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

Ex-Governor Robinson, of Llwrenc'
has written another letter il gar,i 10 the
Independent Gre.nback parry Of Kansas,
taking the ground Etill mere pointedly
that Greeuback men can do their work bet
ter by operating inside Of the old parties,
In regard TO the call for Greenback con-
vention issued by Mr.. L. F. Sargent, Gov
ernor Rpb;nscn says:
The lis time visited New York stopped
in and Was taken in" al a mock auction
shnr. and shall never forget the style Of
rhetoric of the auctioneer. II was almost
Identical with that OF this call to the ma
tionaI Grsenbas Iarry OF Kansas" and am
unable 10 decide whether this is genuine
call in rood f. iIh or II burlesque, originating
with some Nag. ] am inclined to thlnk IL
must be IT,. latter, AS ] have heard of no
IA, cling of the Independent Reform" COM
mite Il j. cu,rGmary, believe, in all par
4 lies beior. Cai!iIg II state convention Tor The
nom nation OF >i~te fiicers, to have form
al meeting Of the committee publicly an
nourced. where all the members of the party
ar invited To consult relative 10 the interests
| o. the party. Was such maeting held! If
men anu
thai IL il spurious is its utter want OF political
sagaciiy IL Is very unusual, If not without
! prec.denr, or n new and relatively weak
MARTY To- show lis hand To It's Older and ADLER
! walls long before their hands can be 81 en-.
| Referring to the work which the old par
t.s are doing on the subject Of financei
I Governor Robinson writes thus forcibly:
| Now. here j the work being done 10y our
menbers of Coner,ss, but they happen 10 be
| Republicans and hence, although they ere
| doing preci>ely what We want done, We must
| get up National " organization to defeat
them. Let II he remembered that this work
in The interest ofihe people and against The
/ shyIocks il all bling done by democrats and
, Republicans; not a - National Green backe y
elected as such, can be f"uud among the N.
Suppose the independent R.tofmeIs " al
X nsas and else~ h,Ie act il d"p.Ld' Mt al
the old psrii- who are succt ssiully al "ork
in the cause oil The topic, how long before
they will eject inter OF Congress? MI
! Haskell thinks mos; of the demands OF The
| p.opIe will be secured by the prese Mt Con
| gress. and this .' National Greenb'ck Party
of Kansas 4" will have Ia iurIy NJ live ly or II
will not be a bile Ia X. 1 i'll even one membel
of Congress To he III AT the death OF the b inR
| MONOPOLY.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
BAD FOR THE WORKING MEN.

Men employed in navy yards, and upon
other Government works have been contest
ing for long time past, the Interpretation
put upon the eight -hour law, by certain
Government oficers-the men claiming
that they should receive the same pay that
they had received when working ten hours
4 day, and the officers holding that they
should be paid, pro rata, for the number OF
hours employed. A large number OF men
in this vicinity are interested in this ques-
ton, and have had claims pend
ing before the departments for sew
eral years. BY recent de-
cision OF the Supreme OF the United
States, it appears that the position OF the
Government is sustained, and the iaborers
are to be obliged to accept eight hours pay
. Tor eight hours work. On Monday, OF this
week, the court passed upon such case,
and held that when the hours Of labor were
cut down the pay was to be cut down in
proportion. This, We presume, settles the
question, and the only way now for the
men to collect their shack pay" is to secure
a special appropriation by Congress.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
a New Years. Letter From senator
Norton To his Oh ildern.

Years ago Senator Morton sent to- hi-
children a New Year, letter, which said
among other rhings "Iou can never know
the depths Of mothers love-how con-
-caut.y you are in her thoughts, her anx-
iety about YOU from day 10 DAY, and what
sacrifices she would make for you. We
hay- been talking about you, and wonder
ing what YOU are doing, and hoping YOU
will make great progress in your studies du-
ring the year which has Just come in. One
year Is a great portion Of ones lifetime
Much may beJone III one year in getting
an education and fitting your
selves for the duties Of life. Lost time can
never be recalled, and can not be made up
Each year should show a great deal learn
cd and great improvement in the manners
and characters Of nv dear children. NV
great anxiety and desire are about my lit
lie boys. | am constantly wondering Whist
they will be when they grow up TO be men
Will they be learned, sfalented, good, pros
porous. and an honor to their parents and
country? such Is my daily prayer. We
hope you think Of VI, and love US, and
think Of your dear absent brother, who is
81 far away ON lonely island in the
Northern -ea- You must constantly re-
member him in your prayers, that he may
be preserved IN health, and b. prosperous
and he safely returned to Us during the
va.rN
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
CROP REPORTS.

We are under obligations to Edwin Green,
Esq, Kansas Manager Of r. g. Dunn
& Cos Commercial Agency, for a report
published this morning, OF the condition Of
the growing crops in nineteen of the larg-
est counties of the State. The information
is gathered through the local officers OF the
Agency, residents of the localities pspresen-
ted, and may be accepted as reliable. The
reports show most flattering condition Of
the crops. From every quarter comes the
same good news-a larger acreage, and
better stand" than was ever known be-
fore, and prospect of the finest barves'
ever gathered in the State.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

al cbou. The manner in Which the L. !. = ,
G. road has Been operated heretofore, knows
that its operation has been merely farce
= PERSISTENT evasion OF duty, in plain and
Valuable violation Of the law; and all that
,b.. Governor MS accomplished by his set
element with the raiiroad-all that he has
secured to the State, is the Issuance OF an
order directing, or permitting, the road 10
continue lis fsrcical operation las hereto
fore, !" thus giving it color Of Official author
ity for the evasion of It's dui' and the VIC
iation of the law.
According 10 the letter and spirit q It's
charter, and the contract under which it
accepted its land grant, the l., L. * q.
should be bona fde LeayeDworth rosd,
whereas, in fact, as At present operated, 1t
/ is no more a Leavenworth road, than is the
Union Pacific, or the Chicago * NOrtt-
western. Leavenwor,h trains have the
right to make connection, if they can, with
eirEer OF the last named roads, OF with any
other. and that's all that can be said OF the
L., L. < c. 1t i operated as continuous
line from the south line of the State, nat 10
Leavenworth, and not even To Lawrence
but to Kansas City; it is operated Is a
branch, or switch, from Ottawa TO Law
rence. and from Lawrence 10 Lesvenworih
it is not operated at all. Leavenwortf
passengers are permitted TO connect with
it at Lawrence, provided the hansa'
Pacific train, by which they reach
Lawrence. is on time, but if the h. 7. hap
pens 10 be few minutes late, they ART
, Obliged 10 lie over and wait for the peH'
{ train: the train is not allowed ~ wait a
Lawrence, for LeavenwOrth business, ovei
twenty minutes but is required 10 wait n
O,taws, Tor four or five hours, if Necessary
when the Kansas City division Is behinl
time, And this, in the face OF a law de
claring as plain as the English Language
D can express it, that the read Shall he oper
l ated a. a continuous line, from the city .
Leavenworth TO the South line Of the State
This is the manner in which the road ha
been operated heretofore, and this is III
t manner in which the Governors ''settie
ment" requires il to he operated hereafter
What have We gained?
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III HASN'T IMPROVED ANY.

When Mr. Abeel purchased a controlling
interest in the Kansas City JOurHoi e Com
rngce, We had some hope that he would
shake up II dry bones and intuse some life
into it. O There is no reason why Republic
can paper in that town could not be made
not only interesting to Its readers, but a
profit To Its owners. The proprietors, or
those who run the concern, seem to have the
misfortune OF allying themselves TO bum
mers and gamblers-at least they pander to
the most worthless and poverty-stricken
wretches in adjoining towns, and as con- cor
sequence the Journal is patronized only by
the owners of second-class, secondhand
clothes, and consequently is hardly worthy
af notice
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY.

The lost mail sack from the Kansas Pa
cifc Railroad on. the 18th OF April, which
did not reach this Office until May ID, 1t is
now ascertained was put off the train at
North Lawrence, and BY the transfer agent
taken to the Lawrence post-otfce, where II
remained safely for two weeks, under the
supposition that it contained old pouches
instead of valuable mail matter, from
whence it was forwarded TO its destination
Decentralization a word OF eN-
nlanation
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
TNeeklp UimEa
THURSDAY, MAY l6, 1873.
a GRAND AFFAIR.

Some time ago the Odd Fellows Of this
city determined TO extend an invitation
TO their brethren throughout the State,
10 Join with the order N Leavenworth in
grand celebration OF the coming Fourth OF
July, and itds confidently expected that a
large number OF lodges will accept the in
vitation, and join their Leavenvorth bre-
thren in celebrating the glorious Fourth.
Everything now indicates that the celebra-
ton will be complete success, and the
grandest affair of the kind ever attempted
in Kansas. The fraternity will be here in
force. Odd Fellows from nearly every county
IN the State will be in attendance; theS
will come as lodges, and as individuals, ana
it is confidently expected that the oelebra-
ton will bring to Us by far the largest num-
Der OF strangers ever gathered in the city.
Let our citizens generally join with the ira
ternity in working up this matter it can be
made one of the finest affairs the city ever
enjoyed, and will be of great benefit to us
not only as social success but in a busi-
ness way, also, Tor it will bring here thou
sands Of men who were never in Leayen-
worth before, and hardly realize that there
Is such town IN the State. The Odd tel
lows are, as a class, good men, and We can
well afford TO " cultivate" them.
In order TO make the affair such sue
Cess as it ought to be-and such as II
can be made-the work Of making prepar'
ations should be commenced at once. by
putting forth the proper effort this can be
made the means OF bringing TO Leaven'
worth representative business men iron
every county and township in Kansas. The
work is already under way the necessary
machinery" for working it up is already
prepared, and all we have TO do Is to sec
ond the efforts now being put forth by thu
parties having the matter in hand.
As an additional attraction
would pay to spend lev
dollars in fireworks, to be used for suppl
menting othe days festivities. There
nothing that has a greater attraction 10
the average citizen than display OF fire
works, and good exhibition of this kind
IN the evening, would contribute largely to
ward drawing crowd. The success OF tn
celebration is already assured-the Cd
Fellows have taken the necessary steps L
guarantee that-but If the community a
large will join with them, it can be mad
such an occasion as Leavenworth neye
witnessed Before.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

At the great musical festival in Cincin-
natl, to dedicate the big organ, ladies will
be required to sit with their hats of, in Or
der TO give those behind them a chance to
see the stage. This il move in the right
direction, and it is to be hoped that the re-
form may not be permitted to stop at Gin
cinnati. The ladies themselves, are
tke real sufferers from high hats; men are
generally tall enough to ''see over" after
fashion, but lady in the seatimmeiiately
behind another lady with her hat on, has
a very moor chance TO see the stage.
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.PROFANE,' MUSIC.

At the Methodist ministers meeting IN
Chicago, last Monday, the Rev. DR.. Edwards
read paper on church music, which Great
ed some commotion. The reverend essayist
was opposed to the employment Of unoon-
verted organists and singers, and still more
opposed to the use OF ''profane" music-tha;
is, music written for the opera, or for world
ly uses. We copy the following paragraph
from the Posts synopsis OF hisPaper:
No art is too good for God s ouses, provided
Il is not introduced as an art, but ii is this
practice which makes Il Objectionable. II IL
were possible TO secure an organist and
quartet who could worship God, the speaker
would advise their engagement at any price.
Another feature of the primitive church has
been ignored In the church OF IS and in its
stead has been substituted the introduction
of profsne music. He was opposed to this
practice with some few exceptions, and If the
organists don't know where this music came
s'om they should be taught. Not long since
he had heard an interlude during the COM
munion service in a church in this city, an
aria in praise OF an operate scoundrel who
ought to have been hung. But IL Is said that
the devil has all the good music. Let II be
converted then-noi il isn't worth IL, We might
rs well attempt to incorporate Fra piavolc
into Old Hundred
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
FOR LIBERIA.

The American Colonization Society i:
still sending emigrants to Liberia. A re
cent circular states that shipload Of emf
grants were sent out by the society in Jan
uary last, a second will be sent in June
and third probably in November. Each
family OF emigrants receives gift of TWEEN
ty-five acres of land from the Liberiar
Government, and each single person tel
acres. In addition TO this, all emigrant'
are provided with food and shelter for SIX
months after their arrival in Liberia by the
agers Of the society.
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recorcili: tion between Theodore and Eliza
beth had some foundation 10 lact:
Mrs. lton AID her mother, Nrs. Morse,
moved on Friday froTl the frame house al
- Madison street, Brooklyn, to a brown
stone house al las Hewes street, between Lee
and Marcy avenues. An s-ldeAvor was made
10 keep the new location a secret. MIS-. I'll
ton leased the house from Mr.. p. +. o'Brien'
the owner, for one year. signing the lease her
self. Her sons, Carroll anc Ralph, are to re
main with her. Mr.. Tilton is 10 1'roNlu. io'
| his. famIly's support. and for that Oh &c
Morse. Mrs. Tilton is TO spenc the sufi"ie'
| a.,
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HOUSE.

WAsHTSGTOH, ID. e., Nav ) - The
sus as follows: Mes-rs. Cox, OF New Urk
Mills, Stenger, Logan, Smith, OF ''e,r gia,
Car lisle, Hatcher. Ballou, Jyrssusou, ~ an
and Williams, OF Oregon.
The committee on elections reported in the
contested election cases from the SO nd
District Of South Carolina, the Sixth IBIS
trict OF Mississippi aud Oregon, declaring
sitting member, Cain, Chalmers and VII
liams entitled To seats. The report was
adopted.
Consideration ni the bill To regulate in
ter STATE commerce., and prevent dIscrimlna.
ton b. common carriers wa- resumed.
Mr.. HEGAN advocated the passage OF
the bill
Pendiu. IT, action, the morning hour ex-
pred, ani Mr.. Wood moved To- 90 into
Commit'rs Of the Whole on the tariff bill.
The CHAIR submitted the proposition
to the House, and pending viva voce
vote. Mr.. Congcr moved ti.aJ when the Com
mittee Of tine Whole reached the ttriii bill,
it shonid report 1t back to the House, strIk-
ing out the enactiug clause.
The >PEAKEB-The gentleman Is not
recognized Tor that purpose.
MIR. jD\GER-l ask the Chair II | have
not a right To make that notion:
The >PEAkER-Ih CHAIR thinks II
unusual
Mr.. toNGEE-l ask II ! have not
right to make II?
The sfEAkER-lh gentleman WI
point out where he gets that riShtE
Mr.. tONGER-It has been done unlyeT-
sally IN the House.
Mr.. WpoD-Ihe gentlman was too late,
il he had the right.
Mr.. SAGLOR-The motion has never
been made IN the House before, hnt II the
Committee chooses I" make that motion II
Is the duty OF the House 10 act upon IT, but
1t Is not 10 come in nov, because the bill l.
not before the House.
The >PEAkER-Them matter would be-
in order ii the bill were before the House,
but 1t Il III the Committee OF the Whole
and under general direction.
Mr.. CONGER-I move that the Com
mittee be discharged from further consider
alton OF the bill.
The sPEAKER-The Chair does not
entertain the motion.
MIR. CONGER-lhen ] move that all
general debate on the bill be limited to
ten minutes
Mr.. GARFIELD suggested that Mr.
Congsr make it two hours 1t was not fair
or u-t to deprive the members Of the
Committee on Ways and Means Of On OPP
poftuniry OF making -p, eches on the bill.
Mr.. UNEILL-i do not suppose anv
member desires 10 deprive other member
Of that opportunity, bat it il the principl,
Of the thing that We chtend for IL il Dis
quieting TO the country to keep thi. bill be-
lore the House.
Mr.. WOOD-I desire to know IL the
members desire to stifie the di-cus-ioo OF
this bill until every member OF the Com
mittee on WAYS and Means has had an OBJ
portunity to be heard. / shall resist eTerv
attempt to limit the debate.
The SPEAkER-The Chair will take
the word Of the gentleman from MICHIGAN
Nr. Conger) that he arose in time to make
his motion TO instruct the committee. but
The Chair rules that that motion il not in
order, and Is not provided for under the
rules.
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The Feniau Maid aas Probably sscen
Abandoned.
LChicago Tribune, 6 J

Nothing furthing or more definite cum
corning the rumor,d preparation for Fe-
MAN Invasion OF Canada has been learned
in Buffalo, nor has the Government al
Washington received any communication
on the subject, which it would I've very GER
tain to do if the Dominion Government
were at all exer, ised about it. Ii such a
movement is on fo"t, the Inmates mixed up
in it have been remarkably sly in their
preparations for summer campaign over
the border. II will probably BE- found that
there j. 10 immediate cause for alarm.
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THE BEST DAILY WEST OF 81
LOUIS.

IEnpOTIa I-sI,ItIl
The Leavenworth TINES is by all odds
the best daily paper west of ST. Louis. 1t
Geographic news is The fullest, its editorials
the shortest and pithiest, and its state news
the best selected OF any paper in the West
1t is emphatically State paper, while mos'
Of the other dailies seem 10 care for nothing
but official pap, or the petty concerns O
their respective villages.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
The Fifteenth Amsndmsnt in New
York.

On the panel Of a Justices jury in New
York were eleven pale faces and one colon. d
man. the latter originally a slave field
hand, bat latierly an honest horsepower in
the place where he was summoned for Jury
seevice. some OF the pale iurym.n de-
cliaed to sit with their colorsd bro,Ier, and
were fined Sl5 each Tor Contempt Of court.
The negro, however, solved the robls IN by
ssking to be excused, and his lilly skinned
and livered associates concluded 10 serve,
their fines being RENTED.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

The ''Cimbria," with her load OF pleas
ure travellers" and "tradesmen," remains
an inscrutable mystery. Ii war should be
declared between England and Russia the
mysterious stranger would be an elephant
on our hands
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

The New York papers chronicle the mar.
riage of MR.. f. Gree to Miss Lucy Peas
at Westield, n y. Its about the right
time OF year for Green-Peas, though fol
that latitude the thing may have beer
fnrced a iiItlr
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

The ging rhinoceros had tussle with
the steady going, brass mounted locomotive
al Pitlsbury, on Monday. The cages Of a
menag, RE we're loaded on fiat cars and
three Of them overturned near the Point
Bridge The ,uper~nnuated lion gro~led.
but could not escape. The irrrpr.ssible
rhinocsrus started up the railroad track At
fair gait and made Mnge at the loco
motive, tearing of an ir"n bar from the
pilot. The keeper caught up with him
lust as he had shocked big hole in the side
Of freight car, aud attempted to lead him
away by the ear. The infurixted beast was
finally forc-d into box-car from which he
was transferred TO the cage. A lively young
bear al-o escaped, but was recaptured with
out difficulty.
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souTn .uERsCAN TRADE

The new Brazilian steamer. the CITY Of
Rio Jsneiro, sailed for Brazil on Saturday.
he cargo was quite varied, and showed
how many different branches Of trade will
be benefited by an increased commercial
interest in. Brazilian affairs
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q SsyaW skas Petoss In . Favorable
lCincinnati Gazette, 81

The House bill to forbid any further re-
tirment of the greenbacks, which is yirtu.
ally to repeal the resumption act, snd to
leave specie payment . Wet and dry affair,
subject to convenience, vas taken up in the
Senate Yesterday BY q vote OF IS 10 25.
and upon the expiration of the morning
hour, vas passed BY to take up the reeuIar
ordes. This indicstes that it will pas.
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INV
Three young forgers, the Oldest of them
barely twenty-five, who succeeded in OBJ
tanning about fifteen thousand dollars in
Wall street last spring. were yesterday ar
raign.d in the Court Of General Sessions,
having been extradiled from Barbados. On
the voyage out they endeavored to induce
the crew OF the vessel to mutiny The So
called boys literature of the day seems we'll
calculated to turn out the more romantic
class Of criminals.
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There is some hopes that the hitherto OPP
pressed and outraged man will have aome
show to ,.njoy the Cincinnati Musical Fes-
tival-the ladies will be required to remove
their hats and boupeia This Is the firt
public recosnitioo Of the idea that the male
sex derive any pleasure frOm seeing the
staes and those upoa il 1t places Of aauss-
nenta 1t Tie yefoEw goa
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

| Mr.. y. T. Stevens, The boss newspaper
exhurr-r aud canvas-ing agent Of the best
daily paper in kan-as-,he Leavenworth
| TIME-waS in our office last ThIrsday
The TINES has good repr, sentative out a,
work Row.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16

Within the past three months, Pennsyl.
vania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois have sent
10000 people TO tile in Kansas. They
have probably taken with them capital
amounting To S50OOOOO
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
Probably Invited 10 say Away.

The Boston TrcuUer did not "concilIate'
easily. Ii put some conundrums to Mr.
Lamar that ". r. intended to be very stal
wart. The editor of the Traveller mus
have been invited to stay away from thai
banquet. Hence his dyspepsia.
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lCo1nc.l B,ufs No npareii, 81

ICV1ue.' . ~ n u
From sleeping car conductor on the
Union PaciSs, se learn that quite an e1-
tensive snow storm prevailed On that line Of
road between Laramie and Cheyenne, dur.
ing the trip. Also that huge rock lying
on the track vas run into near the former
place and the pilot Of the engine was there
by seriously damaged.