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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

The blade wss descending, when Stephens
eau, hi and srrs-,sd il. ursriy seseriag lis
hand in the efJrt. Both IL. n, in the strug
gle, GOT to their feet again, aud were con-
tinuing the ope sided 'comba,, when cor-
mon friends interfered and separated them.
S,sp2.n's wounds, fortunately, we're dressed
at once. bad there been any delay, be
would have bled 10 death from the eating
Of an in,ercosrai artery Tnis is good
example Of his ird, mitsble courage. His
sufi, ring, wasted shrunken form Contains a
big soul. Stephens refused to sppear in
court against the Judge on his trial, and
their amicable relations we're Ultimate
ly restored, lhe Judge having, af,er the
Southern fashion, bitterly regretted the
painful occurrence.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Won Can Trust Him 20 do ehe D0os
ICh.cago Tribune, 22.l

Speaker Randall is in more ways than
one having hard time in his canvass for
reelection. An element Of violent oPposi
ton has developed itself in the Democracy
of his district, and last evening, while he
was addressing a public meeting, largs
stone was thrown at him by some cowardiy
ruff IN in the crowd, and he narrowly es
capped serious injury. \ campaign con
duc,.d IN this pian il Likely to do him
more good thsn hurt, provided he can eon-
rinue to dodge he rocks
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- -
A NOHEL CANE.

A novel question has been raised in a
suit for damages at Rochester, n. \. As a
basis for the suit it is alleged that the de-
fendant sent to the plaintiff postal card,
directed IN care of the latter's employers,
which contained, among other things, this
stament: "You have collected bills due
Us, asd used the money, to the amount OF
S27.Sl SO please call and settle and save
trouble" The jury brought in verdict
for the plaintiff and assessed the damages
at $50. The case is a novel one, and Its
final decision by the Supreme Court OF New
York will be of exceeding interest.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
The Vast Procession Of Prairi'
SchOOmerss
TCincinnati Times, 2l

The migratory movement through Iowa
into Nebraska and Kansas continues. The
vast procession of prairie schooners moves
across the great expanses Of the State just
as, twenty years ago,it moved into the State.
So mighty an exodus has not been known
since 1858. A partial solution OF the prob
lem the honest tramp stated in late mum,
Der of the Sunday Afternoon, is to be found
in this emigration. There will be more
room for those who stay when those who 60
get settled down to some work. A cores
pondent writing to the magazine from Kan
sas says there is no such scarcity OF work
in Kansas a. the honest tramp depicted a.
existing in the East. The editor replies
that where a man can't rake up dollar,
the distance Of fifteen hundred miles is as
long as that which is between earth and
paradise. 1t is here that a colonization 30
ciety might find its sphere Of usefulness.
The Government is not competent to do the
work. 1t has furnished land for the occu-
pancy, and it can properly go no further.
Associations can properly step in here and
do the work.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
THE BALANCE OF FTRADE

Take these leading articles OF American
production, wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye,
flour, cotton, petroleum, bacon, beef, butter,
cheese, lard, pork, refined sugar, tobacco,
cotton cloth, sole leather, turpeniineasnd
zinc, twenty in all, and there is not one Of
them of which the export was not very
much greater in 1873 than in 1873, and the
excess of coin value in 1878 over 1873 was
SASH ,OO9. For the month of August
the excess of exports over imports this
year as against last was as twenty-five
millions to three.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
THE RC.r naNi~TaE HELD.

The Republican Convention OF the 10th
Representative District, assembled again
Yesterday. and J. A. Blackman was nomin-
ated without opposition. This Is the best
nomination for the Legislature that
has been made in the county. Mr.. Black
man is by all odas, The ablest man OF either
party that has been placed in the field.
He is not only a man Of marked ability,
but is finished tcholar, thorough ger
tleman, and eminently sound on all the
leading issues of the day. He ought to re-
ceive the solid vote of both parties.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

Courtney, who rowed with Hanlon at La
chine. has tired of the charge that he gave
away the race, and has entered a libel suit
against newspaper in his own locality.
He has submitted to sworn interview,
published in the New York Herald, in
which he most positively denies any Grim
ipality. or that he was in correspondence
with any one who used him for corrupt
PURPOSES. He has challenged the fullest
investigation, and publishes every telegram
he sent or received.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
MICE HcsVE ynR

The Cincinnati Times thinks tie tour OF
Mr. Talmage among the naughty places OF
New York, was a put up job-put up by
the pastor for the purpose OF getting the
drop" on some of his parishoners, and the
Times seems inclined TO think he got it:
The Rev. Talmsge announced, yesterday,
that in his visit 10 the "haunts OF sin" he
had discovered that these very wicked places
" ere supported by the patronage of the lead.
ing citizens Of New York and brookiyn. 81
could call names" said he, land i may cali
names even If the whole fabric OF society
Sh..!ld tumble inlo wreck" We are led 10
b.iievt. thst the fabric Of society VIII not
tumble into wreck, but we observe that the
salary OF tue reverend has been greatiy IN,
creased. To copy the phfaseoicgy cf wicked
p.op =. the fabric lumuled TO ms liIt'e game
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Warm Weather aud 81 violations.

Col. Inger.oll, in speaking OF the effect
Of climate and temperature on civilization,
saws, in one of his lectures: MAN Is a rat
ural revolrtiOrist in warm westher.' The
truth Of thI- proposition il we'll borne on
by eceut elections The weaihtr was qui,'
-ulrry At tie time of the las. Maine siec
tion, ard the Nationals developed consider
able str, ,ng,h. When = few days sgo four
more Stst,s votsd. the weather was coOie-,
and the Nstion,I. found their sup.'os,
power Slipping away. 1t will be Cooler ye.
in November.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
The Nor,h HsarsIly RecIprOcatcs the
Semstme0t.
Cincinnati G zette, I'll

The Representative in Congress from the
Nashville district has improved the occa-
sion offered by his renomination TO bridge
The bloody chssm between the South and
North, which he has done in a fervid bit Of
rhetoric that appears in our dispatches
"W itLin the shadow of the dark wing Of
pestilence," he says Of the South, "beside
the new made graves of her heroic sons
and daughters, with bowed head and fearful
eyes, she extends her hand and surrenders
her heart to the generous and magnanl-
nous North" Without attempting to rival
this luxuriance of speech, We can assure
the member from Tennessee that the senti-
ment is reciprocated. The people Of the
North desire to see an end Cf sectional bit
,erness, and they will rejoice if their con-
tributions to the suffering will do anything
to accomplish that result.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Nos Much Left for the ssOidef OF the
ROndss
Chicago Times, 2

An "opinion" just finished by the Attor-
ney- General to the Secretary of the treas
ury. holds that the bonds of the District of
Columbia, for the payment of interest on
which Congress has made the treasury re-
sponsible, are no; United States bonds with
in the meaning of the Law, and consequent
ly not exempt from taxation. The interest
on these bonds is only 3 65 per cent. and
the rate Of taxation common for invested
capital in most parts of the country would
not leave much Of the income of this paper
for Its holders.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
nee. R.n.iss water Purity i,sslf.

1t is often stated and far more generally
believed that impure water purifies it.elf
by oxodizing in running ten or Twelve miles
in . river, bu; J. A. Judson, in the Novem-
Der Popolu Science, shows that this is per-
nicious error He quotes DR.. Frankl.nd,
an eminent English authority Who testihes
that il is .impos<ible TO remove the sewage
contamination from water By any known
process. natural CT artificial, 60 n to render
It harmless, except BY boiling for along
time or BY distiilstioo, and, As these two
processes are impracticable on large scale,
then, he says in his opinion 'wa:er that
has once been contaminated BY sewage.
ought not aftervasd be used for domestic
purposes and, inamuch - it is generally
believed that the noxious matter Of sewage
exist there in the form Of minute germs.
which are probably smaller than blood
tiou throueh . stratum of chalk could Be
sslisd uPoa % ire tie water peFfsesiy from
mcA eefna'"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
FeeDs Young Agala.

"My mother Wa afflicted a long time
with Neuralgia, and dull. heavy inactive
condition Of the whole system hesache,
nervous proetrstion, and was almost h.lp-
lers. No physicians or medicines did her
any good. Three months ago she hesan to
use Hop Bitters, with such good effect that
she seems and feels young again, although
over 20 yean old. We think there y no
Other medicine fit to uss in the fanily.-
A lady, Providepee, r. l. eod@~
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
.oUu,n,al.E ANN,

Indiana has nearly fous hundred thou
sand men liable 10 military duty, and out
of all these, the Adju ant General reporis
the number enrolled and ready f'r service
to be lust GTec and these three are COM
missioned officers. There would be terrible
times in Indiana If old "Blue Jeans should
call on, al three OF his militia at once.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
. >ORg.E CHARITY.

Subscriptions are invited for the relief
of the family Of Lieutenant Benner, the
gallant officer who volunteered as COM
mander Of the relief boat that went into
the fever districts, and who died at his post.
Here is an opportunity to express humani
tvs material admiration for the leader OF a
forIo-u hone
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

DEATH OF BISEop ROsEogaNs.
A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch to the IH'er-
Ooeun of Tuesday morning, makes the fol-
lowing announcement:
The Right Rev Sylvester H. Rosecrans,
Bishop of Columbus, di. d at lo:3o TO night or
hemorrh age OF the iung> He WAS taken
quite i'll yesterday losing much blood, bat
tonight gas thought to be much better. un-
I'll Sta ucS with death.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
MR., RAVEMEYER OUT.

Ex-Mayor Havemeyers denial Ct COM
plicity in the cypher telegram business is
accepted as satisfactory, snd the New York
Trisuns says:
Mr. Henry Havemeyer makes a statement
with regard to the cipher kilograms which,
unlike the various statements made by otiIer
persops CONCERNED in the scandai-secms 10
ue frank and satisfactory. He says that the
teleyrams were sent To his address originally
without his consent a iact which we mad
heard before. re adds thar he knew nothing
of their contents; that he could D OF read
them IL he would that they were iniende
Tor ..other persons" a q were taken away by
a messenger; ana that none OF The cipher DIS
patches which bear his initials were sent by
him or by his authority. All this agrees en-
tiIeiy with the information which has
reached us from other sources. Mr. Have
never omits To mention who the persons
were that fetched ay the avalanche OF lei.
egrams. but probably the public can supply
Ine in formation for Themselves
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
j.. w,yHY CaUy raY.

II people rE live in windy country.
like tha; along the Atlantic coast, they
must expect to BE- blown away once ia Z
while. Talk about wind ia Kansas. The
worst wind we ever had wouldn't he =
moonlight zephyr compared - ths' i'hi'a-
,i.lphia blow
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
The .sSOlid Nen'' 0f nAssGchusctts
alarm-d About B0steF.

Indications are not wanting that the good
people Of Massachusetts are in Imminent
danger of having General Butler for Gov
ernor. At last advices the solid men Of the
state, including in particular the leading
manufacturers, were devising way of se-
curing unity of action, and it is not i'm
probable that, to ward off what is regarded
as ,hrea eped disaster to the material in
teresrs of the State, considerable bulldozing
will be done in persuasive way in con-
trolling the votes Of factory operatives.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
PERSONAL.

We he'd the pie sure OF call yesterday
from Norton Blackmer, Esq, Of Lamar,
Ottawa county, Kansas, and formerly OF
Whea;land, Monroe county, New York.
We have been acquainted with Mr.. Black
mer for many years. He is a solid, sub
stantial man, and one Of the most valuable
ci,izers of Western Kansas.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Canada for the Canadians.

IOluClNuHll UaLtIkef u
The new Canadian Cabinet is complete.
The Dominion, it is asserted, will now be
run on the principle Of Canada for the Ca
nadians." 1t is equivalent to fling a no.
tice, upon the sprig OF royalty that is about
to arrive from the mother country, not to
assert the empire too strongly in his admin
istration.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
The Purposes Of Principle May be
Measured By the Sharacter OF His
[Chicago Times, %.

There is enormous force in the remark OF
a New York paper, concerning Tilden's
relation to the cipher dispatches, that "the
purposes Of principal may be measured
by the character of his agents" Measuring
Tilden's purposes by the character OF his
agents tends TO cause one to rejoice that the
country was able to dispense with the re-
form which was necessary.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
A Lively Row Among sho lnsurance
Companies
ISt. Louis G!obe-Democrat, 23.I

ISt. Louis Globe-Democrat, 23.i
The liveliest kind of a row is now going
on among the life insurance companies In
Of circular recently issued by
the Mutual Life, of New York, announcing
that hereafter the cost Of insuring in that
company will be some so per cent less
than in the past. All the other leading
companies deny that any such reduction
has been made by the Mutual, and hold
that such course could not be successful
in any case.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
What Did Katie Mean Ry That /,

Let the boys keep a sharp eye out. Katie
Mayhew's husband recently fought two
Californian editors because they alluded to
his wife as a charming blackguard."
This was all right enough on the part OF
the husband, but would it be out OF the
way 10 ask Miss Mayhem what she means
by referring 10 herself as a "wet hen"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

The cotton crop coming INTO msrke; is es
timated at 100000 bales. The increase in
production, and manufacturing troubles in
Europe. have caused fall in the price TO a
lower figure than it has reached since 1860.
This, however, lessons the cost OF manu-
facture, and increases ou. ability to coT-
pete in the export trade with England and
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
A Di.,rc..ing social Problem

Baltimore Evening BuIIetIn.I
Base ball is degenerating in this city.
The club calling itself the Baltimore has
had the bad taste Ito put it mildly to con-
sent to play with colored nine from
Washington. 1t is to be hoped that better
counsels will prevail in the management Of
the club hereafter, that is, if it expects the
Baltimore public to take any interest in its
success or TO patronize the game at all.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
YELLOW sEyFe.

The yellow fever pcslileroe q. the soath
is now virtually over, and it is estimated
that over tEelve thousand persons have
fallen victims to the disease since it III ade
its appearance in Nes Orleans, less than
three months ago.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
. ...NDyouEsC MAN.

The Graphic says if Colonel Nicholas
Smith who is the candidate OF the Green
hackers in the Westchester district, shsii be
elee,ed. he will be "tte handsomest and
most distinguished looking man m Inc
Uousan -
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
None 10 Blind ~ Those who won't
ISt. Louis Times, q

A certain newspapers, making pretense
tn eruditiop. expresses astonishment that
evidence of debt should be converted into
money-referring to the transposition Of
bonds, which pay interest, into non-in-
terest- st-bearing notes. The matter Is cas-
lily explained to person whoxdoesn,t own
any bonds but the bondholder can't see
il, and it is useless to waste words on
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
COHFsN ENr.

Senator Cameron. Of Psnusylvanis, ex
pr. ssss the opinion that he will be elec!e!
to the Senate, eyen though the Ns;ionsls
should hold the balance OF power in the
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Biiarity All Around.

Tilden chuckled when he read the news
of the October elections in Ohio, and Thur
man laughed when he read those cipher
dispatches. Hendricks had his laugh
when he read both.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
There Must be Free speech EycrI
ICin. Conn mercial

There will never be peace in the land till
the right of every citizen to speak and vote
according to his political convictions il as
unauestioned in South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi as il is IN Ohio and Massachusetts.
Having knocked the manacles off the
limbs Of men, the people will not submit to
have padlocks put on their mouths.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
He was LO0king fer ahAs "LaWyers''
fInter-Ocean. 81

I'm lawyer" said he, Sc he tapred on
the iron bars Of the cage. And Mr.. james
0'Brien $500 = month"; said Indeed" and
he opened the Jail door and let him out
Later in the day Charley Kern vas looking
for Frank Cunningham, the diamond thief,
or would have been looking, if his political
duties had permitted.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
TMeeklp Gimes
A BAD JOB.

The failure Of The heavy dry goods hfin
of Dodd, Brown & Co.. Of St. LOUIS Is enc
NJ the most disas:erous failures that ever
,.cc,rrad II, the Nes,-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
rha, Crafty Old Man Of Manhattan.

Providence Jcurnal
Sang the crafty old mau Of Manhattan I:
"Of honesty 1 am the pattern"
But he hung up his dddle
When they found out his riddle.
This cryptogramus fraud of Maahattan.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

New York Herald, r.
AxorHKR DENIAL thia time fron Mr..
Haveneyer-of any conblicity With The
eipAer. .dipafeha.. Sooa these will - noooe
lek . Do my dssyiag, unlso IL teasuFsph
psvs iesvr6sl q ssssfvs1 ~ dstsa
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March u.
SENATE

Mr.. Herman introduced bill grant.
Ing pensons to Indians who were IN
service of the United States, in the war
OF 1872, as scouts, guides or warriors. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Mcmillan from the Committee on
Claims, reported with amendments
House bill for the allowance OF certain
claims reported by accounting officers OF
the Treasury Department. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Hoar called up a resolution TO pay
John Ray and VIM. l.. Mcmillan the
sum of 1000 each, to reimburse them
for expenses incurred in contesting a sest
in the Senste, for the uneIpired term OF
VIM. P. Kellogg, as Senator from
Louisisns, for the term ending March 8,
1873. Agreed to; yess so; nays I.
Mr.. Conkling introduced bill sppro-
priating S500,0U0 for the improvement OF
Harlem river between RsndslPs Island
and the Hudson river. Referred.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the Senate resumed consideration OF the
Pacific railroad sinking fund bill, and
Mr.. Hill, of Gsorgis spoke in opposition
to many of the features of the bill re.
ported by the Judiciary Committee, but
said he did not wish 10 be understood ss
tayoring the passage Of the Dill reported
by the Committee on Railroads.
After some debate, Mr.. Bailey took the
floor to speak on the sinking fund bill
tomorrow, and it was then laid over.
Mr.. Window called up the House bill
making appropriations Tor the consular
and diplomatic service of the government
for the year ending June 30, 1879, and
explained its provisions.
The amendments reported by the Com.
mittee on Appropriations were agreed 10.
The bill, having been considered in
Committee Of the Whole, wss re-
ported TO the Senate, the amendments
made concurred in and the bill read
third time and passed.
Mr.. Window submitted an amend.
ment to the bill to provide for the organ.
izstion of the Mississippi River Improve
ment Commission, SO as to extend the ju-
risdiction OF the ommission to the Falls
OF ST. Anthony, and TO authorize them to
make sn examination and survey Of the
head waters Of the Mississippi river, with
q view TO constructing reservoirs for reg
ulsting the supply OF water during dry
weather. Referred.
Adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-28
HOUSE.

Mr.. FELTON,, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bsck the bill to pre-
vent the introduction OF contagious dis.
eases into the United States, and ex-
planned the provisions thereof. He said
the present bill did not disturb the quar-
antine regulations OF any State bat State
officials were made agents of the Ma.
tional quarantine system.
After debate the bill was amended and
passed.
The House resumed the consideration
of the Massachusetts contested election
case Dean against Field, and sitter de.
bate q vote was taken on the mino .ity
resolution, declaring Field entitled to a
seat. Result, yeas, l2O, nays ll9.
The Speaker, on announcing the vote,
cast his vote in the negative, thus tying
the vote and defeating the resolution.
This was received with great applause
on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Butler voted with the Democrats
in the negative, and the following Dem.
ocrs,s with the Republicans in the stiirm
stIve: Messrs. Harlrdge, Herbert,
Jones of Alabama, Potter, Res, Sten ger,
Walsh, Williams Of Delaware, and Cut
Ter.
Without coming to vste on the ma.
iorIty resolution, the House adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-28
WORSE THAN JOHN WALLACE.
AHorribIe and BeastIy Crime.

From Yesterdays Cumberland News.
Constable John Navln, of Western
port, arrived in this city yesterday morn
ing, having in charge Nathan Crow, OF
that place, who Was committed to jail on
charge OF attempting TO commit rape
upon his own daughter, who is not more
than six or seven years otage. The war
rant was sworn out before Justice
&. w. Sheetz by Crows own wife,
and it is said the evidence against
him il strong. The physicians testimo-
nv establishes the fact tina! tie deed had
been committed, and by statements made
outside of the evidence it Is alleged the
otfense was repeated several times.
When the facts became known after
Crows arrest thres.s of lynchirg him
were made. and Constable Navln did
not take him to the lookup, but kept
him during the Liyh: 81 his
(Nsvin's) house for sa'ety. Crow
IS a mSn OF about 50 years OF
age ard was st Oae time freight
engin eer on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. and more recently held similar
position on the Cumberland and Penn
.ylysnIa railroad. There sre two sides
to every story, and it is bat justice to the
accused TO state that upon being commit
ted be told the attendants 3. the jsll tha:
1t WAS "put-up job" on the part OF Liz
wife. We hope Tor the sake OF common
decor cy and humanity, that II will b.
shown that the accused was not guilty OF
the unnatural and reyotiag otense WITH
which he is charged.