The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-04

oonsible. Judge Foster said the question
wa. an important one, and deferred The dis
custom until the June term.
mandamus suit against tabette county
v Is the cause Of the suit.
Snow fell Thursday night.
The Custom House is going up.
Rev. J. E. Gilbert breaches against
dancing.
Topeka has more than her share Of staff
officers.
Col. Tilley is q; home 2ie' lew weeks
work at Fort Riley.
The Guards ou.ht 10 make their door
committee standing oIe.
Monsieur Baker of the Commonwealth re-
ports his paper in good condition.
Court adjourned Wednesday evening |
until 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Conductor jenkins is the most popular |
conductor passing through our city.
1t is rumoyed thst Capt. Needhsm will
resign to accept position on Col. Brad
!ey's staff.
Miss Wallace, Of St. Paul, attracted the
attention Of the Guards, and seemed 10 De
favorite.
Miss Dsyereux and Miss Bulleue, two CT
the society ladies from Lawrence, were at
the party.
US. Marshal Simpson = sick. Deputy
Marshall Shsrritt i IL attendance upon
Judge Foster.
Jesse Douglas, a leading young 5usines,
man of Topeka, formerly lived in Lesven-
| worth, and attended DR.. Heudric-s' a-..ooi.
The Kansas Pacific accommodation
ths; leaves Topeka fJr The East at 6 10 the
morning, is provided win tls Horton re-
| Ginning seats.
Senator Brown, the new clerk Of the
Supreme Court, has been we'll "br5ke in, p
and ssys that lie likes his position. All
praise his official ac.s.
The work On Tie State House wing IA
progressing. The contractors have made
a compromise, and there is now said 10 be
harmony between them.
Cliff Baker ia local Of the Common
,realth, Mr.. Roberts, formerly of Oskaloosa,
il on the CagitI, and Mr. Gregory does the
sensational io- the JoTaci
Lieutenant Moore, q The Capitol
Guards, and paymss!er Of the Santa Fe
road, formerly lived IN Lesvenwor;h, and
was employed by Hershds.d & Mitchell.
Topeka is the pisCe Tor manageable
young ladies. Ii has q less number OF
young ladies than any town of its size in
the country. 1t takes about three weeks
fer girl 10 receive an oiier at the Capital.
The boardsrs at the Teft House are
mostly engaged IN manufacturing States
political ones. Topeka has about the
same idea that LsayenwOrth had ten years
ago, that it could make srd unmake Gov
ernors and Senator's.
The new partner in the S'ots Journal
! Mr.. Hewell, brought large job office from
Chicsgo. His specially ia chromsiic en-
velopes. He prints thousands every
month. Yesterday he Was filing an order
for Marder, Luse q Company, of Chicsgo.
The ball of the Capitol Guards was q
great success. The Opera House was hand.
somely decorated, aad the drill in the esrIy
part ofthe evening 6xcelIerf. TIE varioU.
committees deserve credit Tor their work,
as also DO President " alton and Secretary
Valentine.
/ Hudson & Ewing, publish The Farmer
| Young Fl'Is, Daily and WeaEy Cap til. Nj
Hudson says il lie can iad suitable edi'
tor. he will add religions publication to
the list. He has ordered a Cotirsll aLd
BIbcock two revolution press, sEd he's
just pu, up new engine.
| f. L. Smith, the genial. ~, rula- N lGaler
of the telegraph cince, leaves Topeka on
the - attend upon the senatorial lives
ITCHING committee in Washington. lie
will be accompanied by his accomplished
wife, who will BE- OF hand TO cheer his
dreary lie in q dungeon cell, should he
meet the fate OF contumaciCUs and recall
cItrant witnesses.
Superintendent Lsmon Gays that tie
late decision of Inc Supreme Cyur-, in re-
gard to the one mill school tax, collected
by the State, will cut of a revenue OF
- 500 to Leayenworth, and will limit our
school year to about seven months, unless
our Board of Education 60 in debt or raise
the money from other sources. He men
toned az 4 pecrliar feet That most Of the
counties pay into this fund more than they
receive back. The law only benefited the
cities where there was such large pOpG-
lstion Justice Horton held that the law
| was atill in force, while Judges Brewer and
| Valentine decided that ii was repealed.