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

His mother was sent FOR, and TO her he also
made the same humil:ating confession. She
was oyerwh<lmal, and could say nothing.
II, was ascertained that the young man had
paid part OF the money down sSr me furnit-
ure which had served TO lit up the couples
rooms, sid this being taken back the mother
Cssmauded the money which was refunded.
The employer al once discharged tee youth,
and together with his mother he
LEFT TIE STORE.
| Where he obtained the money with which
TO buy Sie furnitase and support the woman,
! IS not known, as the lads w1gcs were too
small TO enable him Ieg.timaiely TO sport
+, such luxuries. He was a salesman In his
employers store, and having access TO the
money drawer cnld have helped Limseif and
| no one been the wiser, though somebody
| woulo most assHr-dly have been the loser.
| But il is not known that this Is the way in
which he managed to meet the wOman's de-
mands upon aiIn. 1t can be coniectured that
| lie must have been
SOMEBODY ELsES MONEY,
but whose e was can be but conjecture. 1t
was, mos assuredly, nos his own. This is
not an isolated case by any means, nor As II
in tile least exaggerated There are scores Of
young men in this city vino are exactly in
the same boat. and sooner or lates exposure
and disgrace Will come.
From wednesday NJ ornipg's Daily
THIS Is prayer meeting night.
SERESAMNG parties seem 10 he all the rage
now.
THERE are now twenty eight inmates Of
the county jail. |
The City Council meets'at its ruons In the |
County Court house this evening.
A FIGHT near the new market house was \
the only excitement in that vicinity yester- 4
day.
GEO. I. BEyES is in receipt of some fine |
butter, which he Is selling in Packages at ten
cents a pound. II is pronounced excellent.
An unusual number of people, many from
abroad visited Fort Leavenworth, the u. 5.
Military Prison and Camp Joseph yester.
day.
Mr.. John Harmon has peaches on the tees
upon his farm, west of the city, which Will be
ripe by the LIST OF June. Usually, if We have
peaches by the Fourth of July, We think
we're doing well.
FARRELL BROS are still receiving large
of strawberries. The cold !
weather has delayed rIpening home bell
ries Cannot look for plentiful supply be-
fore next week.
SERGEANT SACHS was released fsom con
flnem mt I'm the county Jail day before yestei-
day, having served Out a monois time In
tina, institution in lieu OF the payment os the
fine and costs aSszsssed against him in the U.
$ District Court
ELSEWHERE III our columns will be found
the full statement OF the Semi-annuai Draw
ing cf tue reliable Old Louisiana State Lot.
cry Company, occurring on the 18th June,
orox. The Company holds its charter direct | I
rom the State, and was incorporated for edu- |
.ational and charitable purposes In ISIS. This $
drawing derives special interest from being +,
,nder the exclusive and direct change OF ,
GENERALS Beauregard and Early, who wil in I
person arrange all the details and assure alb z
olute fairness in the distribution of this Q
:reai sum of money.
Nix. GEO. II. DAVIS, of the Great Western q
was yesterday presented with a C
most elegant orange cake mounted with I
traw berries. The present was made by Mr..
Braid vs. God manager OF the stove department., .
IA front OF the foundry, and took Mr.. ID. SO a
completely by surprise that the only evil s
lence he could show 10 the large crowd of
work m ZEN who gathered around 10 listen 10 +
ir. Braidwood's well-chosen remarks, was | Z
D accept the cake in silence, but he soon b
ecovered him self and assured Mr.. b. that 1t ii
anne the neasest to filling the bill of a hun a
~ man OF any thing he had ever seen. b