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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11

s. 10000. The gold coined in this shape
only serves to pile up in the treasury
vaults or as bank reserves, because the pub
lie prefer bills to coin as large in denomina-
ton as $50. But gold coins OF SO, 50 and
$3.50 would remain in circulation ii paid
out by the United States Treasury in
proper proportions and in the proper man
ner, The Tribune thinks the Secretary Of
the Treasury might obyiste the difficulty
complained Of, to q very great extent, were
he 20 minded, and says:
| Secondary sherman has in manifold ways
syipced MS Discrimination to aid in bringing
| me silver dollars into circulation, but he Ger
tainly cannot nave any PR JUDGE against the
| circulation OF gold. II he has no such prelu-
| lice he shou d instruct Mr.. Burchard, the CT
| rector of the Mint, to coin gold pieces OF the
| smaller denominations, and he should then
1 make pubic disbursements parity In silver
| dol ars, partly in gold pieces of SO, ., anC
| ESQ, and partly in greenbacks. This would
| De n accordance with the present fnancia
| sysieLn of adouole specie standard and pa
| ter currency based theron.
| A large amount of gold il now coming lnt'
! this 1untry from abroad, and VIII contnu
| TO come for many months in exchange 10
American exp orts, and II will only depen'
| upon Government coinage ana Juulclous uis
. | BurssH!enI to Introduce "A considerable pro
| por:iU. Of tu!s new gold into general circula
/. uon Win g and $50 god pieces to DO In
| service of small bills there Will be "a
! porular objection TO the silver dollars tor IN
| s.lif smaller transactions. This introductlo
7 OF both gold and silver arcong the peopl,
| even II p1Tt OF II he boarded, Will materi
! ally strengthen rtsum ptlon and the populd
2 / confidence therein. There will be no genera
/ anNiets to return to any form OF fat money
| fine people actually handle the gold and 81
yer upon equal terms with the greenback
, and rice rer-G We can conceive Of no goo
? | reason why he bulk of the gold in the coui
D try should be coined into pieces too large it
- | actual circulation, and no possible otJectio
4. the smaller cenomina atoms among the go
. pieces. On the contrary, a reversal oil u
| policy thai has heretofore been pursued 81
n | Oh lousy produce the most beneficial resul
e 10 the people and tue Government.
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SM ALL BILLS

The Chicsgo Tribune refers 20 the IRE.
vailing scarcity of small bills, and attribute
ii, in part to the unwillingness of banks to
bear the expense of sending on large bills
to Washington and bringing back smsll
bills in exchange. 1t has been wisely sug.
gested that change of policy in the coin
ing Of gold would relieve the Inconvenience
that arises from the want of small bills,
and at the same time bring gold into cir
culation along with silver, greenbacks, and
bank notes. The great bulk of all the gold
coinage of this country since 1850 has con-
sisted of double eagles, or $40
pieces. There had been coined up
to the close of 1877 nearly
s9oo0O0.O0o in these double eagles, while
the total coinage of all other gold pieces
fell short Of $4,000 1000. hiss the
coinage of double eagles was ST.. 2s4 $40
while that of SO pieces. SIS pieces, and
$3.50 pieces. all put together, Was only
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11

Secretary Sherman is credited with say
ing that hut for the heavy payments OF
account Of arrears Of pensions, under tbs
new act of Congress, the public debt would
have been reduced during August more
than $4,000 600, instead of about -, 500,
600 !. that the revenues of the nation are
slowly but steadily and surely increasing
that all the ARREARS Of pensions will be
Inundated this year, and, after that, the
public debt will (under ordinary circum,
stances) be largely diminished. As it il
he says that but for the lavish sppropria
lions OF the last Congress, the debt would
have been greatly reduced, and he think:
that the next session will be impslled by
the force of public opinion to be NOR,
econ Dmical.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
The MINNEAPOLIS Races.

Chicago Tribune special from Min
ne spoiis Sept. lst says:
delay IN the arrival OF the stables Of
Srlan and Pae will probably result in the
pOstponemen; Of the 2::22 class tomorrow,
the opening day in the races in the Great
Western CIrcnit. Dan Mace arrived to day
with Darby, Hopeful, and the remainder OF
his stsbl,, except Argonant, entered to the
80 class. A match will be made between
Hopeful and Darby for a purse of $1,000
for Friday, TO take the place of he special
purse for Hopeful and Rarus. There was
no active demands for pools tonight, and
the only sales were made in the 2:50 class,
in which the field sold for $40, Hattie K. for
:, sind John K. for s.. The entries in the
running race for three-y year Odds are Isaac
Staples Athelstone, Sam E:ker's Minnie
Lewis, and John A. Shaw's John Davis.
The entries in the mile dash for all ages
are Sam Ecker. z. h. Bill Bsss and his b.
g. Krurp Gun, and Isaac Staples Florence
Payre
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Consul M0sby's Revelations


Consul Mosby at hongkong has let out the
"rue inwardness" of the chinese emigration
from that port. 1t has always been notice
able that the people of that coast, in their
efforts TO stop the yellow tide" never receiv-
ed much sympathy from our officials In
china. But the reason, so far as Hong kong
is concerned, is now appearant 1t ia at
that place that all the chinese embark.
Ia tie last few year,, according 10 Mo=by,
upwards OF $50, 600 have been collected In
fees from emigrants by fcrmer Consuls.
The fees ought to have been paid INTO the
Treasury. But they have not. The fact
is brought out because Consul Messy wants
to pocket them himself, but he is too honest,
even if he was a guerilla. to do 30 without
first obtaining the sanction of the Govern
ment. The perquisites in question are quite
large enough TO bliss the Official mind
What is the use Of having a country If one
cannot turn it to good account occasionally,
A Chinese outpouring on the United States
might be bad in the abstract, but there wa
great deal Of concrete Satisfaction IN th'
|
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Liberal CAMP MEETING.

The camp meeting OF the Liberals and
SpiritualIsts begins al Bismarck Grove 10.
day. Some OF the most prominent speak
era, in the Liberal ranks, will be on hand
and address the people daily during tbs
continuance Of the meeting. Reduced
rates have been secured on all the railroad
and there is 10 doubt that large audiences
will BE- in attendance. We have seen il
stated that the Liberalists of Philsdelphis
haye chartered train of cars to run
through from Philadelphia 10 Bismarck
and intended TO come out in force. 1t il
regard as national affair, and will be
largely attended. The TINES will have
a reporter on the grounds during the meet.
ing, and will publish daily reports.
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BEHIND THE FOOTLiGHTs.

ALI Burnet has recovered sufficiently to
be around
Maurice Barrymore has daughter who
will De of age in 1897.
Any Partner" Was produced at the Un-
ion Square Theatre Monday night.
Miss Ellen Cummins will be Lawrence
Bsrretts leading lady this season..
Edward Compton, who is to support Miss
Nelson, is accused Of being a poet.
''Nssby's" play, "The Widow Bedott," is
having a.big run in. Chicago-drsws crowd
ed houses and gives Subtraction.
Harry Weber and his dramatic COM
pany are playing round OF comedies at
the Academy OF Music, Des Moines, thi.
week.
J. George Reed, Jr., is wiring four.ac!
fsrcical comedy for Charles Crosby, which
will be produced early this month in New
| York.
The Olympic Theatre ia doing very
successful business, having full house:
q ghtly. The management is enforcing al
excellent rule, permitting no loungers il
front.
| Inc Herald Is daily publishing column
on the theatrical outlook of that city pre-
sentiug the opinions of managers. The
general tone is that there will be goo,
deal OF "swash" abroad.
| The EEgUirer seriously calls other pa
pers TO task for misstatements and bluuder
while 1t assures its readers that Nine
DOckrill fell from her horse in Indisnapol
Ia and sprained her ankle.
"Fatinitzs" commenced its second wee
a; Hooley's Theater Monday evening. Tn
performance ia much more sa;isiactor
than Ii was on the opening nights. Tn
audience was large one.
October 18th is the date Of Miss Mar
Anderson's APPEARANCE III Chicago. Sh
will then begin an engagement for on
week at McVicker's. She intends to max
the part OF the Countess, in Sherida
Knowles PLAY of "Love, or the Counties
) and the Serf," The principal role.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
VERY SENSATIONAL
sembiance Of Truth Therein-B he
Notorious Nate Bender Found.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, September The
press agent at Fort Smith telegraphs az
follows: Sheriff Whitehall, of New Mexico,
claims in the St. Louis papers to have die
covered the notorious Kate Bender in the
person OF an alleged murderess known az
Mrs. Dora Hesser Deneger In support of
this belief he addresses many plausible
particulars. That he il on the wrong track
the following statements will simply prove.
JOS. Pratt, the former husband of Mrs
Deneger, resides in this city. lie says he
married Dora Hesser in Dayton, Ohio, in
ls6S, and in 1870 moved with her to their
place and lived here during the period OF
the Bender tragedies. In 1915 he obtained
divorce from her ON the ground Of aban-
donment She afterwards went to work a.
cook Tor Deneger, and in May, 1879, went
with him TO New Mexico. She il charged
with instigating Deneger's son to murder
his father. Willy Deneger has written
here for evidence Of the fathers cruelty ard
admitted killing his father by shooting
him through the head. He il in Jail in
New Mexico.
Malone, who killed Sheriff Leming, in
Scott county, has been indicted for murder
IN the first degree. lie was refused bail apd
committed to jsil.
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Rarely Fails to Encourage Reopen
lance.

Chicago Times, 81

The whipping-post was revived for q
brief season, yesterday, at London, Ontario,
for the purpose of chastising an Indian
whose otfense was an indecent assault upon
little girl. Having been convicted of a
similar crime long ago, and imprisoned,
the Judge before whom he recently appeared
decided that the case came within the
meaning of Canadian law which provides
for the hogging OF villains of his ilk;
whereupon, besides depriving him of his
liberty, he sentenced him to twenty. five
lashes. The gentleman who oficiated with
the cato nine tails was well fitted for the
work in hand by years OF service in the
royal army as drummer. The long roll
which he beat on the back of the savage
lacersted the flesh in g shocking manner,
but, true to the stoicism of his race, not q
murmur escaped the lips of the euIprit
Repugnant and brutal as this method Of
punishment Is. il rarely fails TO encourage
repentance-during its il fiction, at least
something which mere Imprisonment does
not always accomplish.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
Illicit Southern Distiileries.
IChicago Journal, 81

The Southern "moonshiners," or illiei!
distillers, continue to swindle the Govern
ment out OF its Just revenues, and carry on
their nefarious business with desperate per-
sistence and adroitress In Alabama they
compel every man who visits their distiller-
les to work for them, either by cutting
wood aud firing up at the distillery fur
nsoes, or performing other labor in connec.
ton with the contrabsnd production OF
spirits. This course incapscita,es the vic
Tins for government witnesses against them,
for they are then particeps criminis in the
business, and no man is obliged to Grim
mate himself BY his evidence. In the same
section two witnesses tor the government
were almost whipped to death and COM
PEELED to leave the country. In Marion
county, few days ago, Deputy Marshal
Green, United States Commissioner Bell,
Deputy Collectors Shause and Mcintire
were compelled to fee the couury BY an
srmed torce Of the distillers and their SYM
pathizers, but have been reinforced and re-
turned. The parsimony Of Congress in not
appropriating money for the subjugatiop Of
those illicit distillers cripples the officers
and emboldens the criminals.
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Pos,onice Changes IN Kansas,

During the week endIng August %, 1879.
Furnished by Vim. Van Week Of the
Postofice Department.
ESTABLISHED.
Belle Meade, Meade county, Reuben A.
Mllligan, posimsster.
DISCONTINUED.
Mount Vernon, Chautsugua county.
Nicholas, Rice county.
NAME AND SITE CHANGED.
Risley, Marion county, to Hillsboro.
PosTMAsTERs APPoINTEp.
Bunker Hill, Russell county, II. c.
Brown.
Grainheld, Cove county, Julius Water
stradt.
Long Branch, Norton county, Mr.. LG-
cinda Newton
NettletoD, Edwards county, Cyrus II.
Kirkpatrick
Spring Dell, Sumner county, Marshall
W. Boyd.
Vincent, Osborne county, Cyrus s.
Knous.
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by Universal Accord.

AYERS CATHARTIC Pills are the best o
all purgatives for family use. They are the
product Of long, laborious. and successful
chemical Investigation, and their extenaiye
use by physicians in their practice, and by
all civilized nations proves them the best
and most efectusl purgaiive Pill that medi-
cal science can devise. peing purely vege-
table no harm can arisf from their use. In
intrinsic value and curative powers no other
Pills can be compared with them, and every
person, knowing their virtues, will employ
them, when needed. They keep the syz,em
in perfec, order, and maintain in healthy
action the whole machinery Of life. Mild,
searching and effectual, they are specially
adapted to the needs of the digestive sppa-
ra,us, arrangements of which they prevent
and cure, if timely taken. They are the
best and safest physic to employ for chill
dren and weakened constitutions, where q
mild but efiectual cathartic is required.
FoR SALE By ALL DkALERs.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
The Kansas City Exposition.


So fsr from lis being beneficial and in
struc,ive display, denoting the marvellous
progress that has been made in agriculture
the mechanic arts, invention, horticulture
and every industry calculated TO illustrate
the prosperity and ameliorate the condition
of the people, it has degenerated into a
mere attempt to cater to the capricious ap.
petite for popular amusement. So far from
stimulating a spirit of emulation among
producers by an offer Of fair and liberal
premiums, and thus inducing an exhibition
that will advertise the best achievements
of the rich Missouri Valley, the manage.
ment repel exhibitors by offering the meresi
bagatelle OF premiums in all the leading
departments OF an agricultural fair, and
lavishly wasting their resources on the
attractions OF the speed ring and other
methods of putting money in the pockets
of the association, irrespective 9th merit:
OF the exhibition.
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SOUTHERN LAW BREAKERs
Whipping Witnesses Almost TO
Death Who Testify for the Govern

ment.
WASHINGTON, September THE secre-
tary of the Treasury furnishes the follow
ing for publication:
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE,
HCNTsyILLE. ALA, August IS, 1879.
Sra In conversation with the United
States Commissioner a few days since at
Gsdsen, IN the SecoI Collection District OF
Alabama, learned that only a short time
since he had arrested and brought before
him for examination three or four citizens
OF De kalb county, charged with illicit dis
tilling. Their cases, when the affidayits
were made, were believed to be clear, and
no DOUBT was entertained of being able to
bind them over Tor trial, but when the wit
resses for the Government were examined,
they testified they knew nothing OF the
guilt Of the parties accused. 1t has since
come to light thai the distiilers have fallen
upon plan Of compelling every man visit
ing their distiilery to do certain amount
Of work, such, for instance, a. cutting wood
and firing the furnace and breaking up
mash, so they, too, may be fairly guilty Of
illicit distilling to the extent of working in
the same. This dodge Of the distillers il
iutcuucd !" win os pIOtcCtiOu tUls
way; that no person can be COIL PEELED TO
criminste himself, and in this manner their
testimony il worthless.
In the same section, two men who have
appeared "a witnesses for the government
have been whipped almost to death and
been compelled to leave the country. Such
are some OF the means employed by this
lawleas class Of citizens TO intimidate wit
nesses and render their testimony nom
effective. In Marion county not long since
Deputy Marshall Green, United States
Commissioner Bell and Deputy Collectors
Shause and McEntrio were compelled to
flee the county BY an armed force Of dis
tillers and their sympathizers, but having
been reinforced, have returned.
There is the best of understanding be-
tween the marshal and all of his deputies
and with the collector and his deputies,
and ii money could be had to enforce the
laws, there is no reason why every vestige
Of Illicit distilling could not be put down.
The want Of money BY the marshal has to
some extent emboldened violators of the
Law, and can only be overcome by the ut
most perseverance and economy on his
part. Very respectfully.
lSigned. E. LArHoM,
Revenue Agent.
To Hon. G. b. Raum, Commi4ioner Of in
Hrnal Revenue, Washipgtou, d. C,
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THE GILMAN OF SUPERSTITION
baptism of an Unborn ChiId-The
Caesarian Operation Performed in
cincinnati.
cincinnati Enquire, Aug. SOL

Cincinnati.
cincinnati Enquire, Aug. 30.l
Daniel Coin, a porter employed at the
Burnett House, resides in portion OF No.
30 Mcfarland street, between Plum and
and Central avenue. He is a young man,
and was married about eleven months ago,
to young woman vino was twenty-one
years OF age at the time. Both were
Catholics, and were married by a Catholic
priest. Ga Monday last, Mrs. Coin took
sick with something like croupe, which
turned into diphlheris. Yesterday she be-
came noliceably worse, being seized by a
choking sensation. At about IL o'clock
DR.. Rssmy, Of Fourth and john streets,
was called in, and he pronounced the
young woman beyond the reach OF human
aid. There was nothing TO be done, and
| the Doctor said the patient would die be-
fore evening. In the afternoon the Rev.
Father Cusick, of the church of the Atone
ment, sent an urgent request TO DR.. Reamy
TO come to Coins house, adding that he
| wished to see him on a very important
matter. Accompanied by DR.. Mitchell,
the physician repaired to the
residence OF the dying woman,
and he was asked if it were possible, after
the death of the young wife to remove
alive her six months unborn child. The
answer was that there was a mere possihili-
ty only The priest stated that the object
OF desiring such an attempt was to per
form the rite OF baptism on the child while
there was yet life remaining in 1t. There
were present the father, the mother and the
husband of the young wife. They, as well
"a the priest, made the request that the OPP
Grafton should be performed.
At sbou. 3 o'clock Mrs. Coin died. As
soon as she was pronounced dead by the
ply clans they set about carrying out
their instruction. The child wac entirely
removed from its dead mother, and before
it expired Father Cusick baptised it. I'm
mediately thereafter all signs OF life passed
from the child, and it was laid along1ids
Its mother. In order to remove the child
there was an incison made in the abdomen
OF the corpse, and the uterus was opened
DIR. Reamy then lifted the babe out anC
held it while the priest performed the Of
fee.
1t Ia needless to state as matter Of In
formation that the rigid belief of the Cath
olics is that a soul which passes from Z,
body which has not been bsptised is lost
1t was the anxiety of the father and grand
parents of the child for the safety of tn
soul that prompted them TO res~-' - tn
means employed to secure the bar lam 0
the unborn babe.
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Az ,xTEN.srrXG QUESTION

The rebellion OF the city Of Houston,
Texas, against the authorities OF the State
and nation raises very interesting question
a. 10 quarantine rights and powers. 1t must
be presumed that the Governor has full
knowledge Of the State law az TO qusran-
tine, and that he based his action On law.
The question has been discussed in Texas
for several days, and there has been con-
siderable excitement at other points, Il e
feeling turning against Houston.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
A NitrO-GIyseripe Shake-Ip in Penn
syIvauia-Ewo Men Killed.

syIvania-Ewo Men Killed.
BRADFORD, September AT about one
o'clock this morning citizens residing in the
vicinity of Red Rock and Bells Camp,
towns on the Clean, Brsdiord and Warren
railroad, about six miles from this city
were aroused BY noise resembling thun-
der, followed by shock like that of
violent earthquake. The peculiarities we're
Immediately recognized TO be those of an
explosion OF nitro glycerine, and scores Of
people were attracted to the scene of the
catastrophe. Ii was then learned that two
human beings had probably been blown to
atoms, but in the darkness nothing could
be found save few fragments OF buggy
and two horses. At daylight the vicinity
Of the disaster wss thrcpssd by
large crowd OF people. Upon
the surrounding trees and fences,
and scattered everywhere on the ground,
were found clots OF blood, fragments OF
human flesh, pieces Of skin, and other evil
dences that told only too plainly Of the
terrible destruction of human life. The
accident occurred At a locality known a.
Tram Hollow, a prolific section OF the
Bradford Gil htld, one and half miles
from Bells Camp station There were two
men killed: Lewis Gray, aged -, and
Charles c. Jones, aged Il years, both OF
Bradford. Gray, who was in the employ
of the hirS Torpedo company, had pre-
cured sixty pounds OF nitro-glycer:ne, and
wss driving with 1t 10 a well which he was
about to torpedo, on the Neal and Rsum
tract. Shortly before reaching there he
| awakened Jones at a Ell shhCriug well, and
| the two rode together the rest of the way.
IRVING at the We'll, If Is supposed that
| Gray, in Lifting one Of the three cans in
which The explosive was, to carry II from
the buggy, in some wSy lost his hold,
| and the terrible stui fell TO the
ground, exploding ON the instant
the other two cars. Weaver, drillsr, who
was standing at the we'll two hundred feet
di-tant, saw the men driving up the hill,
and almos. Immediately felt the force OF the
explosion coming He lay down flat upol
the ground, and barely escaped with his
life, the fragments of stones and other sub
stances passing over him. of Gray there
was not vestige that could be identified.
his body being scattered ever the hill for
many rods in all directions. Jones wss not
| quite 80 badly demolished. His head was
torn entirely from the trunk, snd the body
itself was 4 shapeless mass. One of the
legs was blown of, and both arms were re-
duced 10 shreds. Both of the horses were
reduced to fragments, and the only parts Of
the buggy that were lett were the iron axles
and one tire. A hole seversl feet deep and
ten feet in circumference was made in the
road where the accident occurred Gray :
father, mother and sister live in Kansas
City. Jones relative reside in Beaver
county.