The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-20
The Name Swindie.

AUGUSTA, MAINE, Nov. lS-A large
nun Der uf Republican Senators and Re
pU5,icars supposed TO have been elected al
the last election, applied 10 the council to-
day for permission 10 exsmilo the returns
but thst body being engaged, TOOK the APP
plicstion into consideration. The impres-
6ion Is gaining ground that maj IrIty q
The c0urCil will prevent the X publiCan-
from seeing the returns until at least part
Of he tweaty days hss NJ least passed. IL
Is known that tne It'pras have ali bsen
tabulated and that the tables have been
sub.Iltted with the prt and accepted,
but the tables theEss. 90 are not on file
but in the possession IL the court who do
not consider them "a a part OF the rec ri.
|. j. stated that the committee will submit
their daal conclusion after tie twenty
days have elapsed for correcting errors IN
the returns. There il very live excite
meut and Republican leaders ca. IN that a
conspiracy will yet be attempted, though a
temporary halt in the operations have been
or: red.
AUGULTA, Ne, Nov. IS.-A personal
appeal OF the Senators elect, Locke and
Harrison for permis5 on to examine the
returns being denied them by the council,
the republicans are now dehbeTaIiLg On
what course shall rext be purrued.
The situation here il viriually IN
changed. The examination OF the re-
| turns by the republican committee and the
legal advisers OF the parties claiming 70
he senator's ard representatives elect art
not yet allowed. Some cOrre-pord- Lcr
mss taken place, AID the council! have been
waited upon, but 20 permission 10 examine
the returns Is yet granted.
The Republicans tonight aver they will
be permitted 20 sac the returns, and the
counsel for the parties claiming to have
been elected in the disputed districts pro-
test earnestly against not being Above I an
immediate examination Of the returns.
Mem bers Of The counsel on the other hand
dsclare thai 10 one excepting the members
OF the council shall insGet them.
The republicans claim that 10
democrats having The opportunity 10 eX
anime the returns, have also had chance
TO correct ali errors on their side IN advance
Of the returns being officially opened. 1t
il gedsrsli7 understood that tonight that
4 re-ort to judicial process will be had 10
test at the outset the preliminary question
whether tifo-c clsi1ei 10 be elected az seL-
a:GTs and rel representatives. have not a right
to an examination Cf the returns, "a an
essential step preparatory 10 an application
ior correction.
Expiring Kick srGsreenhaekism-
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. lS.-lhe fol-
lowing were iszued tonight:
WAsHISGToS, u. C., Nov. IS.
The national committee 0! the National
party are hereby notified ard requested 10
attend meeting Of said com miuse, 10 be
held here on the Ssh of Jarusry. 4 full
attendance is requested. signed
T. T. DEwEEs,
Chairman National Committee National
party.
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Nov. IS.
Ia view Of the gravity of public AFFAIR.",
the imminent peril 10 the representative
government, We, the und-r.igned, chair
men Of the Congressional Committee OF the
National Greenbsck Labor party AID Of
the SatIonsl COmmittee CT the National
party. hereby invite the union OF the
Greenb.ck National Com mittee, chairDen
and members Of various Safe committees,
ard representatives, Of Greeab4ck and la
Dor oryaniz iiIOu., and editors OF
newspapers throughout the conn
try, friendly to the principles OF
the Greenback- abor CT .aniz ttions, TO meet
in the conference at Washington on the
8th OF January, 1880, with the Congres-
-ionsl committee of the National Green
back Labor party, and the National Com
mitiee of the National party, for the pur-
pose of agreeing upon the time, place and
basis of representation of thu National
Convention, to be held for the purpose a.
adopting a platform of principles and
placing In nomination a candidate Tor
President and Vice President.
1Sigaedl L. II. MURCH,
Chairman Congressional Com Natiozai
Gcsenback- Labor Pariv.
+. P. DEVICES,
Chairman Nations al Committee National
Party.
A Millinery store Badly Damaged
ST. LOUIS, November l5-A FIRE occurred
this morning N the millinery and fancy
goods siore OF Scharf Bros, 800 North
Fourth street, which at first was regarded
az rather ,r.fiing affair, but after thor
ougb examination thi. afternoon the pro-
prietOfs claim they have are damaged
about So 600, manly by water and smoke,
al their finest goods they say, being sat-
urated with water or impregnated by smoke.
The loss is fully insured.