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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-09
9 EtSseEs' Nip (HD0i and th(
Panama RsilrOad.

Panama kai1rOad.
New YORK, August Sth.-The
Sun, which announces the opening
of subscription books to the 18th
mus Canal here yesterday, says:
About 500 shares have been taken.
A reporter interviewed persons in
terested in the scheme. Charles
g. Lincoln, a stockholder in the
Panama Railroad said, "We have
no reason to oppose the canal, and
should one be built, we should Ger
tainly prefer De Lesseps' route. II
the Nicaragua or any southern
route were constructed, as advocat-
ed by Admiral Ammen and Mems
cal, the Panama road would lose
half its traffic. If Lesseps builds
on our route he has to buy US out
or pay us handsome interest on
the capital invested. Why, then,
should we oppose him?"
The largest stockholders in the
Panama Railroad are Trenor w.
Park, Charles G. Francklyn and
John r. Marshall. Most of them
are out of town. but they are un
derstood to coincide with Lincoln $
views.
The Sun adds that the shares
aubscribed for yesterday were by
personal friends of Lesseps. No
further subscriptions are expected
to day.
rhe Remavni ofN New Yatk Poiice
Commissioner smith.
New YORK, August Sth Re-
viewing the removal OF Pol ce
Commissioner Smith, the Sun
says: There is no bureau Of min
compoops to lay it to this time.
Euher Tilden has very little iufiu-
ence with the Governor AMI Nav or
ot his own making, or the unjusl
and Illegal removal Of Genera
Smith must be laid to his charge
" hat the effect will he on Tilden'- :
poll ical foltun.s remains to be
seen. he IL strong man and he
may be strong enough to do such
thlnga. We shall see.
Ds.tb Of. v-trrnn J.urnsi,st,
| PROVIDENCE, r. T., August 9th
-Samuel S. Foss, for forty year,
editor and proprietor OF the Woon-
s'cket Patriot, died to-day.
DS"k suspsoded.
i MONTREAL, August Sth.-The
Exchange Bank OF Canada sus-
pended to-day.
Dssivuc,iye Fire sn OrI,,ia.
ORTLLIA, Ont, August Sth.-A
fire last night burned about twenty
buildings In the heart Of the town
1t extended from the corner oi
Mis-issago and Peter streets to
Grifiin's store on the west, and up
to aud including the Alblon Hotel
on the south. Loss, 500, 900; part
ly insured.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-09

se~~HSwnnp rnd Hforpnins habit ahso't ~ and
ENE leY sss,ssli.y earaI Painlcss, I.,..,I tiiy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-09
EAST Err N.
Left WashtngtO..

WAsHINGToN, August Sth.-The
President and Mrs. Hayes le I on
the Tallapoosa for Fortress Mon.
roe. The Secretary of the Navy,
General Gutter and
Chief of Construction Easily have
gone to New York.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
4 Spisgu African Pet,

Among the numerous pess OF the South
AfrIcsn bush, one of the most Orm,dable il
the puff adder, 40 called from il habit of
inf ting lis h. a and neck Just before strik-
ing its prey. Its mode 81 attack il to throw
back its head, and strike downward with
the two hooked teeth that pr, Jet from its
upper Jaw, inf cling a wound which il al
most invariably fatal. Its fopdness for
proving upon mice, which are its chief food,
frequently leads it into the house. of the
colonis:', who find il a very troublesome
guest, inssmuch as it, body Is 80 tough and
elastic a. to defy almost any
weapon except a charge OF shot
On one occasion, the wife OF a missionary
living 10 one OF the remotest settlements OF
Cape Colony, noted on the floor OF the
room in winch she was sitting the empty
skin Of q mouse, ont Of which the tiesh had
been sucked as clean as could have been
the inside Of an orange Detecting at once
the weli-kno~n trace of the puff adder, she
cautiously searched the whole room, and At
length. lifting the corner of tie mating
upon which her baby was lying asleep,
found the snske cooled up underneath.
With great p essence OF mind she refrsined
from disturbing it, and, stepping TO the
door. called one Of her Dutch servants, who
speed'ly made 4 cad Of the intruder with
his gun
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
THE n.YOR aNDCITY COUNCIL.

4 very unfortunate stale OF affairs exists
in the city administration. The Mayor
made some new appointments which devel
oped the fact of an agreement among q
majority of the Council TO defeat the nomi
nation OF any new man. In fact, the ma.
jority OF the Council say 10 the Mayor all
the spPoiatees during the two years of his
administration shall be his enemies, and
shall be the political and personal friends
Of the Council only. The whole pur-
pose seems 10 be 10 organize the ma
chinery of the city government in open
and avowei hostility to the Mayor.
Councilmen openly proclaimed that they
had agreed to do 20. Every man who has
any knowledge Of the duties and resporsi
bilities Of the Mayor. must know that hi
appointees mus. be his friends, men who
are in sympathy with the policy Of the
| Mayor and who will work in harmony
| with him. II it is otherwire, the Mayor
has little to expect except quarreiling ard
pickering by the Council.
It is the province OF the Council to make
laws for governing the city. The Mayor
ia the executive, who, with his sppointees
must see that the laws are enforced.
The action If the Council was plain at
tempt IN lis part to invade
the rights and prerogi;ives OF the Mayor
and the sooner they abandon the attempt
the better i, will he for the welfare Of the
city.
Mayor Fortescue il one Of our best bust
ness men, and is well fitted for the respou-
-i5le position 10 which he Was elected lie
has a grea. work before him, and needs the
encourage ment and corporation Of every
citizen of Leavenworlh.
viii the Council stand by him, or will
they continue 10 create disturbance and
sntagonize every attempt of the Mayor 10
protect the interests Of the city.
We say % the Mayer stand firm. Weld
not one iota Of your right to a rabbi, of
men who ere bound 10y pretended pledges
to give support to certain individuals for
Office. You have the right to nominate
II il your administration, and you
will he held responsible for it. Il
you yield and nominate men at the dicta
ton of your enemies, the appointees will
teel during your tern OF office that they
are not responsible to you, but to the Coun-
ell. You had better resign than to do
it, and auY honorable Councilman
who honestly and sincerely desires
your administration 10 be a credit to your
self ard the city, will grant You the right
that 50 clearly belongs 10 you. Our bust
ness uen express themselves freely as hsv
ing f1ll confidence in the Mayor and will
sustain him in the course which he has
marked ont for himself.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
TILE nI>SISNIpEIn ruEn

Capt. Esds left New Orleans last Satur-
day for Washington TO collect $500 OO
from the Government, payable by contract
20 soon as he had secured depth Of chan
mel of % feet by 200 feet broad. There is
DOW really a channel of &c feet deep, lack
ing only fcrty feet at its nsrrowest point Of
being 200 feet wide. So soon as this shall
have been secured ont, another 100000
will be due. Parties 10 New Orleans, who
are best competent to judge, state that TIE
entire work will be complete by June 10.
1t is believed there that the marked success
of these New Orleans ietties has paved
the way for a like Improvement Of the
Mississippi river wherever it is subject 10
similar deposits. Capt. Eads has proposed
a plan for the lowering of the bed of the
great river from the gulf TO Cairo that will
completely do away with the present fear
fully expensive and inefficient levees,
which have to be built higher and higher
each year as the deposits elevate the bed Of
the river
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
MILL. LIE AEIA III

There is said to be considerable appre.
hension among some of the Republican
Senators that the President will ultimately
approve the appropriation bill with it
rider" Opinions to this effect were .1.
pressed in the caucuss last Saturday. Gen.
Garfeld's admission in the House, during
the recent debate, that a bill might be
passed as separate measure containing
the Objectionable features Of the army bill,
has contributed largely to produce alarm
among those Republicans who think that
Gen. Garfield may hsve had authority
from the President to make such state
mept. Those who have the best means ot
information, however, say there is no pos
sible doubt that the President will veto the
bill in its present shspe
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
aOCUS DIVORCES

A New York World reporter gives an &C
count Of the manner in which he procured
divorce through the agency of one OF
those sharks who advertise to effect such
separations without publicity, a, at email
expense, in any State. In this instance,
the client really had no wife, but made the
lawyer think he had. He was freed from
his supposed consort by the alleged decree
Of Wisconsin court, though the parties
were not residents of that State. After
getting his decree, which had all the ap-
pearance OF Icing genuine, tie reporter
visited Wisconsin, and found that the docu-
ment was forgery. Some of the officials
whose names were signed, were non-exist-
ent, while the signature Of the judge had
been initiated. The seal Was not the
genuine one, but had respectable look.
The inference is that the rascally counsel,
supposiDg that his customers would never
90 so far west, was willing that they should
commit b;gamy in order thst he might get
his fees. The Void proprietors have di-
rec;sd the reporter to secure his arrest. If
convicted, his punishment will be impris-
0u-1ent for from one to FIVE wears.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
r"E VA. SOUTH AMERI1s.

Chill and Bolivia have been at war for
some time, but "a j. the case with South
American wsra generally, il is hard to find
out what II ia about. Il seems that the
present dispute be:seen the two powers
named, is in regard to question of bound.
! airy, and ia stated as,follows:
IA hitherto the border has been consid
cred 90 BE- a barren and worthless territory,
the two republics got along very comforta.
| bly,, bat not many years sgo large trade
in gusDo and nitrate deposits was developed
| IN this district. This led to a treaty for the
| i1int regulation of the district
which did not work very well. Five
wears ago new treaty was made
| drawing {: definite boundary, in which
| ii was also stipulated that as the nitrate
| works on the Bolivian side Of the line were
chiefly established by Gillian enterprise
hey should be exempt from export dutie.
for twenty five yesrs. The Bolivian gov.
eminent, however, being hard up for mon
ey. violated this provision By laying a ia
duty upon all nitrates exported from il.
| territory. The owners refused to paw
| wherstpon the government attempted &c
collect it. The owners then placed them
selves under the protection of the Chilians
who warned the violators to desist. The
latter persisted in their effort to collect the
duty. and then Chilli declared war, and
sending sufficient force, occupied the ri
trate territory. 1t is intimsted that IT,,
real struggle has not begun, as Peru threat
ems 70 esp0use the cause of Bolivia in which
case it is not impossible that the Argentine
Re2ublic msy come to the help of Chill
and thus precipitate a continental war.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
Ta = SCHOOL HOARD.

We have lit il TO be our duty on two OF
three occasions 10 call attention to certain
sct- of the School Board, and there is still
much ir the Conduct Of that body deserv-
ing of criticism. One of the most OBJ,
noXious features is that recently adopted OF
sitting 10 icrret session. This il not only
anti-repuhl!cau, but wholly without war
rant If law. Being representative body.
the School Board has no right, moral or
legal, 10 organic itself into ''star cham
bsr' and transact business in the
dark. The people have a perfect right
to know everything that is done by the
Board. ANY citizen who desires 10 be
present at meeting Of the Board has a
right to be there, and the Board hss no
more right 10 forbid him than it has TO
order him of the sidewalk. Unless the
Board desired or intended to do something
wrong it would not want TO exclude the
public from its meetings, and the very fact
that it seeks 20 transact business secretly il
proof that there is something rotten. The
truth OF the matter is that certain members
Of the Board desire to pursue policy in
regard 10 the bonds which they know will
not be endorsed by the people,
They intend to ride rough-shod
over public sentiment, and do
what the bondholders want them to do
regari>-s of the public interest They
have contempt for the common people,
snd think'the average citizen or snail tax
payer, hasn't any business TO know what
the Board chooses to do, in lis aristocrstic
way. They have no regard for the wishes
of the PEOPLE. One If the members who is
most sc;ive in the interest Of the bond
holders. recently declared that be didn't
"csre damn what the people want ard
the sane sentiment seems to be entertained
by msj 1ri,y OF the Board.
The people do not pay enough attention TO
the transactions of this body. Certain mem
bers of the Board are now trying to force |
through a scheme for re-bonding all the |
school indebtedness of the city at par, and |
thus t4s,en upon the people burden Of
debt that might Just as we'll be cancelled
by compromise. Ii the people want TO
struggle on under our present ruinous rate
Of taxation, such policy is all right; but
if they want to reduce our public debt, and
our taxes. SO that people csn sfacrd TO live
here, it Is time tor th,m To waAe up, and
and Try to teach their public servants to
Scare dsmn" for The public interest
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24

The County Commissioners are paving
the way 10 a compromise Of the bonded
debt OF the county. The basis upon which
they propose 10 settle ia twenty-five cents
fiat for the Fl. Des Moine Railroad bonds,
fifty cents fl At for the Missouri River and
Kansas Pacific Railroad bonds and fiIy
cents for all other bonds
TIE compromises ere working intelii-
gently and honestly, and will accomplish
results which viii be approved by their
constituents
The city having to pay about one half
Of tie county debt will not be sble 10 pay
on compromise more than one half a.
much A. the county. We are glad to he
able to say that Mayor For escue fully sr-
preciates the financial situation, and with
his great business ability will aid the
County Commissioners. ard with the c.
operation Of the Council, We predict viii
make compromise with our city credi-
tors that wi he satisfactory to al.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24

anticipate q food of rain here. 1t might
be well for farmers and gardeners to push
their planting.
This is based upon Prof Hawn's theory
that the rsiofsll throughout the Missouri
Valley is in proportion to the snow fall in
the Rocky Mountains during the previous
winter. And this is not al theory,
but has BEEN demonstrated By
observation extending over period OF more
than twenty years, and in all that time
there has not been single exception to
the rule. When there has been much
snow IN the mountains there has b,ea q wet
season in the valley, and rice uers1.
But We do not think there has been any
scarcity OF snow during tie past win:ei
throughout the mountain districts general
". True, as our correspondent rays, the
fall has been light in the district around
Salt Lake, but in other parts it has
been fuily up to the average. Ac
counts from Leadville and The re
gion west Of Denver, agree that in thai
vicinity the snowfall during the pas; seasor
has been very heavy. This will Offset il
part the scarcity in the Salt Lake region
and while, as we have said above, there i
no danger, according to Professor HaSn'
rule, of too much rain during the comm.
season, the prospect ia good for fair aver
age precipitation. unless the scarcity o
snow in the mountains Ia much more gener
al than at present appears.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
X sN>AS-
Ti!de1 Expected By Democrats -
ssrari the Republican Choice.

Ti!dea Expected By Democrats =
Grari the Republican Choice.
New York Times, 10
LAWRENCE, Kan, April "a large ma
jDrity OF the Democrats Of this part of the
State are in favor OF ex-Gov. Hendricks, of
Indians, as their first choice for the Dsmo-
cratic nomin atom FIR the Presidency in
1880 NJ Tild.n hiss few Influential
supporters, manly hsrd money Democrats.
The Republican sentiment il largely in
favor of ~x-Prsident Grant Next to
Grant Seustor Blaine would be the choice
of maj rity. EH-Minister Washburn.,
of Illinois, has many supporters, ard would
be acceptable TO the party generally.
TOPEKA, Kan, April "A careful can
vas among the leading Republicans Of
Kansas, a1d an examination Of the Sepub
lican papers OF the State, give ssti-factt r.
evidence that Gen. Grant Is the first choice
for the nomination for President bv the Re-
publican party. The feeling is rot only
that he is The most available candid ale, but
the best that can be male.
A similsr canvas among Democrats shows
that the real choice Of a large msjority Of
that party Is about equally divided between
Thurman and Hendricks, with Thurman
10 the lead. While this ia the fact, the
general expression is that Tilden will be
nominated, and that Kansas will send a
delegation 10 the Democratic National
Convention which will work and vote for
him.
LsAvESwoRrH, KAN, April 5.-Hen-
bricks is the choice Of a majority of the
Democracy, although come prefer Tilden.
some 3 yard, and some Hancock.
The Republicans, by large msjority,
sre for Grant, Blaine next, then Conkling.
The Democracy will swallow any body. The
Republicans will be solid for any good
man
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24

/ In an action on the covenant of war
raBty, IT, a deed of con veyance nom Defend
ant Ia plaintiff, the tind'ugs of facts show
tdat at the date of the delivery of tue deed,
there were liens ON the ! ropeTty tor unpaid
taxes, penalties ana charges of Si3i.s6, that
ABOUT tue time Of the execution OF the deed,
pIaiutIH received $50 from "a deb or { de-
trudtut which ne agreed To accept and use in
the pay myut and II -scharge of such liens. He
failed tO do So uutI! the liens greatly exceed
ID the $50. HID, the plant II was not enIi-
titled 10 recover .sS GA breach OF warranty.
= In a reference had before n referee, after
the evidence had all been concluded, the
plaintiff produced and read affidavit tor
the continuance OF the hearing for fifteen
days that he might OBTAIN additional evil
druc- ON the alleged ground of surprise
HCd that ~ II did not sprear that the evi-
d-nce was material to the issues the referee
committed 40 error in overruiing his appli-
cation.
In an action for the recovery of money
o IIy, III which the defendant filed for his de-
1 rs a set off and the referee reports that the
defendant l. entitled under the evider ce To q
Judgment Tor S26', and upon the motion of
pltlutit to sci aside the report ami findings
the court reduces the claim 10 $50, and en-
tiers Judgment ACCORDINGLY HID, not error
for tGe court 20 taS the costs in favor OF
the Diet nd4ut notwit hstsndina the modifica-
ton Oi the referees report.
MI the justices cOncursIng.
y true copy At est: A. HAMNArr,
n, Clerk Supreme Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24

The New York WortTs Washington cor
RESPONDENT announces that there is a "bare
possibility that Mr.. Wood nav give up tn
chairmanship of the Ways and Means at
the last moment" in which event We are in
formed "sone Northern Democrat will he
appointed in his place." The World in
commenting on this says. at ought to be
understood in New Yoik, that there il no
Democrat, northern or southern, who might
rot be made chairman Of the Committee on
Wsys and Means with lees positive danger
ard le<s probable disgrace to the Demo-
cratic party than Mr. Fernando Wood. As
an advocate of subsidies in their worst
form, Of protective duties, Mr. Randall may
lind it hard nov to understand this There
will be no difficulty, however, in teaching
him to understand it some time before .
National Democratic Conveu' ion invites
him to take The placs Of Mr. Besdrieks IS
its vics-pessidsstial csndidste, With Judge
6tepAea Fia1A. 81 Callfoenia. q he head Of
~ 49, = Ilao IN, Hldaa..
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
decorative Wives

Decoration il nowadays carried to such
lengths in the household, that it extends
even 10 choice Of the feminine head. Most
Americans marry for love, or for what they
conceive to be such-ma,rimony is far
more romantic with us than with any
other nation-but many OF them msrry for
graf fcstion Of their decorative sense, and
are Iikslier 10 be content than if hey had
higher or nobler aim. Passion is blind:
affection is partial; but fondress fJr deco,
ratiye art, even when it includes a wife,
NAV he steady and induced without dis
appointment. The chances for connubial
happiness are, perhaps, better melted by
desire for uxorial decoration than by desire
for sympathy and realiz ition of the ideal
Whether they are or not, the fact remains
that decorative wives are in demand, and
the demand il freely met.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
PRETTY WELL OFF FOR Is ERKs

There are thirty -four Senators in the Mis-
souri, Legislature, and the Senate now in
session employs ffty-fve clerks, or a little
more than clerk and half 10 each Sens-
tor. 1t is usually supposed that very few
of the committees in each House Of State
Legislature have business enough TO ju,tify
the employment of clerks, but our Missouri
neighbors have clerk for each committees
and twenty-one at large" 1t is not unfair
or unreasonable to suppose that the chief
labor of these fifty-fve clerks consists of
drawing from the treasury their five dollar,
each per day. A good Illustration Of Dem
ocratic economyn
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-24
AGRATsFYING vINDIc,Tto>

Our readers have not forgotten the infa-
nous and groundless charges brought hv
the late Governor of Kansas against Gen
T. T. Taylor, and other members who
served with him upon the Board. IL should
be remembered also that General TAYLOR
was re-appointed to his plsce by Governor
St. John in obedience to voluntary requests
of prominent citizens in all parts of the
State, andwas confirmed by the unanimous
vote Of the Senate-not one Senstor going
against him, or even hesitating. General
Taylor is one of the best men in the State
hon. J. 7. Bsusermsn, of this city. who was
also one OF the members of the Board, il
known 10 all our readers 10 be man whose
character is above reprosch, and il is highly
gratifying TO the friends of these gentlemen.
as well as TO the lovers of honesty srd ius.
tice everywhere, to know that they have
been 30 fully vindicated of the villsipous
charges made against them by one who did
not scruple to attempt the ruin of The best
men in the State if he might thereby fur.
ther his own personal ends. Governor ST.
John deserves the thanks of the people for
his appointment of General TAYLOR in Oh.
position to the protests of the Elk Governor