The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-25

he could not take Il When Sherman COM
y. need c. ling bonds foe redemption he
mvse sllosed an sra iftics, bat kept The re-
funding mill inmotiou.
There il . widespread opinion here that
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
may yet assume hug proportions before
this Co0gress adjour' shc uld Mr. B yards
resolution com. mp tqusrtlv before tie
Senate. The South d New Eaglsnd have
become somewhat fraiernal on the Que stion
Of finance, and it il believed will join teams
before the winter ends. This leaves the
West TO make the fight alone Several
southern Senators and Representatives
openly proclaim it to be lh ar interest 10
coslesce with the E,s,, the section having
plenty Of loanable capital Should such
an alliance take plsre there is no telling
the paliticsl status of the near future.
The Southern members (some of them) have
LOST THEIR GRIP
and appear ready to join any issue or issues,
whether successful or unsuccessful. Mr..
Akin, of s ,uth Carolina, proclaims that
the time 10 ripe for . new deal politically;
that the two old parties have outlived their
usefulness and should be wiped out; that
the word Democrat IL a. hateful to the
people of the North - Republican is % the
people II the south, snd that the industrial
elements Of the North and South should
take the field with . party and ticket of
their own"
SENATOR PLUMB
| introduced bill on Tnursday in relation
| to tax on BANKS and b .nkers, and to amend
the rs0'sed statutes relative thereto. 1t
prov .des that no association shall be liable
to the tax imposed by section 5,2l4 Of the
revised statutes, upon any sum under the
name VI deposits which may, be Deposited
with any other association, bank or bank
ers, and which is subject to taxation with
such sseocistion. The DILL also provides To
exempt from taxstion deposits in provider
associations, savings banks, savings furd
institutions, except when any deposit to the
credi, Of one person, firm or corporation
e1ceeds 81 100 In such cases the 1cess
above that amount is to be liable to tsx.
MRS FANNY KELLEY,
of Allen county, Kansas, Temporarily res;d-
ing in this city, has msde arrangements
with . publisher in Chicago to print her
book r+counling the thrilling story of her
captivity among the Wild nomadic Sioux.
The book contains 2S5 pages. with numer-
Gus eugravlngs representing actual scenes,
> and . line engraving of herself. 1t gives
an account Of her capture, captivity and
escape from the savages in the graphic,
natural style of herself The noted chiefs
Spotted Tail, Red Cloud. Sitting Bull and
others who have visited Washington con-
firm the truthfuiness Of her story and sui
feripgs. l suppose no woman in the last
hundred years wen; through such . mirac-
ulous captivity as did Mrs. Kelley. and
With the most nude, wild and barbarous
? Jadians of this continent. II ia book one
Sili read through without leaving of for
work, eating or sleeping. No expense has
4 been spared to make the book handsome
and attrac i've, and full of li'e-scene en-
4 cravings. The price is only 81 by mail by
Mrs. Fanny Kelley, Washington, ID. c.
THE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
of Topeka, Mr.. smith, has got into Wash.
Ington and ia waiting on the Senate Com
mittee of Privileges and Elections. Large
! bodies move slowly, and 70 does a Senate
. committee. Three or four members of the
{ Committee had a little talk on Thursday
e out 40 one knows exactly what was done.
A gentleman q ked ME last week. which
, it was, Col S,umbaugh or Cspt. Eggers
VITO "peached" on the letters, giving copies
D 10 Mr.. lugalls or his frisnd-? A " Ashlng
e ION correspondent is supposed to know
7 mos, everything going on, but this question
is too much for me. sc app srs 10 have
e been a good joke all around, except with
friend Baker, OF the Commonwealth, wht
. Ia said to have set up some twenty il
| type and only published four. 1 have al
o idea that the investigation Will proceed
I much further, ss the Democrats are get
D ting sick of the Whole thirg.
Judge 7. c. Sears is in The city, and q
Riggs.
Z Ibis has been a miserable day, 3 colo
b sleety, freezing rain setting in last night
Z and continuing through tie day, making i
i verv dissgreeabie for. man or beast.
I'll KANSAS