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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON u C. Januarv 1.-THE
! SPEAKER laid befor. In, uons., ssv.r,I
executive documents Referred
On motion OF Mr. Bragg. leave was given
| the military committee 10 have the test
| imony taken by il. printed and to report at
| ally time.
Mr.. HALL made a point of order. saw
| ing. that'the business which has occupieJ
the attention of the Yesterday sitting
should come I'D to-doy, as unfinished bus
ines.
The SPEAKER overrulsd the point, as
to-day was private bill day.
Mr.. HALE then raised the question OF
the consideration, and the House voted to
set aside the private business, and to assume
the consideration OF the unfinished business
OF yesterday.
Mr.. HALE moved the previous question
on the substitute reported yesterday from
the committee of the whole, which is to the
effect that the committee desiring to make
an investigation, NAV, at any time, apply
| to the House for leave to send for persons
and papers, but requiring them to present
statement of the charges. The previous
question was not seconded l09 to Ill.
Mr.. WOOD then offered substitute for
Mr.. Hale's, and demanded the previous
question, the substitute being his original
resolution without the change.
| MIR. HALE made a point Of order tn at
the committee OF the whole having rejected
the proposition now presented, the House
| could not be asked to vote upon it.
| The SPEAKER, after some colloluy, ov-
errul.d the point Of order, but stated that a
vote must be first taken en- the report of the
committee, that Is ON MIR. Hale's substitute.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. PRICE. To promote the deposit
OF savings, and rounding OF the national
debt
BY Mr.. LAPP. To give construction to
the act for which the resumption OF specie
payment also authorizing the secretary OF
the treasury TO issue coupon bonds OF the
denominations OF SO, $40, so and 500,
for investment Of savings.
The previous question was recorded
first. The vote was on MIR. Burchards
amendment to original resolution, which
was TO insert the words authorizing the
committees to apply to the house for power
to send for persons and papers" The
amendment was rejected. Yeas lO6, nays
Ill.
| The next vote was taken on MIR Woods
substitute offered to-day. Being the resoiu-
ton asking the President to communicate
his reasons for refusing to recognize the
present government OF Mexico, under
General Diaz with such order, correspon-
dence and other documents as relate to that
subject:
MIR. HALE-That matter is before the
proper committee OF the House. l OBJ
|
Mr.. CON- simply ask its reference to
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THE GREAT: ocD PURIFIER.

| Every drop of the SaT>aparillian Eesolven.
| communicates through the blood, sw,sti
urine and other fluids and Juice OF the ~ stem
The NigOr of LIE, for II repairs the wastes 81
the body with new and sound material.
Scrofula, syphilis, consumption, glandular
i disease, ulcers ia the throat, mouth, tumOTS,
modes in The gland and other parts oI the sys-
tenn, sore eyes, struInorUus discharges from
the ears, and worst form OF shIE dISeaS :,
eIuptiOuS, lever sores, >cstld head, ring worm.
salt rheuin, eTy>i pvlas, ache black spots,
WORMS in the flesh, tuInprs. cancers in the
womb. and ali weakening ana painful dis
charges, night sweat>, loss Of sperm and all
| wastes of the life principle are within the
curative range of this wonder oil
modern chemistry, and a few days Use will
prove TO any person using il Tor either Of
these forms OF disease its potent power to cure
them.
the patient, daily becoming reduced by
the wastes ana decomposition that are con-
tinually progressing, succeeds in arrestin2
these wastes and repairs the same with new
material made from healthy blood-and this
the Sarsaparillian will and does secure-a
cure is certain . for when once this remedy
succeeds in diminishing the loss of dischar-
ges, its repairs will be rapid, and every day
the patient will feel himself growing better
and stronger, the food digested better, appe-
title improving, and flesh and weight increas-
Not only does the Sarsaparillian Resolvent
excel all remedial agents in the cure OF Chron-
ic. ScrOfulous, constitutional and Skin Dis
eases, but il Is the only positive cure for Kid
ney and Bladder complaints, Urinary and
Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes. Dropsy,
StOppahe of Water, lncOntinence OF Urine,
Bright's disease, Aibuminuria. and in all
cases where there are brick dust deposits. or
the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with sub
stances like the white OF an egg, or threads
like white silk, or there is a morbid, bark, bill
liOus appearance, and white-bone dust de-
tOsit.and when there is a prickIing, burning
sensation when passing water, and a pain in
thesmall of the back and along the Ioins.
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FOREIGN.
u Must be on the Conditions Of Peace
Nothing Else will be satisfactory.

u Must be on the Conditions of Pence
Nothing Else will be satisfactory.
LONDON, January ia Constantinople
dispatch says it is stated in official circles.
that Layard, the British Ambassador, b As
informed the Porte that according to his
advices from Lord Derby, the statement OF
the Grand Duke Nicholas, that an arms
tice must he based upon the conditions OF
peace, could only express his 1.-THE Grand
Dukes views 1t is said Layard point
ed out that this view was con-
iirmed by the reply OF the Grand
Duke Michael. who when asked to open ne
gotiations for an armistice, answered that
he was without instructions in the matter.
1t is also declared that Layard informed
the Porte, that the British Ambassador at
st. Petersburg had been instructed to ex-
press to Prince GortschakOff, Lord Derby
establishment at the non-fultillment OF his
promises, that the Russian commanders
should be ordered TO treat for an armistice,
and to remind Prince Gortschakoff that no
stipulation had been made in relation to
the armistice being dependent upon the
conditions of peace or on the appointment
of q new grand vizier.
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IFrom saturdav Moruins's Daily.1

ltrOin saturday MOTlli43s D1llN-l
BUSINESS in the stores Is steadily iRcreas-
ing.
BUSINESS was quiet in the Probate Court,
yesterday.
THE detectives are busy on what they term
.'big case"
9HE LiIIiputian Comedy Company are play
I'm -. Joseph.
Business is getting better IN the offices Of
Justices OF the Peace.
CoNrARArv EI.Y few drunken men are
seen on the streets now
THERE was only one petition filed by the
Clerk OF the District Court yesterday.
THE poor are the only ones We hear speak
in grateful terms Of the warm weather.
THERE have been o few fire alarms lately
that the boys of the department are growing
rusty.
FARMERS who were in the city yesterday,
say the roads in the country are improving
rapidly.
THE several secret organizations in the
city have selected as a general thing, good
officers for the ensuing year.
TODAY is the last day OF work for the old
county officers. The installation of the new
iucumbents takes place Monday morning
THE Officers OF the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific road, are determined TO ferret out the
parties who robbed the Office, here, last Tues
day night.
2 A TOPEKA festival has advertised for an Old
fashioned spinning wheel, and has Jailed 10
find one in the vicinity. We doubt II one
could be found in this city.
The sun shone out, yesterday, in all his old
fashioned splendOr, and made the day one
that VIII be remembered a. one of the fair
ones and the pleasant ones Of the year 1873
The Minstrel troupe now being organized
among the ofIicers at Fort Leavenworth pro-
misses To be "A success. The boys are rehears-
ing frequently aud considerable talent Is De-
ing displayed.
YESTERDAY afternoon couple OF boys,
while playing marbles ia the middle OF Paw
nee street near Sixth, came near being run
over by a carriage which came around cor
ner suddenly
G THE Weston Commercial says that Mr. t, b.
Wilkinson has resigned his position as sta
ton agent at Beverly, and Mr.. Pete Griswold
late OF Winthrop has been appointed 10 MI
the vacancy.
THE State Board of Agriculture are work
ing up the question Of holding a State fair
this year. and with some show of success TO
make IL decidedly so, LeavenwOrth Is the
place where il should De held.
COMPLAINTS are constantly made OF the
practice of bad boys, who, with pieces oil
chalk, deface public and private property, by
making rude inscriptions OF "A disTeputaDle
character. They, If detected, should be Sc
verely punished
IT is now generally understood that Shlei
Joseph and his band of Nez Perces will not
be returned to Colorado, but will be sent TO
reservation in the Indian Territory and treat
ed much in the same manner as the Modocs
who were domicIled in that locality lie"
years ago.
NEW swindle has been dicoyered in the
.hara of a firm who are sending packages OF
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Consolidation.

The banking business Of Clark & Co, from
and after this date, will be consolidated with
and transferred to the German Bank OF
Lelvenworth, corner of Fourth and Delaw1rt
streets.
Owning a large Interest in the German
Bank, We have made this change for the mu'
tual benefit of both banks, and TO lessen ex.
penses.
Our depositors. we trust, will in the future
give the German Bank the benefit of theil
business, as they have given TO us in the
past.
Checks on Clark & Co., will be presented al
the German Bank for payment.
CLARK & CO.
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Yesterday afternoon a couple OF boys while
east of the depot near the river, run acroS:
another youth, whom they thought by his
general good natured and easy department to
be of the1guilible" ciass, and began TO poke fun
nj HIM. He took it all calmly, leading them
10 think he believed all they said, and when
they had finished their laugh At his expense,
one OF the party made some course remark
about the mother OF their victim. In an in
slant his demeAnor changed. For moment
his eyes flied with tears, and the nexi in
slant they blaxed out with true courage, and
one Of his tormentors was dealt q stunning
blow, and ere he had recovered. his compan-
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District Court.

Thompson V. Thompson; dismissed with
out prejudice.
Griswald ~. Alternately Administrator
etc: motion to confirm sale, sustained,
CarrrrNS. HauIry motion 10 confirm sale
. Sustained.
Montague " Carol, judgment opened a
To def. .fitlant: leave given him 10 answer
cas-. dismissed as to him
Warthain vs.. I.aIia, etai motive 10 coffec'
1 journal entry, Sustained ,, - r.,
ID ~ ANTHONY vs.. &. ii. Miller; jury lee
maid Judgment ordered; entered.
xInsiV -nir, & 90. ". Thos. casey, tiai
! motion for new trial, sustained: verdict So
aside: defrndent 4iven leave 10 ME deiiiahu-
/ "a aps,x.sr on or before Saturday next
! King vs.. buckley; defendants motion iof
! Judgment on papers oyerruled- Entered .A-
ir,ycnworth Bridge Company W. LeaNen-
/ worth Land and Water Power Company
continued To January 26ih.
IDomis W. RayeTs; motion Tor Juigmeh,
wirhC rawn. Leave given defendant Ia ainehu
| by inieTliueation- -,
stat. ". Eimonds; motion 10 retax costs
| sustained .,,.
| Evans vs. Baldwin: motion TO set aside
| reference withdrawn Motion TO con>niihsue
eases Withdrawn. Plaintiff moved 10 dlsihiss
cstSr-oyeTruled.
AT CHAMBER
| In matter ofassignment of Levi Bernstein
..rfnilf.i assignee.
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When we consider the little attention
is paid to the laws of health, by the citizens
ofthis country, we cannot be surprised at the
indifference manifested by them in relation
10 the purity of the articles th It are used in
their daily food. II all articles put upon the
market were like DIR. Prices Cream Baking
Powder. this Indifference might answer
their perfect wholesomeness would insure us
against all evil consequences from their use,
When you want a baking powder, obtain Dr.
Prices: Won will soon be convinced tnat 1Or
strength and excellence ii has no equal.
IL dAw
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Another Wedding.

Once more We are called upon TO chronicle
a wedding at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. b.
:. Richards, al the corner of Walnut and
Third streets. This time we record the fact
of the marriage OF Mr.. E. c. Davis and Miss
Lille = Richards, at two O'Clock in the after
noon, the ceremony being performed by Rev.
]. b. McCleery. A few OF the friends of the
family only were present and the newly
welded pair lett for Kansas City on the after
noon train as happy as though they had
celebrated their nuptials in the presence OF
thousands. Both the bride and groom are
well known in the city and have many
friends who will wish them bon uoyd9e.
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Work Sure ta WIN.

Last October quite colony Of colored pto-
pie came TO North Topeka from llaTrod>-
burg. XIV, among them Mr. Green " heller,
a one-legged man. He is the father OF sew
venteen children, thirteen OF whom are stu
living. and nine are in this place. ca his ar
rival here MIR. W. had barely enough money
to pay rent one month and get a few proyi>-
ions. He went To work, however, det"rlnln-
ed to get a home for himself and family ana
during his three months residence here, has
succeeded in buying and paying Tor "A lot IN
the west part OF town. He has good trade,
that of a stone mason, and II enterprise. hafl
work and "A determination Will accomplish
anything he is sure 20 win.-NOIh Topeka
I.ul,N
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Police Court.

Charles and Minerva Parker, destroying
private property, continued 10 the lith-
Mollie Long, inmate Of a house .! ill-fame
fined sI0.U0.
Seldom Walker, vagrancy, continued 10 the
18th.
Teenie Hardin and Bette Douglass, drunk
fined 500 each,
Alice Martin, street walking, rned $1,000.
lanes Maybe, Charles Gwinn and Joseph
White, disturbing public worship dis'
missed.
John p. Nelson, keeping gaming house,
fined, $3.50.
Andy Ryan end Alex. Jones, larceny, con-
tinued to the lith.
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And expended on past indebtedness...s Is s.
Leaving a cash balance on haid Janu-
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Only one ease appeared before the p"lice
court yesterday. Seldom Walker was The VIC
tim, and vagrancy the charge. lie SAD ne
was innocent, but the testimony OF lhe "hvie
,.,.Iica force was too much for him and ibe
Judge fined him sGlDc, which means a hundred
and twenty days experience as rock
crElElGer.
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How About the Osher Side !,

As a Sunday morning item 1t might be well
10 discuss Beecher's proposition about Hell.
lift is as he says, a ''no-such-a-thing," then rs
a matter Of course, ninety-nine one.hundred-
tbs of the people will feel easier, and there
would be, as there now seems TO be, started a
general buzz of appreciation. But all this
while the remaining one-hundredth, who
have all along thought themselves fixed for
Heaven, are forgotten except editors.) Minis
tiers, Here's "a wide field for you.
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PERSONAL.

J. E Merryman of Platte City was register
ed al the Planters yesterday.
Seth Hollingsworth and daughter of Ton
ganoxie were at the Continental yesterday.
John S. Collister of the Newton INetrs was
registered al the Planters yesterday.
CT. Reynolds arrived in the city from
Camp supply yesterday and is stopping at
the Planters.
Mr. j. L. Fuller, of kinsley, was in the city
yesterday, and bought a large bill of goods
from Aberuafhy Bros.
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WASHINGTON, ID. C., January 1.-THE
House committee on commerce to-day au-
thorized their chairman to report back the
so-calIed steamboat bill, with the recon-
mendation for the passage of the bill as
agreed upon by the committee as amended,
in accordance with the views of the nation
al board of steam navigation.
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airy W, Is ~
Mrs. Chaplin and Mrs. Currier Were then
elected 10 I'LL vacancies in the corporation.
Mrs. Currier was elected Recording Secretary
for the ensuing year.
The following trustees were elected for three
years. and the extension of time made by the
amendment TO the constitutions: Mrs. H. NJ.
Aller. Mrs ). McCracken, Mrs. &. Chaplin,
Mr.. Cochran and Mrs. DIR. Viewer.
An amendment to the constitution was then
made, fixing the time of holding the annual
meeting the first "Wednesday in May. instead
of the first "Wednesday in January. The name
of the institution also amended 10 read SIM
ply, Kansas orphan Asylum, leaving of the
words. ard Home Tor Friendess Children.
Tn motion the meeting adjourned 10 meet
the first Wednesday in May, ls79.
The trustees meeting held Immediately
after the adjournment OF the corpoTators
meeting, elected the follow ing officers for the
ensuing year:
Rev. ]. Il. McCleery, President; Mrs. r. A.
Carney, N'ce-Pr .sident; Mr.. John Wilson,
Treasurer; Mrs. q. W Nelies, Corresponding
Secretary.
Executive Committee for three months
Mrs. ii. NJ. Aller, Mrs. North, Mrs. r. \. Car
ney.
Reception Committee for three months =
Mrs. L. A. Hurd, Mrs. Waterman, Mrs. Hign-
boiham.
Auditing Committee for the year-Mrs. c.
W. Nelles, Mrs. DIR. Morris, Mrs. Viewer.
Wardrobe COmmittee-Mrs. North, Mrs.
Cha pin, Mrs. Couch.
After which the board adjourned, TO meet
the first Wednesday in February.
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The following is the programme for the
Teachers Institute this morning at the High
bull ling:
rirst-on teaching addition in the tenth
grade. Miss l.. Collins
Second-Methods OF teaching reflection,
Miss Dickens.
Third-As regards the ability Of colored
children, Miss Donohue.
Fourth-How TO prevent hardness and alb
sence in school, Miss Morgan.
Neutrality-suspicious. on teaching children 10
comprehend arithmetic, Miss NJ. Upton.
Sixth-Some of the prominent bad habits
acquired by pupils in the grades below 3 A.
S..yenth-.'What is the use of grammar 80
To be discussed by the Institute
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A Terrible Gale ON the Coast Of Maine.

ROCKLAND, Ne, January 1.-THE
heaviest northeast gale ever known here
prevailed last night, doing a great amount
OF damage to shipping and wharves, and
unroofng number of buildings. The
steamer III ysses" of the Rockland, Mount
Desert and Sullivan line, broke from her
mooriDgs and went on the rock at the South
Marine railway wharf, where she broke up.
Loss $4,000.
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An pnsruder in a Lodge Room.

rather amusing incident occurred at ar
odd Fellows Lodge last Friday night. While
the business of the meeting was beins
discussed member entered. Shortly
afterward one of the watchfui guard.
ians reported that he had discovered an in.
trud.-r who was not, on examination, entitled
Ia "A seat during the deliberations. verythins
WAS at once in confusion and each looked al
the other TO try and discover the cause of the
trouble. A peremptory demand was made
from the presiding officer 10 bring the Grim
inal before him. but that was no easy a task
had skunk away into a corner from which
place he obstinately refused to move. Finally
however the friend whom he had accompan-
led, by perSuation got, him out side the door
and Frank" went home without having
learned any secrets he can dIvulge except by
barking
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KANSAS CITY has organized a society SINH
lar 10 our Mendelsohn Club, which will give
a vocal and instrumental concert in that
city on the Eth inst. The following ladies
and gentleman will appear: Miss Minda
Bidwell, Kansas City, Miss Fannie Z. San
ford, Chicago, Miss Jessie Harris, Chicago,
Miss Julia Ambs, st. Louis. Herr r. Sprevne,
Chicago, Prof. Cruf, st. Joseph, and Prof
Scheuerman, Leayenworth, conductor and
accompanies.
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Further Particulars Of she Terrible
Gale That Visited Name.

Boston, January 1l.-Further reports
from Maine give the details OF the dis
asters to shipping and the damage to the
property from the gale last night. AT
Camden Trees the fences were Frustrated,
barns blown down and houses unroofed.
The damage in the village exceeding
$4,000. At the last port forty. chm
mics were blown down. Several
small fishing vessels went to pieces. The
schooner Nightingale" is ashore in Broad
Cove and full of water. At Old Town the
steeple was blown from the Baptist Church.
Two schooLers put into Seal Harbor and
went ashore on Norton Islands. Several
schocners reported ashore at Tenants
Harbor
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Railways Ready Relief

Will afford instant ease, Inflammation OF the
Kidneys, Inflammation ot the Bladder, IN
Illumination of the Bowels, Congestion OF the
Lungs Sore Throat, Difiicult breathing, Pal
pitatiOn of the heart, ii y>teric>, Group, DIP.
ache, Neuralgia, rheumatism, Cold ChiIls
Ague ChiIIs, Chiiblains and Frost Bites.
The application OF the Ready Keller &c
the part or parts where the pain or difficulty
exists will afford ease and comfort.
Thirty TO sixty drops III hall lumber OF
water will in "A few moments cure cramps
spasms sour stomach, heartburn, sick head
ache. diaarrhea, dysenTery, collie, wind in the
bowels, and all internal pains.
Travellers should always carry bottle ol
Rad " avs Ready Relief with them.
few drops in water will prevent sickness or
pains from change of water. IL is better than
French Brandy or Bitters as "A stlmulant.
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VIII. Monroe the man who was arrested
sometime ago on the charge of having par
ticipated in stealing scrape north Fort
I.eavenworth and subsequently admitted to
bail was re-arrested yesterday by Constable
Franks and placed in jail, the bond being
deem, 4 insufficient Ia warrant his appear
auc.. fyc ri in the District Court
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PRICE 81 PER BOTTLE.
AN IMPORTANT LETTER.
ANN HARBoR, Mich, April 80

ANN HARBoR, Mich, April 30, Is77
DIR. RADwAY-kind sir II have been tax
ing your Resolvent, Regulating Pills. and
also using the Ready Relief for about one
year, for Ovarian Tumors ON the abdomen,
which the most eminent physicians of our
medical college pronounced incurable.
They were like knots ON a tree. When
sat in "A chair they hung almost to the floor,
and my weight was 275 pounds when COM
menced with your remedies, and now il il
2lO pounds, but they are not ali gone yet.
have taken twenty bottles OF Resolveni. nine
of Relief and twenty-iour boxes OF Pills.
get the medicine from ST. Grenvil." Please
send me your book False anu true"
MRS. T.. KNAPP
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CHARLESTON, S. c., January Ire.
turns from the special election for county
officers held in Georgetown county, on the
Sth inst, indicate the election of the whole
republican ticket, which is composed ex-
clusively of colored men. The negro vote
was as solid as any election held since the
reconstruction.
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What They Captured.

LONDON, Janaury ia cabinet council
has been summoned for to-uay.
A special from Constantinorle says the
Russians have occupied Eski, Saghra and
Yuri Saghra, cutting off the Turkish army
This report is apparently due to panic in
Constantindple. Several special dispatches
announce the garrison OF Nisch which sur
rended 10 the Servians. numbered 1000,
with 80 cannon, 1900 rifles and a number
of flags.