The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
CITY NEWS.
From Saturday Mornings Dany.i

From Saturday Mornings Daily.i
TINS is motion day in the District Court.
NOTHING doingIn the Probate Court yester-
day.
THE river is on the rampage, and rapidly
rising.
HAY, wood and corn are plenty upon the
market now.
ABOUT $50 was received by the City
Treasurer yesterday.
For a wonder, the wind did not blow with
its accustomed CELEBRITY yesterday.
HARDLY a hundred dollars was received
into the County Treasury yesterday. These
are dull times indeed.
THERE was not a single case before the po-
lice court yesterday morning. We get good
by strealls in this town.
MAI. S. X. THOMPSON has been lying dan-
gerously IL for the past three weeks at his
residence on Filth Avenue.
A BRISK runaway on South Broadway yes
terday afternoon made things lively Tor
awhile. Anything for excitement.
THEKansas Central delivered over yester-
day 10 The Rock Island twenty car loads Oh
cattle, which will be shipped 10 Chicago,
THE case Of George Bland and Ry Thornton
charged with assaulting and battering Walk
er Porter, viii come up in the police couit
this morning.
RRoApwAY, west side, from CEoctaw to
: Spyuee streets, promises 10 become the FASH
ionabIe promenade for the coming summer
during the evening.
The rotten old hulk OF a building on the
north sideof Seneca street. between Second
and Third streets, which has 50 long been an
eyesore in that locality, committed suicide
yesterday ny falling down. Good riGdance TO
Ead rubbish.
The Stree, Commissioner is busy with his
limited force engaged in repairing the streets,
so as TO render them passable during muddy
weather. SevergI hundred, and even thou
sands OF dollars could be laid out TO good adj
vantage in fixing up our thorCughfares-if
We only had the cash.
Yesterday was the fifteenth anniversary OF
the marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs ID. III. Doty, and
last night, prompted by spirit born al
friendship, large number of their personal
friends called at the residence, corner of
Fifth and Kickapoo streets, to tender their
congratulations and respects. Nor was this
all; for, accompanying the expressions of
good will was a more substantial token OF
esteem, consisting Of a full set OF cut glass
ware, together with large glass card, where
on was etched the names Of the contribu-
tors.
q Hon. II. T. Green received a dispatch from
Topeka ycsterday which stated that the State
Supreme Court had affirmed the decision of
the District Court of this county in regard TO
the Injunction issued in the Sass-Winter
caseS1d the sale of the property of the latter
will accordingly go on.
II is to be hoped that this viii be the end of
this case, which has dragged rs weary length
along for such al extended period i'm the
District Court tina: the Affirmation Of Judge
CrcSier's decision by the Supreme Court will
be the last that will be heard of the matter.
At one of the meetings of the 0ty Council
lately, Mr.. Michael offered a resolution to the
effect that, as the Mayor and Council had no
means of fixing the dilapidated sidewalks,
which are the rule and not the exception, an
appeal be made 10 property owners in gen.
eraI to do the repairing themselves. Consid-
ering the present state of the city's finances
this IS perhaps a good idea, as IL seems to be
the only method to be adopted whereby these
villainous walks of ours Will ever be fixed 1t
is absolutely unsafe for apedestrian to VEN
ture out upon some af our resident streets at
night, even if he be intimately acquainted
with the locality, rs the number Of traps and
pitfalls awaiting him are perfectly g,alling.