The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-02-28

From Wednesday Mornings DaiIy.l
County clerk Nrihaus was i'll vest erday.
| The fish markets are being Wei supplied.
THE river remains about the same as for
| two weeks past
A NUMBER of new tramps arrived in the
city yesterday.
BLUE BIRDS have made their appearance in
| the states north of us.
SALES of real estate have b zen light during
| the past two weeks.
ALARGE lot of land buyers sre expected
| from the East oday.
THERE was only one slim case be!orc the
police court yestesday.
| THE work of repairing the Atchison bridge
is progressing, but slowly.
The waliack Combination left Sedalia,
| ye- terday, for Lexington.
THE Ancient Order of United Workingmen
has .en established in Atcbison.
ICE is being shipped South and West from
| Minnesota in large quantities.
Mr.. SAMUEL COCHRAN is at his residence
| on the North Esplanade, quite i'll.
VERY little has been done during the past
| two days in the County Treasurer's office.
TOPEKA papers talk of neck tie festivals,
but do not mention any other articles Of
dress.
NAVIGATION on the streets has been sus-
pended on account of the continued dry
weather.
People are beginning to loDk after plans
that have been stored away during the
winter.
Mr.. ]. RoDENHoUsE shipped quantity of
goods to Deadwood yesterday. He will follow |
shortly.
THERE are three hundred Sunday School
pupils enrolled at the First Presbyterian
Church.
A SERGEANT and escort belonging the 22d /
Infantry arrived yesterday from the north
with three prisoners for Fort Leavenworth.
A rather interesting case wss tried yes;er-
day before Jestice Plowman, entitled Bur-
bank VS. Hamlin. 1t was not decided at a
late hour yesteid day evening.
Sheriff Clark went Saturday TO the peniten.
tiary, and took with him John Legere, FL
more Marvin, o. NJ. Harvey, James Brooks,
and Bei jam N Dresser.-LaUreace Journal.
A COMPLAINT was made in the police Office
yesterday afternoon by a woman named
Mary Gregg that she was afraid other women
would take her life by cutting her throat
with razor if she went to church.
The "Matinse" at Occidental Hall last .
evening was a pleasant affair, aud was at
y
pie, who did not fail TO make the hours pass
THE present City Clerk is one OF the most
accommodating officers in the service. He
is always willing to favor his friends With
public information relative to his office, and d
takes great pains TO See that such infoI ma d
ton is correct.
A lively fight occurred on the corner of
shawnee and Fifth streets yesterday about
twelve O'Clock between q couple of colored
men. One struck the other on the left side /
IF the head with the fiat side of a small Ak
md the police court will adjust the penalty
probably this marning-
A FIRE occusred at Newman last Sunday,
wherein the large store building occupied by
Nessrs. Haston & Culp, was destroyed. The
oss is estimnted at 5000; loss on stock of II
;oods considerable: The insurance on the !
tock was 81 so in the lEtna. Il
Col. MACKAY'S lecture at Occidental Hall, | y
IN Friday evening of this week, is to be free, :,
md from present indications We Judge the :,
iall will be none too large to accommodate u
he audience that Will turn out 10 hear him. u
lie requests US to state that the lecture will \,
gin promptly at s O'Clock, and we would n
dd tnat II you expect to get "A good seat II p
vould be prudent to 60 about half an hour | Ia
ar.ier. N
WHEN the wheel Of fortune goes round d.
ritnout any preference being shown or any
raud committed, most people are satisfied,
ut not always. In a Western paper we note
he plaintive growi Of a lady corr espondent,
rho says she sent TO NJ. A. Dauphin, p. o. a
OK 6s2, New Orleans, two dollars for a ticket =.
q the celebrated Louisiana State Lottery and :,
rtrnv, dol