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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
a Nan Falls Thro.gh ., bridge An
IL Killed.
lAtchison Champions. 9.


Yesterday morning early, as some of the
employees at the pork house were crossing
the railroad bridge on Main street between
Third and Fourth streets, they noticed a
man lying in the mud and water OF White
Clay creek. The authorities were immedi-
ately notified, and an examination
OF the body made, proved it to be Jack
Short, laborsr employed on the pork
house.
Alter the accident of Monday. Short qui,
work, and Immediately commenced drink.
ing hard. He was seen in Winthrop about
six o'clock, and was then very much uud r
the influence of liquor 1t is supposed tina,
he came over to this side of the river in
that condition, and mistaking his way fol
lowed the railroad track, attempting to
cr"ss the bridge over which the Central
Brancts1r ,ins run. While crossing her lie
fell through into the water, and mud below.
and it is supposed strangled to death.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
To kes p Gratis Through b tho " int r.
TRnral warId

Nurserymen who cut large quantities oi
gratis late in autumn keep them in boxes
in cellars, and packed in damp moss; bu,
farmers and Others, who wish to preserve a
few for spring grating, may no, have these
appliances at hand. For such, a simple
and perfect mode is TO bury them in dry
place out Of doors, in an inverted open box.
Fill the box partly full ofthem, nail two or
three strips across to hold them in place.
and then place the box in hole dug for
the purpose, with open side down, and
bury them half foot or so in depth. They
do not come in contact with the earth, and
remain perfectly clean; and the moisture
OF the earth keeps them plump and fresh
without any danger OF their becoming wat
sr soaked. Gratis which have become
shriveled by exposure. are thus restored
and will grow. 1t is often advantageous to
cut gratis in autumn, as there il no danger
of their vitality being lessened by exposure
to intene cold, and il is often more con-
venient TO cut them or procure them from a
distance at this time. In marking the la
bels with lead pencil, remember that if
the wood is wet before writing, the names
will last ten times as long as if written
dry.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
PRIMARIES.

The Republican primary meetings for
selection Of delegates to the county conven-
ton, and for the Nomination of candidates
for the Legislature, will be held in the sey.
eral wards tomorrow friday evening.
Let Republicans bear this fact in mind and
let there be iull attendance 1t ia at the
primaries that the real work is to be done,
and those who do not take sufficient interest
in public affairs to attend the meetings, have
no right to complain if the result ia not
a. they would like to have it.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
Coinage of the silver Dollar.

lCh!caCO Tribune, 9.
The dollar of our daddies is being coined
as fast as possible. Up to October Sl6,-
2l2, 500 of them hare been issued. OF this
sum, the Philadelphia mint coined SS,0II,-
800, an average OF SI,ll4, 500 per month for
seven months. The San Francisco mint
coined S6,324 900, an average of S1,O54, 200
a month for six months. The Carson mint
coined 81 ,S177, an average OF S3l2,S33 a
month for six months. The coinage of
these pieces commenced at PhiIadeIphia in
March last aud at San Francisco and Car
son month later.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

1 destructive tornado struck the iowa oi
Monticello, in northern Iowa, about > o'clock
TUESDAY r~rrrrg aut r..ulted in greet ''e-
--'uc.!on 4 p~ag,ry. In or 1.''~' 'n''d-
in.< we're bI-ra o" ,.i-rs-, iucI.r 'i"z he
catholic Charah, anh many "i1'r- "-re
hadlv damaged. OIe p-rarn ~ Killed
and aaay injured. Physicians were csl ed
On to 70 IE.o the country, where it j;
thought great damage has been done. The
damage TO Monticello Is estimated at So,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
,EtgE MISSING LINK.

According 10 the Democratic Cinc:uuat
EnguiTer, the Mr.. Aoklen who was put up as
= Democratic candidate for Congress and
unoeremoniously pulled of again, must be
the missing link. The Enquirer says:
Congressman Acklen, Of Louisiana, has
been requested by the Democratic Commit
tee OF that State To yet OF the ticket. The
charges m-de against him of seduction and
beaStiaiity have been declared too true. lie
isa nice younE man who attempted I" ruin a
lady in Washington last Winter. lie must
he about iUo-lhirds monkey and aue-th:ri
gHat
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
ara.k. rs Of some .oooun, ,.er. All

q.
Alaska, so long the object of contemptu-
Gus ridicdle by superficial writers, Ameri-
can enterprise is demonstrating to be land
endowed with solid elements of prosperity.
1t contains deposits OF gold, silver, copper,
graphite. lead, iron, sulphur, and coal. Its
waters swarm with fish millions of sal
mon cf the finest quality frequent its inlets
and rivers, and there are halibut, Goldfish,
and Its islands and coasts are the favorite
haunts Of countless seals. Its mountains
are covered with pine forests and ship
building timber, and there is prairie land
pasture grounds near the coast. The eli
mate is milder, less rigid in winter, and
less rainy Than in the south of Scotland.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
One Republican and sDne Den
IIudfapspoIfs Inurnall

Governor Morton received $1,000 q year,
while Governor Williams gets So 600. The
former kept house and entertained people
of both parties from all parts of the State.
The latter boards at a hotel, has his
washing done in Knox county, cells cattle
to the State at 81 hundred more than the
market price, receives present Of bss-
kstful Of the beef, and stumps the out town.
ships for Democratic reform.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17


"Say, Bill, do you know what an angel
is?' 'Scasely; never see one RinywiDe. y
swell, do you reckon they hang on till for
ever, ?" Not much don't. Why dad says
the old woman was a angel when he mar
ried her, but she got overit. / guess an
gels don't keep in this climate. anyway"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
Would Like 10 See Their Interests Sc.
cured.
IGiobe Democrat, 81

The Supreme Court has delicate and
difficult task before it in the appointmen,
of a receiver for the Kansas Pacific Road
There is DO possibility of harmonizing the
conflicting interests and it will be remark
able if the Court succeeds in pleasing the
litigants. The people OF S.. Louis who
know the good standing add character OF
the ST. Louis directors represented by Gree
lev and Edgerton, will, however, refuse to
believe that they would attempt to take
any unfair advantage of their position in
charge Of the road, ard would like TO see
their very heavy interests properly secur-
cd
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

It was reported in Quebec yesterday tha,
Mr.. Mackenzie had either sent in his resig.
nation or signifed his intention to do 80
Immediately, and that Earl Duff.rin, would
at once send for Sir John Macdonald for
the purpose of forming . Ministry. The
report may be premature, but in any case
the event will not, it is probable, be very
long delayed.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

Some OF our western exchanges complain
that Judge Davis is still silent on the finan-
cial question. They evidently don't stop to
reflect that it takes man of COO pounds
weight some time to make up his mind.
Aleck Stephens probably wouldn't keeP
them waiting minute.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
Give the CnSuaDan . Fair Chance,
wendell Philiipsl

The Chinese are a pains-taking, indus
trious, and marvellous capable people.
Statemanship and political economy, as
we'll as Christianity, bid Us welcome such
help in subduing the continent-not vio-
lently TO thrust them out. That We, who
fed here only two centuries ago, should re-
fuse the Chinese place is mons,rous.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

1Aibany Journal. a.

Everything Yields" writes Mr.. Emef
son. But q sad-eyed Albany msn Who mel
with the remark glanced at his red-headed
wife. felt of lump the size of . hens egg
on the back of his head, eighed, and said
to himself that even the most consummate
Of philosophers sometimes seneralised TOO
hastily.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

OF the one hundred and ten millions Of
imports into China, during the past year,
the fraction Of little more than million
and half only fell to the share of the
United States. And yet 6fty-four years
ago our trade amounted to four and half
millioua.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

Col D. L. Anthony and wife LETT by the
North Missouri train ior New York, yestsr-
day afternoon, and expect to be absent
abont two weeks.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
NNcekIy Gi1HEs
THURSDAY, OCTOBER l., 1873

he Chicago T ;Enas heads -its returns
from TueSlsy'- elec;io-, - Eat Fu-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
Ths Greatest Orchsslra in the Con N


An orchestra is to be formed IN this city
under the direction of Theodore Thomas,
out of the local musicians, with the Pro-
fesson of the College of Music the leading
PLAYERS. This Is to be the grea. American
orchestra, the leading orchestra Of the couu-
try.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

examination on the ao-called "alkali" q
W.sfern Kansas. Prof. Aughey, OF Ne.
brasks, hiss found true slkai'es 1t the Ill
OF that State, but the observations Of the
speaker hive resulted in no such discovery
in reference TO Western Kansas. TIE
viii { sflorescence on the soil, after evapor-
alton, was determined to BE- ..Epsom Sslts, .
or magnesium su'phs 2, 80 per cent. and
sodium rha:e. 2er cent. The taste CT
I've 'aikaiI" water Is also that OF the mag
nesium sulphate. No effervescence is
shown when treated with acid, as wonld be
the case where the effreescence is q true
alkali.
Alter this paper, the Academy adjourned
second Days Prceeediugs Of the Kan
sas Grand Lodge I q. o. r.
Topeka Commonwealth, l0.I
Grand Lodge opened in regular form.
The committee on correspondence re-
ported and offered the following Iesolu-
ton:
ResOired, That in addition to the duties
defined in, it shall also be the duty of the
mittee TO examine the journals of pro-
ceedings Of sister Jurisdictions, as received,
and present in their report such matters
therein as may be OF interest to this Grand
Lodge.
Adopted.
The attorneys of the Grand Lodge, John
Martin and J. W. Day, in the case of Kirk
patrick VS.. the Grand Lodge, for libel, re-
ported the present status Of the case.
Eight hundred copies of the proceed
ings of the present session were ordered
printed.
Twenty-Five copies of the proceedin,-s of
the present session we're ordered TO . 10 md
with the proceedings OF 1879 g., anu sept
on sale
A resolution was offered that the report
on the new constitution for subordinates be
printed in the journal, and its considera-
tion postponed Tor one year.
Lait on the table.
An amendment TO the constitution was
offered, providing that in the future seven
cents mile for each mile travelled only
should be paid for milage of members
Laid over.
The grand officers snd representatives
were allowed the same milsge and per diem
as the delegates.
The report Of the committee recommend
tiat thc VI INC VI.
between the q. $ and Funeral Aid was
adopted.
In the case of the appeal Charles F. VIM
ter against Metropolitan Lodge. The ap-
peal was sustained and a new Trial ordered
on account of Irregularities in the former
Trial.
Resolutions Of respect in the case Of p.
g., 5, 4. Cobb, deceased, were passed.
The Ii. 5. was directed to keep on hand
for sale at sky cents per copy, a supply of
the odes with music.
The hour of 10 having arrived, election
of officers was in order. Balloting was then
had, vita the following result:
j. W. Northcutt, OF Western Home
Lodge, No. 90, located at Abilene, was elec::
ted Grand Master.
J. S. Codding, of Rose Lodge, Louisville,
WIS elected Deputy Grand Master.
Charles H. Krebs, OF Friendship Lodge,
at Atchison, was elected Grand Warden.
S. F. Burdett was re. elected for the eigh-
teenth time, by reclamation, as Grand Sec
retary.
L. Mayo, of Leavenworth, was reelected
Grand Treasurer
j. NJ. Price, was reelected Grand Rep
resentative to the Grand Lodge of the Uni
ted States, and recess to = p. m., was Ia
ken.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17

Bad Climate for Angels

In the evening the officers were installed
and then adjourned sine die
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
PAPER CURRENCY

PAPER CURRENCY
and pronounce it legal tender for all
transactions between man and man. An
extraordinary step say, and yet, Mr..
Chairman, have never had any patience
at all with those gentlemen who have been
wise after the facts, and who have assured
us that they saw the misstep and mistake
on the part of the government 1t was
neither. 1t was the dictate of absolute ne
cessity which knows no law. The gentle
man may be very wise to discuss calmly
now the ethics of the measure we we're COM
pelled to take. [Applause And it was
no time to find quibbles and constitutional
points. When We were taking men by the
thousands and tens of thousands, and hun
dreds of thousands, and placing them in the
forefront of the battle to be manned and
slaughtered. When a man is arrested on
the highway by a robber, his first set il not
to call for copy OF the revised statutes,
nor to look
FOR THE HABEAs CORPUS ACT.
[Applause. The taking of that step-and
the United States was then administered by
the Republican party-saved the union of
the states. Immense applause. The $780,
OO0, eco were issued. But, before the year
was out, another $50, ,OOO, 600 more of the
same kind Of paper was called for and is
sued. And in the ensuing year, when Con-
gress met in the month of December, rs,
the financial situation was again one Of
gravity, but the military situation. owing to
the achievements, sir, of yourself and other
great leaders of the United States army
lspplause, was
RENDERED PECULIARLY ENCOURAGING.
Petersburg had been fought in the east,
Nicksburgh and Chattanooga in the West,
and We stood before the world on the high
vantage ground of great victories. But still
the Treasury was empty; the expenditures
were simply enormous. The expenditure
OF the great coalition that fought Napoleon
Boneparte, and drenched Europe with blood
Tor twenty years, was naught in compsri-
son with the vast amount of expense which
confronted Congress in December 1868.
William Pitt against the power of Napo-
leon, never raised over five hundred mil
lions of our dollars in any one year of his
life the estimate of Salmon p. Chase for
the expenses of that year was one thousand
and seven millions of dollars. But then he
laid down tor us some facts which I wish
those gentlemen in favor Of honest money
would publish as q campaign document
and distribute all over the land, for he
showed us that ii We went on issueing legal
tender paper We would destroy the power of
the government 10 borrow. And yet We
had that moment q necessity for more than
forty millions of unpaid requisiiions living
on his desk, with $50, ,OOo, 900 due to
THE SOLDIER BOYS AT THE FRONT.
The necessity of ready money was 20 en-
barrassing that the simplest obligation
could not be met, and be said We must
have some further emission Of paper mon
ey, but that the assurance must be given to
all capitalists-and BY capitalists, mean
every man Who had SO to loan, BE-
cause every man Who had SO to loan
would loan it-shat the assurance must Be
eiven 10 them thas the governnent Of The
United States vas not going 10 destroy it,
cuuency. And tie result Of thoas con-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
PAY LARGER TAXES

than any other class of property in the Uni
ted States. Iwant TO repent that there Is
no class Of property in this country that
pays SO large tax as the national banks.
They have $3.50 600, 900, or, to be precise
and corrett. S322, 100000. They las. year
paid S, 200 coo 10 the States ard counties
where they were located, and they paid s., :
800 600 to the national government; that
makes sixteen and one-half million Gollars
which the national banks have paid in tax
es Now stick pin there. Sixteen and
one-half millions. Now We will suppose
you break them dawn,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
DOWN IN MAINE

l do not know whether out here it is 90
the Greenbsck orators try to pursuade our
people and We have q considerable num-
Der OF them that all of their taxes and all
Of their hard times and all the backsets
and hardships that we're imposed upon the
country came from the national debt Now
/ would like to AK any gentleman of this
vast thropg Of intelligent facs here, l
vo1lt like to AJAX any gentleman here What
it is in the national debt or in the taxes
raised to pay its intereet that distreses
him. l do not AK the question oratorical-
~: / ask it for an answer. If there is
any gentleman in this vast throng that can
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
CALL IN THE CIRCULATION,

and issue three hundred and twenty-five
millions Of greenbacks and take up that
amount of government bonds, and the only
kind of bonds you can buy at par, and
will admit for the sake of the argument,
you cold buy those, would be the tour per
cents. All The rest you would have to pay
premium for, go the best you could do
would be 10 destroy that amount OF four
per cents. Well, supposing this was done,
What is the interest on S322, 100000 Uni
Ted States four p cents? 1t is Sl2, 2,SS0,-
coo, and you would have stopped that
amount Of interest. You would have stop
ped. then, that amount of interest on the
bonds and you are getting SIT. .Jo0, 600 of
taxes from the national banks. Can you
figure out where the great gain IS there,
1t seems to me it is away up between three
and four million-ss the boys would call it
over the left, and the people Of the Uni
ted States would be the lose-s more than
50 500, GOO BY that plan If it were to be car
ried out
Nov there is good deal said about the
oppression of the nations debt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
FOR SALE.

4 SIX MORSE BAXTER ENGINE FOR s1LE~PRIcfs
AS50 IN good order can be seen running on shepa,f
av Baltic ay East Now York, L. L. DO sold be-
fore Christmas larger is required DAVID RICK
.Jr
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-09-04
BONDS FOR THE PEOPLE

The numerous Savings Banks that
have collapsed during the past two OF
three years, with immense losses Of
moneys deposited in them by the
poorer classes, have very considerably
shaken the confidence that was for.
merly felt in the stability OF those in.
stitutions Tho fact that our Balti.
more Savings Banks have stood firm
throughout the season OF depression
shows that they have been managed
upon sound business principles but
ours is almost an exceptional case. In
almost every other large city in the
country Savings Banks have gone
down crash after crash, sometimes
through the blunders of incompetent
bank officers, sometimes through direct
embezzlement. Considerable attention
has, therefore, been directed to the
problem of providing an investment
for savings which shall be free from
the dangers that beset ordinary finan.
cial institutions, and which shall yield
a low but certain revenue. The propo.
siuon to create system of "Postal
Savings Banks" has been discussed
heretofore in the Gazette, and the many
objections to the scheme clearly pointed
out IL is not necessary TO repeat
them now let IL suffice to say that il
would necessitate complex and costly
governmental department that Il
would give o dangerous central power
TO the Federal Executive, and that IL
would mix up politics and finance in q
way that would be ruinous to boil
But none of these objections apply To
the issuing Of United States Bonds in
sums of s25 and $50, bearing A per
cent. interest. 1t will be only doing
on small scale what is already done
on a large scale. The largo Bonds now
pass into the hands of capitalists and
moneyed corporations, at home and
abroad tho proposed small Bonds
would pass into the hands Of plain peo-
pie, the farmers, mechanics, the shop
keepers and laborcrs. Beyond doubt
II would be n great advantage TO the
country to have its bonded debt held
at home. Not only would it prevent
the drain OF coin from our markets TO
pay the interest on tho Bonds held in
foreign countries, but it would prevent
the sudden return of those Bonds to us
by the foreign holders at times when
our markets were unprcpared for them.
But most ofall, II would have the effect
Of giving stability 10 our financial
policy. 1t would give to a large mum.
Der of Americans Of the poorer classes
an interest in keeping up the financial
credit Of the Government, and ii would
serve as o most efficient educator as TO
what financial credit is, and what ii is
worth. Four-ffiths of the financial
iollies Of the past ten years came from
sheer ignorance and prejudice artful
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-09-04

Some ofour exchanges affect to treat
the third-term Grant movement as q
huge joke, and say that there is no
reason to believe that Grant would &C.
cept denomination. The New York
Herald calls Il ",he third-term bogy,"
and says there is not the least evidence
that Grant would accept nomination.
But there is not the least reason for
believing that he would refuse IL. The
thing, however, is not "a bogy;" no
body is scared. TO nominate Grant
would be the death agony Of tho Re
publican party and yet there is moth
ing else for the party TO do, II is a
great mistake to suppose that the Dem
ocracy is scared at the "Grant Bogy."
On the contrary there is nothing that
It 80 much desires as TO have Grant
nominated on the platform Of tho New
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-09-04
TIE Nrw County OF LAcKAwAnn

The New COUNTY OF LAcKAw WANNA,
The following named gentlemen have
been appointed by Governor Hartranft
officers for the new county of Lacka.
wanna Prothonotary, Col. +. l..
Hitchcock Scranton, Republican; Clerk
of the Courts, Joshua r, Thomas, Hyde
Park, Labor. Grecnback Recorder, A.
Miner Renshaw, Scranton, Democrat
Register, ]. l.. Lee, Scranton, Labor.
Greenback Treasurer, Col. W. N.
Monies, Providence, Republican; Sur
veyor, p. NJ Walsh, Scranton, Labor.
Greenback; Coroner, Leopold Schimpff,
Scranton, Democrat District Attor.
ney, +. W. Gunster Scranton, Demo.
crat; County Commissioners, IL. L..
Gaigc, Democrat, OF Moscow; Horace
+. Barrett, Republican, Schultzville,
and Dennis Tierney, Democrat, of
Scranton Auditors, Thomas Phillips,
Republican, Hyde Park Il. ]. Lynott,
Democrat, Dunmorc, and Duncan
Wright, Labor. Greenback, Scranton
Jury Commissioners, James Lynch,
Democrat, Olyphant, and Eugene Sny.
der, Republican, Dunnings. The ap.
pointment of Sheriff has not yet been
made.