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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
Exodus Of Negroes from Mississippi.
Philadelphia Pressl

Mississippi is in trouble because her col
ored people are leaving her borders and
following the star of fortune that moves
westward. 1t is said that more than a
thousand negroes have gone out of Mfssis-
sippi over one railroad TO Kansas, there to
take up Government lands and begin life
under new conditions, and equal with all
around them. We do not see why Missis-
sippi should either grieve at or be in any
doubt as TO this exodus. A few years ago
there sat in the Congress of the United
States a colored Senator and colored Rep
resentative from the State OF Mississippi
These freedmen came there by the upheav-
alof revo 'ution and their class could not long
hold such seats unless they had developed
men with the personal power to sustain
themselves in such positions. Mississippi,
however, by process Of Cancellation, evict-
ed the colored race from all posts of honor
or profit within her boundaries, and she
must not complain If they leave her now to
seek their fortunes in a State where all po-
sitions, all honors, and all chances are open
to them. Ii is not likely that a colored
Congressman will come from Kansas for a
long time, but the prize is open, the field is
fair, and every colored man in that State
knows and feels that black skin is not a
bar to political promotion. That is the se-
cret Of this whole migration of colored peo-
pie.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
IN DIG NANT.

The Communicable correspondent states
that the citizens of Emporia were greatly
indignant because of the Governors action
in sending troops among them, and says:
As the citizens had responded to the re-
quests OF Sheriff Connor TO fall In and protect
the property, they did SO promptly, and were
determined that the fair name OF Emporia
should not be dissraced, and trains could
have been run every day without any trouble.
had the alb sence Of engineers and firemen not
been the cause. An Indignation meeting was
held on Monday evening at the Court House,
which was literally packed. Many speeches
were made, all questioning the right OF Gov
ernor Anthony to send troops TO this city,
without a request for such aid made by the
proper officials.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
SMALL FOX IN KANSAS CITY.

The rumors that have been in circulation
for some days past in regard to the prevail
ence of small pox at Kansas City, are no
doubt greatly exaggerated. The papers of
that city state that there are not, in all,
more than twenty or thirty cases of the dis
ease in town, and those mainly in the SUI
burbs.
1t is singular how "scary" people are of
this disease. A rumor got aaoat some
weeks ago that there was small poI in Leav-
enworth, and though the Mayor and officers
Of the Board of Health have published an
official statement that there is not q soli-
tary case of the disease in town, a good
many country people are afraid to come in,
and as consequence the prices of all kinds
of country produce have considerably ad-
vauced
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
GRANT IN EGYPT.

Ex-Presidcnt Grant has recently written
letter to Secretary Sherman, of nom
political character, expressing the gratifca-
ton experienced in his trip through Eu-
rope and his enjoyment, particularly Of his
voyage up the Nile. A better representa-
tive Of American character than General
Grant has seldom visited Europe. 1t is
difficult to decide whether the General or
the nation received most honor from his
cordial reception in the Old World.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18

Curiosity alone will scarcely account for
the great and growing interest manifested
in the building of American steamsphips
for the new Brazilian line, the second of
which, the City Of Para, was launched on
Saturday in the presence of an immense
concourse of people. 1t was representa-
tive gathering of American citizens, from
every sphere Of life, public and private,
that thronged the ship-yards OF John Roach
& Sons and whose glad shouts resounded as
the future great vessel glided from the ways
to float upon the waters of the Delaware
The President of the United States, his
Cabinet many Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress and thousands Of others
were there, not merely to see this beautiful
spectacle, nor to testify their appreciation
Of the enterprise of citizen OF Pennsylva-
mia, who really deserves all honor, but to
indicate their interest in a courageous I'M
dertaking that promises to accomplish much
in the quickening of our sluggisgh COM
merce and in the revival of our PROSTATE
industries. Attention has been directed
heretofore by this Journal to the inviting
field that lays before American capital in
the opening of trade with South American
countries, and particularly with the empire
of Brazil.
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NOT THE MAN.

The Leayenworth TIMES claims that Gov
ernor Anthony is not the man for the place,
as he is not in sympathy with the people of
Kansas upon any Of the living issues Of the
day.
We must confess that the Governor does
not seem to have improved his chances by his
letter to the Troy Chief. II was not like the
positive, outspoken man that he have always
considered him.
The letter disappointed his friends as much
as 1t delighted his enemies-F0rf Scott Non
itor.
The letter from the Governor to the
Troy Chief in the light of his agricul oral
speech made at the Orleans county, New
York, fair, his correspondence with Miss
Hadley about said speech; his editorial let
ter signed by him in the Leavenworth BuI-
Idis in June, 1867; his speech at Sam
Woods meeting, in Lawrence two years
ago; his speeches during that campaign
his Topeka speech; his Philadelphia
speech; his speech before the New York
brokers and resumptionists; in the face Of
all this, his letter is simply mistatement
Of his real opinions, and an evasion of the
questions at issue.
1t is only worthy the official who would
cover up and impose upon his constituents.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
THE OTHER SIDE.

That the Governor succeeded in making
an ass Of himself with mis- militia business,
nobody doubts; and when public official
plays the fool, every man is at liberty to
make fun OF him, as much as he pleases-
But unfortunately, this militia foolishness
is not all Joke; it has very serious side
The public treasury has been put to need
less expense of several thousand dollars, the
goSl name Of the State has been brought to
ridicule, the people Of one Of the most peace
full and orderly counties OF the State nave
been insulted and outraged by having
troops sent among them contrary TO their
wishes and over their protests, and enc Oh the
most estimable citizens OF that
county. a minister of the gospel, loved and
respected by everybody-Rev. o. j. Shan
non, pastor Of the Congregational church at
Emporia-has been slaughtered by the
criminal carelessness Of one Of these social
ed "soidiers." There is very little that il
funny, in this view OF the case, TO the peo-
pie whopay taxes, to those who prize the
good name Of the state, TO the outraged
people Of Lyon county, or 10 the grief
stricken widow and orphaned little ones OF
Mr.. Shannon.
Were it not for this tragic side OF the al
fair this militia business would be unani-
mously voted the most magnificent farce oil
the age-with the Governor in the leading
role-but aperformance that results in
public expense, public dishonor, and the
slaughter of innocent citizens, is too serious
a matter to he passed by as joke. We
may laugh at the foolishness Of public
official who makes burlesque of his duty
by such ridiculous antics, and tries TO con-
found the institutions OF the State by max
ing the Executive Office competitor with
the Lunatic Asylum, but behind all this
there are expenses TO the public which
laughing will not pay, and there are broken
hearts that jokes can not heal.
And what was it all about-what was il
for? To give senatorial candidate in the
Governors Office chance to manufacture
for himself little cheap buncombe.
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IN that city is only 20 per cent. of its value
Therefore the bank made tender of 40 per
cent. OF Its tax TO the Treasurer. Judge
Baxters decision is that he can collect no
n ore III every owrer of property can 90
behind those instrumentalities which gov
eminent has provided for valuing property
ior taxation, any one NAV set up a claim
q at his property is not valued in the same
Tito as ano.hers. The value Of real e.
tate Is no. an exactly ascertainable guam
thy at the best. in much expanded new
city OF great expectations like Toledo, it is
very uncertain quantity, especially when
money Is going through revolution. Gov
eminent provides certain instrumentalities
for ascertaining, verifying, and eaualizing
the value OF property for taxation. Does
1t not make this a finality? Does not
Judge Bakers decision invalidate all tax
alton in our State.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18

OF the country for the next five years, We
shall be great deal more prosperous at
the end oil that period than III We follow
the path We have been going for some
years past. We have been paying off our
debt faste- than We promised and carrying
buruens which future generations should
have some share in bearing. Ii we have
broken down in the imprudent undertaking
We need blame nothing but our own folly.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18

the same institution His educationa
works on Geometry, Trigonometry and the
Calculus are well-known. His larger "rec-
ord" is in the influence which his daily ex-
ample OF integrity, purity and fidelity ex-
erted upon successive classes Of cadets
through half century-an influence to he
remembered with respect and veneration,
now that his long career Of usefulness is
ended. Prof Church leaves wife and a
d aughter, who is the wife of Lieut.. Col. VI.
NJ Blunt, 25th Infantry. His grandson.
III e son OF Col. Blunt, Is cadet at the Mil
itary Academy. The son OF Prof. Church
died in 1873, leaving widow but no chill
dren. He has brother, DR.. Church. who
is a resident Of Newburgh, y. Y. He was
in his list year, and had he lived untiEJu-
ly would have completed 80 years OF service
at the academy. His estate is. fortunately.
sufficient to abundantly provide for his
family.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
CANNOT RECOYER.

From decision just rendered by the
Treasury Department, it seems that such
claims as those put in by the Gettysburg
people, for property destroyed during the
invasion of Pennsylvania by Gen. Lees
army, cannot be allowed:
1t is held that these owners have no claim
for compensation that such loses are Q part
of the incidents and accidents Of war; that
the government is no more bound to repair
them than to indemnify citizens against de-
struction by flood or IRE or earthquake, and
that an owner has no more claim for rent
under such circumstances than he would
have against the police of . town whom he
had invited to protect his home against the
assaults OF burglars or q mob. The decision,
after thus showing the Invalid character of
these claims, declares there Is no Law war
ranttng their payment by the Treasury De-
partment. The secretary, In his Endorsement
of the opinion quoted above, declares IL would
be impossible for any government to make
good such losses, and states that, although
Congress is invested with ample power to
provide for the payment Of such claims, he
would not recommend such action.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
England,s Mistake.

1t has been stated by Sir Stafford North
cote that the treaty of Paris is set aside
and that OF San StefanO substituted. The
setting aside of the treaty of Paris was a
just cusus b,tii; but England, with great
lack of dignity, instead of calling on the
powers for action on the abrogaiion of a
statute OF International enactment insti-
tuted by themselves, attempted to intimi-
date the transgressing power, and in that
act herself violated the treaty and failed to
retard the operations of which she now
complains as having given her cause of
war. Great Britain thus put herself out
side the pale Of European sympathy, and
nothing save the necessity of conserving
immediate interests, or preventing down
right encroachments upon rights, will in
duce any nation-even the most insignif-
make common cause with her
Majesty's Government.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
TIE yETHIC SYSTEM.
How Alexander II. stephens Method
Might be Improved.

~ l. " OiEU-l
Alexander H. Stephens appears to think
that all the metric system needs TO COM
mend it to the affections of his counrrymen
is to mix little idiom in its nomenclature.
With this foresight of true statesman he
discerns that the American people will new
er come to call a metre a metre, but thinks
that they may be induced to call it yard,
though in fact it is not a yard. A seed, /" a
corn and "bipound or bip" are new
units of weight, and ''hair" and mail
of measure. Ii they coincide with the units
of the metric system, and people can be in
duced to say 'bip" and nail who could
not be induced TO say gram and metre, all
will be well. The trouble with his tables
Is that they do not go far enough. The
idea is TO get expressions which the masses
can readily understand, and there are many
such expressions which Mr. Stephens has
not utilized. In weight, for instance, no.
body knows what bipound Is, and if any
man, wise in his own conceit, thinks it to b.
two pounds, Mr.. Stephens will undeceive
him. How simple il would have been 10
say, for instance:
10 steps make hopskipanjump.
10 hopskipanjumps make piece.
10 pieces make l right smart go-by.
There is not one of Mr.. Stephens con-
stituents who could not master this nomen-
clature. In long measure, again, where
Mr.. Stephens confuses his constituents with
seeds" and corn" how simple and SYM
metrieal would it be TO say:
10 hunks make | COB.
10 gobs make chunk Tor dekagob).
10 chunks make heap.
Here Is Technology not arrived at by
fumbliDg in Greek dictionaries, but fresh
from the people and racy of the soil. Liquid
measure again should be brought home to
our business and bosoms in some such way
as this:
10 swallows make drink.
10 drinks make spree.
10 sprees make l triangle Tor iims).
And an Ineligible table OF dry measure
would be:
10 nibbles make bite.
10 bites make l square meal.
And so forth. We have no doubt that Mr..
Stevens means we'll, and that he is trying to
bring the metric system within the scope OF
the meanest capacity, say OF two spoons"
But he should break at once and forever
with the effete Technology of Europe.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
ABOUT FIRE INSURANCE.

The Wisconsin legislature, in 1874, passed
an act-which ought to be law in every
State in the Union,-providing that in case
OF loss Of properly by fire,-unless criminal
fault can be shown-the insurance company
having risk upon the property shall be
Obliged to pay the full amount of its policy.
Referring to this law, and to decision Just
rendered under it, the Chicago Tribune Of
the 10th says:
The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin has Just
rendered decision in the case Of Thompson
ct al. VS.. The Franklin Insurance Company
of st. Louis, that is of great importance to the
people and to the insurance companies. By
the statutes OF Wisconsin, passed In 1874, 1t
was provided that all companies authorized
TO take risks against loss by fire, and the
property is destroyed, the amount OF insu-
rance written in the policy ''shall be taken
and deemed the true value of the property at
the time Of the loss, and the amount of the
loss sustained, and shall be the measure OF
damages. The Court goes on to say that the
language ofthe statute is perfectly plain, and
that In case of total loss of real property
without criminal fault of the assured, the
value of the property must be the amount
named in The policy. The Court recognizes
the manifest policy of the statute as an effort
to prevent over-insurance, and IL regards
such a desire wise and wholesome, and
which ought to be strictly obeyed. 1t also
holds that the measure of damages being
thus fixed by the statute, the company has no
right to show that the assured sustained a loss
less than the amount written In the policy.
The rule of the statute, in the opinion of the
Court, rests upon sound public policy. and
the contracts of private parties cannot alter
1t by any forms Of policy. Heretofore the
practice has been with companies doing busi.
ness i'm Wisconsin and in most OF the other
western States, TO assess the damage. after n
loss by fire, and pay only the actual damage
proved, without regard To the value specified
in the policy. But this decision will now
compel a closer inspection and valuation OF
property on the part of agents, and the check
OF the statute Of 1874 will he seen in a lower
appraisal OF iell property at the time the
risks are taken.
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COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUs.

The income of the Northwestern Life
Insurance Co." for 1877, was s., I'll ,OS7 IL
Ia falling off in one year OF s2l4,2S5.) The
company paid salaries during the year
Sic, 557.l5-over 3 per cent. Of its income,
and nearly IL per cent. for total expenses.
The proportion Of dividends to income paid
by the Northwestern" Including nearly
SIG, 900 ta1es) was about 23a per cent.
The Northwestern" has or claims 10 have
lS,l73, 25G, 80 gross assets, Of that amount
500, 39O.47 Is not available, and could not
be used for any purpose, At the time the
company's statement was sworn to, which
shows nearly 2 per cent. Of their assets to
have been worthless. When such state OF
things exists, it is pleasant to turn tn the
statement Of = company whose affairs are
prudently, and carefully managed, and find
the bright side of the picture.
The Connecticut Mutual, of Hartford,
| received as income during 1877 s, l92, 2sl.-
81, and paid in salaries $50, 1884, less than
one per cent of their income, Tor about one
quarter of what the North Western paid in
proportion to income and fraction over
per cent. for total expenses. The Con
necticut Mutual paid dividends in proper.
ton to income over q per cent. On some
policies the company paid over IS per cent
The Connecticut Mutual has 81 ,5i0, O03. 10
assets, and only s34, 5000 that is not avail.
able
| Any person who will take the trouble to
examine the above figures, nearly all from
| the sworn statements of both companies
must come to the conclusion that the man.
agement of the "North Western" as com
pared with an honestly managed company
is criminally reckless, if nothing worse, il
their manner of handling the policy hold
ers' money. When it costs one company
nearly 50 per cent. more to collect S,7ll
| OS7. III, than it does another to collect 50,
1872, 2sl 81, there must be something rotten
and it is time for policy holders to make {
change of base.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
DISLONAl..

Certain disloyal persons stood on the
streets Yesterday morning, and smiled
wickedly at one another as the veterans Of
the Governors guard returned home from
the wars, weary, dusty and footsore. We
admit that they didn't look as nice as band
box soldiers, NOR as fierce as bashi-bazouks,
but they brought down that preacher all
the same.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
PROGREssING BACKWARDS.

The income of the Northwestern Life In
surance Company of Milwaukee for 1877 is
S2l4,2S5 less than their income for 1876.
The death clsims and endowments, paid by
the company in 1877, is S217,GS5 greater
than paid in 1876. With such falling off
in receipts, and such increase OF death
claims, and matt red endowments, how long
can a company do business, and keep out
al bankrIntcy3
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Mr.. LincoIn'. Pre.cn. Re.idence.


A friend of the Journal in California sends
us the following from the Akd CaLfgnian OF
San Francisco, with the request 10 know ii
the statement is true:
at is a said fact that Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin is living a ssecluded life in an interior
town OF France, and declines to return to
America lest she may again be placed in a
lunatic asylum"
The only ground for the above state
ment consists in the fact that Mrs. Linco N
has chosen, for some months past, and still
chooses, so far as we know, to reside in the
romantic little city of Pan, near the base OF
the Pyrennes, in southern France. The
fact that she is in almost weekly cordial
and intelligent correspondence with her
friends in this city would indicate that the
rest of the story is without foundation.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
Extraordinary Strength Developed
~ the National Party.
New York Times,s.l

Recent dispatches to the Times from De-
troit state that in the elections held in
Michigan, the so-called National Party
showed much more strength than it was
supposed to have. Every county where
special effort had been made to set up &C
tive organization gave vote which was .
surprise to the regular politicians. and We
suspect to the nrganizers themselves. The
Nationals made gains in Republican and
Democratic strongholds alike. They car
ried the county in which Detroit is situat-
ed, Outside of the city, against the Demo
Gratis; carried eleven important towns usu-
ally Democratic carried Barry county,
usually Republican y 1y 100 majority; Sy
state convention was held, they deiested a
combination of both Republicans and Dem
ocrats, led by the strongest men Of both
parties. These are BY No means insigni6-
cant results.
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a Baais Of HaPmony.
Philadelphia Press, ~

Of the integrity and purity Of President
Hayes there can be no question. We are
neither his apologist nor his eulogist, and
We shall in the future, as in the past, freely
express our opinions touching his eourse'of
action. Let Congress do its best for the
country, and it will be seconded BY the
President. With a conciIiatory tone OF in
tercourse on both sides, there will be no
eaase for rupture of the harmony Of the
Republican party.
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PREMATURE.

The rumor on the streets yesterday that
the Governor had sent Lieut.. Gen. Coney to
take command at Fort Leavenworth, seems
to have been premature. His absence from
the cisy-whiGh probably gave rise to this
rumor-is due to the fact that he is detain-
ed at Emporia as witness before cor
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4 Larg' mount of Prairie will he
s.Oken this Season.

[Fairvi-w Cor. Atchi>on Champion, III
Oats are coming ~ nicely and some fields
look quite green. y large acreage is now be-
ing prepared for early corn. Old corn ON
hand thf~ year Is very limited in this neigh
bOFuOOi and VIII command high pa. ce ~ "a
great home demand has sprung uD, parity on
account of the large number at hogs held
over owing To the low nIarketl, and also be-
cau~r a great amount OF prairie will bt< brull-
gn this - :t>On.
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Army and Navy Journal, ST.

G. O. DEPT. DAKOrA, March %, 1873.
Fort Keogh-The limits of, this reserva-
ton, as described by the President, March
IA, are As follows: Starting in mid-chan-
mel of the Yellowstone River, opposite the
mouth Of the Tongue River; thence run
ming due west six miles; thence due south
about ten miles to the southern boundary
of the preseIt temporary reservation; thence
due east along said southern boundary till
it reaches the mid-channel Of Tongue Riv-
er; thence down said channel OF Tongue
River to the place of notwithstanding
. site for ferry or bridge across Tongue
River"