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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
EIEIN EIsEilNx,

The New York ysi5lgs, claims that our
newspapers and orators, instead Of placing
or population al too high figure, put i,
altogether too Low, aaI that instead q forty
millions, IS IL Centrally claimed, we lack
hu. few th-usaaGs Of li.y millions. And
,L1 Tliir,ar's remarks are not mere aszer-
tions, hut are backed up by the figures as
presented by the national census bureau.
From the Tribune article ON the subject
referred 10 We COPY as iyllows.
i Is singular that writer's and speakers.
contrary 20 the usual American habit, have
almost without exception u-GCrsiatcd the
population Of -tLc country FOR some years
past. Probably the Nation j. now growing
too loIe-', as 10 formerly was too much in
c.ingI to boasting. But those who have oc-
castor 10 refer % the present population al
most invariably mention a number which
the county has undoubtedly passed several
years ago. J is customary 10 speak OF the
population as about 5000 600 OF i5UE,ngo. Bat
the calculations OF Prof. Elliott, ufthc Census
BEEsaU, which thus fir have been simgularly
sustained by facts give 4 's3, $50 as the proba-
aIeprpulats sou July l, Is e and ~ $1,000 as the
probable population OF . az ], letH. IEese
calculations, based upon the principle Of
constant SECOND differences, give an increase
o. about p per cent for the decade now ap-
Urgaca.nE an end. They are strongly con-
C-me5 by ihs census taken in fifteen of the
= t'gs 10y state authority, during 1874 in
Mschlgau, during 1875 in Iowa, Kansas, Loui-
s-aua, Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Nevada,
New J---cy, New York, Oregon, Rhode
Leland, South Carolina and Wisconsin, and
Curiu- 1876 IN Missouri and Se rasiza. with
allowance for the unavoidable incomplete
ness Of every census taken by detective stale
machinery, IL must bcgTaHtod that The actual
Increase Tor the whole country to lN75 must
have been at least as great rs The increase
apparent in the returns from these states OF
the date named, The population Of fifteen
States IN 1870 was 1860. 6G6, AMI according TO
the census taken by the States about the
middle Of the decade, Il was Is, ,9ii,G20, the
gain heing I6l per cent. in about five years,
or az the rate Of ST. per cent. To- The decade.
Il IS, therefore, probable that the eStimateof
Professor Elliott viii not prove greatly in
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

4 society has bzea incorporated ia Me-
York city to be kaosa as he 1I51cra.i9n
Society, and i.s purpose Is TO enable bus!.
ness men 10 uni.a their easrgies IA enoyur-
aging a moderate Use Of siimuianis as op-
posed 70 excessive drinking or drrnkeIness.
The rules Of ,hc society provide. for taking
the pledge, 10 continue drinking q sias.s
year or ior-e-, and renewable at tss end OF
the ime sPecitsI, II lhoush.t3 be desirable.
It's members sre 10 abstain isnm LTi-kiug
during business hours, and. ~ general, vi
ious ru,eaarS laid down, the Observance oi
which cannot bu. operate % rCP7e,s drunk
edness, and thus contribute 10 lrg- temper
auce reform. Perhaps the most important
feature Of the society Is the ex1clion Of a
promise from the msmho-s to discourage in
every possible way tie b4u,.al habit Of
Creating
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
Not n Very Great Victory Fer the Pee
pie.
ICh.cago Times, 27.l


BY the decision of the supreme court oi
the United States, on yesterday, in the Pa.
cihc railroad cases, it may be regarded as
practically settled that the government
shall not get back any portion of the mil.
lions owed it by the roads. The deci-ion
Is rendered in what is known a. the five
per cent" case, brought under the act OF
congress requiring that the five per cent of
the net earnings of the road be set apart for
payment of their debts due to the United
States. The question presented by the case
was as to what we're met" earnings. Upon
this the court held that the net earnings
were what, if anything, remained after de-
ducting from the receipts not only usual ex-
penses, repairs and Improvements, bu. also
interest on the first mortgage bonds of the
roads. That ia, that there were
no net earnings unless some
thing happened to be left after
payment of interest On these bonds. The
extraordinary doctrine of this decision, if
applied to an individual instead of cor
poration, would seem to be that until he
has paid his debts out of the profits Of his
business he can claim that the net earnir a
Of his business are nothing; aud that the
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
roRrIFE-rvGr8E sUss-TnEnsyRY.

Uncle Sam does not propose 70 he taken
unawares. Proiiiing bv the experience oi
certain New York bankers and merchants,
VINO have recently suffered serious losses by
the cool, daring and aadaciogs conduct OF
midday robbers, the government is fortiiy-
ing the suA-trsasury building, TO protec, it
agaip-! possible raid by any Of New
York's Williams The He.cF cf the 9th
says:
The fact that the sub-Trsasury huildIn., on
Wan street, is TO I've fortified like bIronial
castle in the feudal days and put into a CON
ditIou TO Withstand a siege IS likely 10 dis
turb the nerves OF some OF The timid old gen
tlensn who have been peaceably amasslns
wealth in that highly respectable selghbor-
hood for the last half century. 70 see how
i;zcrs peepiDg from vsu.ts, and turre:s, and
bullet proof shutters, from which loopholss
scr musEetry keep constant lookout for
danger, Will not add 10 she sense Of security
Iel by millIouaires OF the street, who viii
regard these precautions as an evidence that
New York is not wholly exempt from those
nerils that are making most -of the Old ma
lions OF Europe shake in their ven
cradle boots. But The agluin=. and
fortinca;iOn OF the building IS No evidence Of
any real danger from the disturbing clements
cfsociety in this city. We have had eNpe-
Tlence OF a rioi in New NGTk at a time when
we were more at the mercy Of a mob than
we are likely ever 10 be again, and the ex-
pertinent was a costly one 10 the rUflians
who attempted Il. our police force, as far
as coOlnCss and bravery ia the hour OF dan
ger are concerned, may tTuthfully be chaTac-
ter!zcd as the best in the world. While theIe
is much 10 find fault within the details Of the
police management, and while the heads of
the department sre showing their Jealousy of
each other in spiteful personal sqUabbles, the
Inen are always found willing and able 10
Erapple with the monster OF disorder and 10
subdue him at once. Communlstic or So
cialisI ruffisnisu, fit should ever show Its
head in New York, would be speedily dis
posed OF. At the same time the armlDs Of
the SuS-TreasuTy is a wise precautionary
measure, as in case ofGny trouble 4 mob OF
thieves might succeed In robbing the build |
Eng by a Sudden and quick assault before Il
could be checked.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
HORTON, &. ]


l. In an action against the principal and
surety ON "a joint, ANA several obligations, an
adm tssiOu pi the declaration of the princi pal,
after there na been breach OF contract on
Nhlch tHc surety II liable, Is not admissi bic,
against the surety, as a recovery may he had
Ia the action against the principal alone. or
against both.
Where l., was to act as agent Of Il. & Co.
10 sell goods and merchandise placed by them
In his possession. and ii. j. & e. signed a writ
ten Obligation with J. conditional that IL /,
shoIid we'll and tTuy do all things IN and
about The management of the = id business
hOhOiaOly and faithfully, and account Tor ali
the goods ami merchandise delivered to hlm
ana return the goods and merchandise to r.
y Co.when demanded, and pay all differences
should any occur, W YIN twelve per cent. in
teTeSt lrOm The time of demand, the said OBJ
hgatlon To DU void; and thereafter, in an action
against !. and mis- suretieS upon said under
taxing, The trial court admitted the declara-
Tons of l.. concerning his disposition Of the
property and Indebtedness To h. & 90. after
the property had been sold and the proceeds
converted by l. 10 MS own USE and after re-
peated demands Hsd. Error, as such sub
SeGueut declarations, had no direct connec-
u"n with his preceding acts, 10 as to bind his
suTrtieS
Ali the justices concUrrIng.
y true Py. Attest: A. HAMMATT,
H. = tieik supreme Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

lfulIIltlpnia llineS, =.
\ man with wooden leg, living down in
Maine, propose walking match with any
other man with wooden leg.
for five hundred dollars and the
championship. There il something at
tractive in this, for thecountry has
long been undecided on the question of a
wooden-legged cham ion. In fact, while We
have champions in everything else it is by
no means certain that We have not serious
ly felt the need of achampion pedestrian
with a wooden leg. 1t must De conceded that
ii a champion walker with two good legs
is worth as much ar he cracked up TO be.
champion with only one good leg would be
something to excite the national pride Il
is the stern duty of every nan to contribute
his beet toithe glory Of his country, and the
one-legged Maine man has shown his good
faith in this way.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
. Hard Year for the doctors.

y. lllt'Is n lIUUiICHLr -
The year 1878 must have been n extra
ordinarily severe one on the Russian doe
tors. if the report sent by cable the other
day, that at least one-third Of all there
were in the empire died during the Turk
ish war or from the ravages of typhoid fe-
yer since then, is true. Such a remarkable
mortality has rarely been experienced By
the profession in any country, and it is sur
prising that there has not bCen more said
Of If before this.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
a Raaical Cure for the Eramp
Nuisance.
New York Tribune, q

Setting trsmps to labor ia found TO work
admirably wherever the plan has been
tried. They disappear from places IN which
the rule is enforced of making 1em nav
for their food and lodging by lit lie labor.
This proves that they have turn ed vaga-
bonds not because they can get nothing to
do, but because they prefer to do nothing.
Now ii We could have these plans generally
tried upon some systematic principle, we
might see something like the end OF one of
the greatest nuisances which has afflicted
this country. Tramping can be affsctuslly
broken up, and will be whenever the
patience of the pubic is thoroughly e1-
hausted and it is no, creditable to us that
the evil has been 50 long endured.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
The leg RusiH ess.

On Monday night one more aspirant 70;
lsurels like Mrs. Andersou's took the track.
This VIII make at least three ladies stimuli.
tsneously engaged in pedestrian work on
the Atlantic coast without returns from the
interior. Miss Marshall began her 2,700
quarter miles in 200 quarter hours week
ago, at Washington. Mrs. Andrews began
300 quarter miles in 200 consecutive
periods OF twelve minutes, last Thursday,
at East New York and now Miss Bartel is
10 begin on 5000 quarter miles in 5000
quarter hours. Added to these, as ambitious
pedestrians. are dozen or more mem
bers of Woman's Walking Club, who are
performing feats of various degrees Of ex-
ceilence in one of the public halls.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

Now comes The strangest story vat told.
l; beats the Tins suicide OF the Iadisusp-
oils Journals Death fre.., 4 Meteor "A
Ohio man, bv the lame Of DslzalI. has
written, II is said, 10 George William Cur
It's and actually declined 10 BE- 4 candidate
for the Berlin mission, N Cssa George VIII
liam wanted il bad himself 1t would
seem as IL mo6estv had AZ Icnc.h struck
Ohio, the place where it was least expected.
The Cincinnati Sga il to be congratulated
for spreading such intelligence.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

!, Abram Hammait. clerk OF the Supreme
Court Of the state of Kansas do hereby CERT.
fy that ne foregoing is true and correct
copy of the syllabus in each of the above en-.
titled eases, as the same appears on file In nv
office.
Witness my hard and official seal. hereto
tSEALl affixed, at my office In Topeka this
=, 18th day Of January, A. D., 1879
A. A.H1MMATT
Clerk supreme Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
0NeeEIp Oime5
THURSDAY TEBEUAER {. 1872.
OLD ECE.

There is now bat little doub. tlat cI-
Senator Chandler, oi Michigan, viii be in
the Senate again. Senator Christiancy has
been appointed Minister to Peru, and the
Republicans Of the Michigan Legislature
ere gatd TO be unanimously IN favor Of
Chandler ilr the Senate.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
The Gov srnor OF Connecticut on Law
Suitss

There IS a capital short sentence in the
last message of The Governor of Connecticut
in regard TO the cost OF litigation. LET
Them, says he, "be fixed in some way SO
that costs shall become spur TO diligence,
and no, premiums to delay"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
SylLBus.J

!. An action TO fOreclose a mortgage NAV
he dismissed, without pre- tJudice To a future
action, before the case is called for trial NOT.
witnstandlng the defendant has fiIed IN am
HWer Amounting To a counter claim but such
d-ieudant has the right Of proceeding 10 the
I!Ial Of his claim. regardless OF the ,IlsinissaI
AIi che eJuNiic cOnrurrIug.
true copy. Attest:
IL $ \. HANNATT,
Clerk suprem- Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
SyIlabus.)

IL summons directed to the sheriff OF the
county IN which the action is brought is no,
Nvld or aEOlaabIe because made returnable In
Two days tiOugh vs. Mcdonald Is Kas ia
An actor may he maintained against the
surety IN recOgnlZaucr alone, and without
joining the principal as defandant. jerks
" school District IS kas. S5G
3-N mere an answer rendered out of time
Is not verified and there Is no showing by
ain1aNit or otherwise that the matter, set
loElh IN the answer are true and where the
party though duly served filed a morton IN
ST aside the summons which was oyerruIed
ana thereafter demurrer which was also
oEtIIuIed Held, thai no error appears in re-
fusing to grant leave to ME the answer. Ssit-
Eel vs.. Hunter 10 kaS. 22I
i-Intere-t begins TO run on a recognizance
from the time OF forfeiture
All the eJuStices concur ng
true copy. Attest: A. HAMMATr
H. tlsTL Supreme Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
By THECoUEl
yNabus.l

Where the defendant Is sued for SIS as dam.
az for i6 r iUly taking dtcan VI gsway n d
converting 10 MS own Use "A wsss gu allie g., t1
De worth ssj and alleged to be the propertv
% the pialntlh, t1e ds sfendant may set up and
sho that ii third person, in fact owned
Inc wagon and had the night OF possession
thereto, and that all the defendant did with
reference 10 said wagon was done "a the
agent Of r., and that when the Defendant
tCok said wagon from the possession Of the
p'aintin, be did % In the press nee OF H., and
Dy his direction and n the defendant shows
this, the Piaintin VIII not be entitled to re-
cover for the value OF ihe wagon as damage.
All the Justices cOncurring
\ true copy. Attest;
a. HANMATT,
L. 81 Clerk Supreme Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

STATE or KANSAS,
SUPREME COURT.
John Bailey vs. George A. Beck-ErroT from
Crawford couuiy-Ailirmed,
BT THE COURT, VALENTINE, J.

SUPREME COUNT.
John Bailey vs. George A. Beck-Error from
Crawford cOuuiy-Allirmed,
BT THE COURT, VALENTINE, J.
syllabus.
Where FIVE OF the Jurors who tried a
cause made an affidavit discreditIng their
ECrulCt, anu afterwards, one OF such tive jur-
OrS made another affidavit stating that he
did not understand when he made his first
affidavit that he discredited the verdict and
q 81 stating tuaJ what ne aud the other four
Jurors stated IA sait nrSt atildav Wit was not
LTu. and afterwards five Others OF the Jurors
who tried said cause made an affidavit stat
lnG thaJ what wss stated in said first aillda-
VII was not true, and stating that the ver-
diCt wa, lalTlE ipuuu after due deliberatiOn
and discussion, and the court below sustain
I'd the verdict Leid, without deciding
neither said allIaNItS were properly receiv-
ed nr nOl that the prepOndeIance OF the evil
dehce was III iaNOT of the verdict and that
the ruling Of the court below sustaining the
Nrrd Ct Will Ds Hrflimrt.
= Where zine jury, while celebrating upon
Wnat their verdict should be, agreed that
each juror should marx what he believed 1t
snOu Il he, and each juror did 50 mark some
marking large amount fOr the plaintiff
some a. small amount, and others nothing,
and then they added all the several sums 50
marked fOEt thtr and divided the aggregate
amount by Twelve, but AT no time did they
agree that the result OF such marking aggre
gate ON and division should be their
verdict, and 10 was not their verdict,
but afterwards ana upon due deliberation
and consultation they agreed upon IA differ.
ent amOunt which they returned as their
verdict, and the court below sustained such
verdict He'd, thai the ruling of the court
below sustaining said verdict must be af-
triued.
All the Justices concurrIng.
y true copy. Attest
A. HAMNATT,
IL sJ Clerk Supreme Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
VALENTINE, j.

Edward Russell vs. Danial r Anthony-Er-
Tor from LeavenwoTth COuntv-kev.rsed.
b. rHE COURI, VALENTINE, J.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
No 1872.

SUPREME COURT. -
owen Lee, II. :. HOuSh, c. B. Jackson and
John X. Craig, ". = \. Brown aud G h.
Shaw, partners, as Brown * Go.
ErEOr from Allen county, modified
By THE COURT, HoRrox, c, ]
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06

No 1902.
STATE OF KANSAS
SUPREME COURT. ~
O. A. Amos IS. the Humboldt Loan Associa.
tuu-eTror from Allen cOuniy-afi rrned.
b THECCUET, HORROR. r
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
CORRECT.

The St. Louis Pla. and Digz,,f Gays the
reelection Of Senator IussIls is assured.
Right. tsr once.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
KANSAS NEWS.

The Elk county Industrial Journal has en-
tered its second volume.
-Rsv,Sol Miller of the Troy Chief celebrst-
ed his forty-eishth birth day on the evening
of the End inst
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
No. 1tSE.

NO. llNF.
STATE OF KANSAS,
SUPREME COURT. -
Adam Swerdsiegrr " the State. Error from
Nem7na COunty-Afiirmed
Ia TIE tOCIE. PpruFp 7
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
SUPREME COURT SYlIABI.

STATE OF KANSAS
SUPREME COURT.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
A NEW PAPER AT LOUISVILLE.

We have received the nrst number OF vol
ume Of the Pottawatomie County Herald
publis he'd at Louisville by ). Fowler, former
ly editor Of the Louisville Reporter. Tie
newspaper Will be Republican In politics.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
4 Fl iMMATT,
Clerk Supreme Court.

1867.
STATE OF KANSAS,
SUPREME COURT.
John Huffman ". John u. Psrsons-E.ro,
from NeosEO cOunty-Reyersed,
~ THE CoUET. --., VALENTINE, J.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-06
A FINE HORSE STOLEN.

A fine young no rse. about three years old,
between a chestnut sorrel and a clay bank in
color, was stolen from VIM. Chapple, west of
Troy, Sunday night. Mr.: ChsppIe offers ss5
reward for the recovery of the horse, and -
for the arrest of the thief.
A BROTHER OF SENATOR BRUCE GETS A POSI-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-16
A Book for the People.

"The Pictorial History of the World"
by James ID. McCabe, outhor of"The
Centennial History of the United
States," "History of the War between
England and France" Pathway of
the Holy Land" ETC., is the title of q
work issued by the National Publish
ing Company, comprising 1860 large
double column pages illustrated by
672 fine engravings embracing battles
and other historical scence, portraits
of the great men of ancient and mod
ern times, and views of the principal
cities of the world. The work en-:
braces full and authentic accounts Of
every nation of ancient and modern
times and includes a History of the
rise and fall of the Greek and Roman
Empires, the growth OF the Nations of
modern Europe, the Middle Ages, the
Crusades, the Feudal System, the Re-
formation, the discovery and settle
ment of the New World, ETC., etc.
1t is book of great interest and has
taken rank as the Standard History OF
the World. The work is furnished
only to subscribers and is put up in
neat and substantial binding at very
reasonable price for SO large and val
liable a book. Mr.. J. B. Writ is can
vassing for the book in Portage county
He is also canyassing for a very ele.
CANT copy of the Bible issued by the
same company. 542-2w.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-16
Excitem ent mt Mecca.

A Warren telegram of the 11th inst.
says; "Great excitement exists in
the Mecca Oil region, in the northern
part of this county, on account of the
discovery of lubricating oil in quanti-
ties ten times greater than anything
previously found. Two Pennsylvania
operators named Locke and Mack, be-
ian pumping oil on Murdoch farm,
Mecca township, Thursday evening,
at 6 o'clock. By 6 O'Clock this morn
ing they had pumped 10 barrels, or
at the rate of over one hundred barrels
daily. The oil is found at depth of
sixty-three feet, and is of superior
quality. bringing ready sale at SIS to
SIS per barrel. Yesterday and to-day
the vicinity of the well was crowded
by people to see the wonderful yield
with their own eyes. Reports that
have reached the city from this terri
tory are very exaggerating, but the
above may be taken as substantially
reliable" There are number of peo-
pie in this region who won't enthuse
worth cent over these big stories.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-16
Don't be DeceiUed.

Many persons say hayen't got the
Consumption when asked to cure
their cough with Shiloh's Consump-
ton Cure. Do they not know that
Coughs lead to Consumption, and a
remedy that will cure Consumption
will certainly and surely cure cough
or any lung or throat trouble. We
know it will cure when all others fail,
and our faith is so positive that we
will refund the price PAID If you re-
.ceiye no benefit Is not this fair
nroposition. Price 10 cents, SO cents,
and $I.OO per bottle. For lame Ches'
Back or Side, use Shiloh's Porous
Plaster, Price % ceuts. For sale by
f.. p. Braincrd & Son, Ravenna, and
elsewhere by all dealers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-16
Age of enlightenment.

u
In an age of enlightment like the
present, the value of electricity, and OF
compounds containing an electric prin-
ciple as remedial agents, is widely ap-
preciated, Foremost among the lat
ter, both as regards the thoroughness
and safety of its effects, and the rapid
ity of its action, is Thomas Electric
Oil, a widely popular external and in
ternal remedy for coughs, colds, sore
throat, asthma, Group, and other affiic-
tions of the breathing organs; an in
valuable outward specific for lame
back, soreness and contraction of the
muscles, and every variety of sore or
hurt; q prompt source OF relief for
pain, and medicine upon which the
public can also implicitly depend in
cases of rheumatism, neuralgia, piles
and kidney complaint, infammatOry
sfi lotions, dysentery, and many other
ailments. Its persistent use eradicates
the IN ost obstinate of the disorders TO
which it is adapted. Physicians speak
of it in the highest terms. Moreover,
horsemen and stock raisers admins
ter it with the greatest success for dis
eases and hurts of horses and cattle.
Sold by all medicine dealers. Price,
SO cents and 81 trial size, 25 cents.
Prepared only by FOSTER, MIL
BURN & CO., Buffalo, N. Y.
NOTE. = Eclectric - Selected and
Electrified.
Belding Sc Armstrong, Agents Ra.
VIENNA, Ohio.