "
I'd, for several years, land was absent on
we of absence; was temperate and Of