The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

Sedgwick county.
Col. w. A. Phillips has procured for th'
society, from The Secretary of the Interior
the following scier tin, reports: The Birds o
! the Northwest, by Prof Elliott Cones; Eth
biography of the Hidatsa Indians, by Prof
W. Mathews; Monograph Of the N. Am. Ro.
dentia, by Cones and Allen.
From the same department at the solicita
ton Of Senator Plumb, the following have
been received: The Fossil Flora of the IVES
tern Territories, by Prof. Leo. Lesqusreux
Monograph of the Geometrid Moths. by Prof
A. s. Packard List OF Elevations West OF the
Mississippi, by Henry Gannett; North Am
Ethnology, by w. II. Hall; same by stephen
Powers A dozen scientific pamphlets came
also in this contribution.
The Reaction Is Inevitable.
Wichita Beacon, ST.
A weak brother of the blue ribbon persua.
sion went into Dill's saloon, last week, and
called for glass of the ardent. The proprie.
tor told him that he couldn't drink at his bar
while he wore the badge. The weak brother
took off his badge and got his "drink." That
man. last state Is worse than his first. Seven
devils have gone back with him into the house
that was swept and garnished. The history
majority of their converts backslide. proving
conclusively that the harm done in these red
hot movements largely overbalaaces the good.
convert against his viii. is 10 convert. No
true CONVERSION can Ike place through excite
ment or appeals 10 fears OF punishment or
hope OF reward. To compel man by any
means under the heavens is To violate the
fundamental laws of his spiritual growth,
and the reaction is inevitable.
Proceedings ef q Railroad Mccii"g
"a Fl. scott.
IFt. Scott Monitor. Q
A committee of five was spI Ointed TO en-
ploy some person 20 work up the enterprise
between here and Memphis, Tennessee.
That committee is also empowered To solicit
subscriptions, and call another meeting at an
early day.
Ii was also suggested that IL the portion
between this city and Memphis, Tennessee,
be gotten under way The Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad Company would make
this a point on their Southern road from
Wichita to Memphis.
There was a good deal Of enthusiasm and
earnestness apparent, which is but a straw
that shows which way the wind bloas. We
must have a road TO Memphis. We must ali
work together, and hope that the next meet
ing will be exclusively advertised, in order
that large concourse may be present and
more thoroughly discuss the feasibility of
this great thoroughtare, that is now, Phoenix
like, woskipg its way out of our dormant
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Fort Scott Monitor,9l
henry Van IL co'oieo li"h' VINO ii'es In
the Lee Gray dlstrict'four ana one nall miles
earl Oh TINS city. hehry an mas step-son,
hanheo james Shiith' WI" at times IL very
crazy anu Ms me o'o man expresses H. loose
anu recAiess. purihs these speiis ne Keeps
MIN chamed- bu' iast TUESDAY morning
CHAINS did mo soou- james broke loose sha
Is now fugitive from the parental ROOF. Ihe
oid man says the next tihie ne Sels MN INTO
MS Poesessioh "e WIN wager eihaii sum 'na'
the oor WOO get loose very soon. james
Smith Is aoout twenty years Va ase. nc hao
on ~heh ne ieit gray CASHMERE csA'' SLOUGH
nat Win mole In cio"h' raeseo Jeans pants
ne wore gum ooots lhat reached 10 MS Knees
ne Is '&ii anu sim nAe heai'ns appearance
large eyes, sinoo'h lace. Al an! one catci1s
MIN ne can 'ease MN at t"e oaiaooose' "hefe
henry van VIII Cali anu .aAe 'he lr"oisai
son nome. 'a"es' uhe gu man says,
monomahiac On 'he suo'ec' VI wealth.. ne
dssirous oi making uioheS-"i'h pe"'ei-ou'
not earning IT,
The Way They Treat Hone Thieves
In the Arkansas valley.
Arkansas City Trayeler.s1
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warned by q member of the stock Protective
Union that there were suspicious characters
about, and to keep look out. Once before
an attempt was made TO steal his team and
he went to bed very nervous. About one
O'Clock he was awakened by l. c. Nortons
mules snorting, and grabbed up his gun and
went out to the horses. When about fifteen
PAGES from them he saw two men on their
backs He leveled his Spencer rifle on the
nearest one, and pulled the trigger just as he
heard the click of the thief's pistol. After
the report Of the gun he saw the man tall ~
tbesborse's withers and heard him groan a. II
in terrible agony. In q few minutes both al
the thieves were out of sight, but In about
half an hour the horse that had the woundsd
man on returned. Monday morning he m o
SQUADS of the Union under charge Of Cap
tains Hoffmaster and Lorry were ORDER d
ont. and some of them are yet securing the
country. About nine O'Clock Lyman Her
rick brought back the other horse, which tie