The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-05-15

Our Correspondent.
Correspondence Times
Fort RILEY, May Ill nature and
man had formed combination for the
purpose of selecting desirable site for
military pest, prettier place than the one
upon which Fort Riley is located could not
have been chosen. Situated upon a COM
maudiug eminence, it would be, in case of
hostiiiiies, capable of controlling the sur
rounding country, and with a few good
guns could make things lively for any
force presUmptiye enough to make an at
tack The post il situated three miles
from Junction City and is fsvorite resort
for its citizens, who frequent there q good
deal to witness
THE PARADE OF THE TROOPS,
and listen to the concerts given BY the 10th
Infantry band-Fort Riley is the head
quarters OF the 10th L. S. Infantry,
General PenHypacker commanding,
and until Company A, Captain
Morse. was ordered to Southern Kansas to
assist in preventing the entry of the immi-
grant incursionists into the Indian Terrific
~, there were three companies of troops
besides these. This post was, or, for that
matter, is now, a cavalry Quitting depot,
there being large number of stables here
for the accommodation OF army horses, ex-
tensive. currsl4, etc. 1t is one of the neat
est posts in the country, aud the parade
ground ia as
FAIR AND GRASSY LAWN
as soldiers foot ever trod upon, being As
carefully Kept up and attended to -
though 1t were the front yard of palace.
The officers quarters and the barracks for
the troops are kept in a. good repair a. the
limited appropriations allowed by liberal
Congress will allow, although there is
good deal Of inconvenience experienced
through the medium of leaky roofs and
sUch other CoucOmitants Of what follows
the lack Of
THE NECESSARY SUPPLY OF MONEY.
| fact, which probably being well known
| needs no repetition. is that Fort Riley is
located IN the exact geographical center Of
| me United States, and the plain shalt which
| rises "A monument to the memory OF
| Maj. OGDEN, L. : A., who died at this post
during the cholera epidemic of 1855, is
shown 50 the exact center point Of our great
and glorious country. Msj. Ogden's re-
mains are row, | believe, at rest in the
beautiful National Cemetery at Fort Leav-
enworth. While at the post The TIMES
commissioner did not have the pleasure of
meeting
GEN. PENNYPACKER,
who is at present absent in New Mexico az
the presiding officer OF a court of inquiry
convened to look into some Territorial
matters. General Pennypacker is one of
the youngest colonies in the army,
and hiss record OF which any soldier
might be proud He has been shot all to
pieces, more or less, and carries many an
honorable wound upon his body, received
in the
| DEFENSE OF THE UNION.
Col. Rose. commanding the post, in Gen.
Pennypacker5 sbseEce, has also something
OF a history, having been the engineer in
charge Of famous tunnel through which
a large number of Union prisoners effected
to escape from the bondage of Libby, but
which, unfortunately, fell through. A
good story, and eminently characteristic, is
told by one OF Col Roses brother officers,
10 the effect that at the time OF his capture,
surrounded by the enemy, he
KEPT THEM AT BAY
with his revolver until an officer came
up, to whom the Plucky Colonel surrendered
with the remark, "lll give my revolver up
TO you, sir, bat I've put bullets into six OF
you ----, anyway IL isn't neces-
sary, | presume to give the Colonel's re-
mark entire, but every expression used by
him, with one exception, will be found in
the Bible, 20 that he cannut be accused OF
having been pFufane upon that occasion.
The anscdote goes 10 show the character Of
the man, who l. cool under all circum-
stances, and although his surroundings at
/ that time were
ANYTHING BUT PLEASANT AND CHEERFUL,
he managed to extract some comfort there
from. Since The departure, early Monday
morning, Of 60. y, Captain Morse command
ing, for Wichita, and detachment, under
Lieut.. Cu-huan, for Cotieyville, the post
has been comparatively quiet, although
there are still Two Companies remaining.
The boys have gone in pursuance OF the
| Presidents order, or proclamation Forbid
/ ding the eEcrOaChment Of the whites upon
/ the Indian Territory or their settlement
there, and while it is not pretended
that such a handful Of rlen can do much in
the way Of keeping back twenty five hun
bred, the moral effect Of the presence OF the
troops, il l. believed, will be all that il
needed.
| THE LUSACY OR vILLAISY
which induces some men to enroll them
selves as leaders Of and some newspapers to
| champion such a cause az il calcu-
lated 10 mislead thousands Of inno-
cent immigrants ard induce them
10 throw themselves into the way of
the national government as the direct vio-
la,ors Of it, express law, ia deprecated by
the army more than by any one else, for
such q duty "a the army il Low called up
on to perform il no. a pleasant one to
either officers or men. The end must in
eVitably be that the deluded immigrants
will be the sufferers, while the riDgleaders
will escape, and not only that but will
make money by the operation. Captain
Moses company IL to be
DISTRIBUTED AT VARIOUS POINTS
along the line between Wichita and Ar
kansas City, while Lieut. Cushman and his
detachment will remain at or near COffey-
vile A resort for travellers who are
spending Sunday at Junction City, an or
those who are roaming around in search OF
pleasure, Fort Riley offers many and su-
periOr attractions, and upon that day
more than any other the visitors are nu-
merous There il no spot in Kansas, tax
ing all in all, which il more attractive
than this little post, with one exception
Fort Leavenworth, the headquarters of the
Missouri,
THE LOvELIEsT PLACE
upon the continent, the garden Of the couD-
try. There Ia something irresistibly at
tractive about the army TO the average
civilian, and he therefore takes advantage
Of any and every opportunity offered to
witness the psgeantry and glitter which ac-
companies the colder. To tell the truth,
there il no place a visitor can go to be
better treated or received with greater
courtesy than at Fort Riley. During the
stay Of THE TIME commissioners at this
post, they surely couldn't complain Of q
lack Of consideration, az everything was
done to render their visit pleasant. To
Capt Richards, Regimental Adjutant, more
especially were We indebted for many marks
Of favor and kindness, az, indeed, to every
officer with whom we were brought in con-
tact. Fort Riley il still convulsed over the
recoilections OF the visit to the post, short
time sgo, Of
BCRDErTE, THE HAwKEYE HUMoRrsr,
And from all that could be learned it
was evident that the funny man had
a good time and enjoyed himself