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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
HORTICULTURAL.
Topeka Commonwealth, Ill

IINISAf nj
A goodiy number of the Society met Sat
urday, at the Court House, 10 consider the
condition of the fruit trees at present, and
the prospect of The coming crop.
MIR. Thomas Buckman thought his peach
buds were all destroyed. and most OF his
trees killed down to the snow line.
While Judge Greer and others said their
trees were uniDjured, and that there were
live buds enough for half a crop.
Hon. John Guthrie offered the following
resolution:
ReSoiued, That the President appoint the
following committees: First, on small
fruit; second on orchard and pruning
third, on ornamental trees fourth, on shade
and forest trees.
Tie following persons were appointed on
small fruit:
" 5. Curry, S. W. Wilder and A. T.
Daniels.
SOrnamentsl shade trees-John Guthrie,
John Armstrong and Robert Steel.
Orchard-Judge Greer, B. Miller and W.
Pilley.
Shade and forest trees-J 4. Mulvane,
J. NJ. Harvey and John Martin.
They were requested to report al our next
meeting the bes, varieties Of trees for Kan
sas, and the most approved method OF
planting.
The meeting adjourned, TO meet at the
office Of Bradford Miller, on Thursday, the
9th instant. at / O'Clock.
1t is very important and earnestly de-
sired that those committees prepare them
selves for a full report on the subject as
signed them.
4. 4. RILEY, Secretary.
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Found az Last.

Some years ago, as Mississippi river
steamboat came to a landing, a tall, un.
calmly, gawkish-looking fellow leaning
against woodpile attracted the attention
of the passengers, one Of whom, a talkative
and conspicuous person, remarked to his
friends that he was going to have some fun.
So he jumped ashore when the boat landed
and with great show of 6erceness ap-
preached the fellow. Drawing a savage
looking bowie knife he said
$50, old fellow, I've found you at last.
You're the man that stole dog of mine
and I've sworn TO get square with you.
I've been looking for you for year."
The gawky lazily opened his eyes in
wondering smazsment at first as though he
didn't understand it. Then catching sight
Of the lounging passengers looking on from
the deck he took in the situation. By the
time "Smarty" had finished telling him how
long he had been looking for him he had
taken out of his pocket fist like a sledge
hammer on the end OF the arm of wind
mill. He swung it once and knocked the
man who had been looking for him plump
into the river. Then resuming his place
against the woodpile he raised his eyes to
the deck and with a very lazy drawl he in
ouired:
"Is there anybody else on this boat look
ing for me?''
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THE EINvEsTIGATORS WANT TO BE
BOUGHT.


The Topeka Blade is vigorously asserting
that money is being used to prevent an in
vestigation. That is just what is the mat
ter. About one-half of the members who
are 90 earnestly demanding an investigation
went to the Capital with the intention Of
ceiling out. So far as we have heard they
failed. They found no purchasers. They
offered their votes at from $50 to $500 each,
but the successful man didn't bite and they
are mad. Nothing would please these fel-
lows better than the employment Of slush
fund to prevent investigation. They could
be bought up like cattle. The maddest
man of the lot is perhaps member of the
House committee. He tried to sell his vote
on Senator and like others he failed TO find
4 purchaser. Some of these investigators
like Miller, Hodges and Eggers are actuated
by pure malice. Weak minded men.
They sought seat in the Legislature for
the sole purpose of revenge A large
number of them are conscious Of gilt in the
late campaign and fearing exposure through
Pang, they, like carved spsniels are driven
remorsely to do the bidding OF their lying
master.
We confess to . feeling Of loathing and
contempt for quite a number of the MEM
bers engaged in hisspiteful work. We think
10 know them to he dishonest heartlees
scoundrels preaching reform while in their
hearts they are guilty of the very crimes
which they now denounce.
1t is unnecessary to mention names. Any
one familiar with the present members can
look them over and with little trouble select
the very ones who went to Topeka to make
money and almost without exception they
voted for the nominee Of the greatest COM
binatiou of frauds that ever existed in Kan
90. They are digrace to our State.
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ltbe was Hight Yesterday he was
Wr0nG last week.
Tf-npnn,opraoifb

Well, We will give up. We supposed that
We were posted in politics. We believed
that We could form some opinion on the
course politician would take, judging from
what he had done before. But it is useless
to expect consistency from the average pol
itician. Less than a week ago, on the oc-
casion Of the introduction BY Mr.. Clapp of
resolutions providing for the appointment
of an investigating committee, We took is
sue with Speaker Clarke who decided tha.
it Was privileged question" and could
be acted upon on the day it was introduced.
Our readers will rememberthat the decision
OF the Speaker was appealed from
snd sustained by si1ty-eight voter.
We stated then that il was a
high-handed aud outrageous decision, and
one that members would be sorry for voting
to sustain, before the session concluded.
We take it all back. Speaker Clarke can
change his rulings as often as the interests
Of his friends may require, and be sustained
BY majority. Yesterday Mr.. Legate IN
troduced some resolutions, (see proceedings)
which any candid man will decide were
more Of privileged question" than thoss
Of Mr.. ClaPp. The Speaker coolly decided
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
British order In Regard 10 the Cattle
Trade.

The English cattle importation regula-
ton has been go modified by an Order in
Council as TO prevent the introduction OF
live cattle from American ports after the
81 day of March. This will not be likely
to interfere with the shipping business, as
extensive arrangements are already in pro-
gress looking to the slaughtering OF cattle
Immediately on arrival, and in cases where
disease has manifested itself on shipboard
it will be TO the interest of those engaged
in the trade to see that the cargo is proper
ly quarantined in order to prevent more
serious consequences.
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lSan Francisco Bulletin, 6.l

lSan Francisco Bulletins 81
People in the East who have such mis-
taken views of the Chinese question, would
do well to pay some attention TO what is
now occurring in Australia. In one colony
-Queensland-a heavy capitation tax has
been imposed to check this undesirable im-
migration. In New South Wales the peo-
pie are demanding that the landing of
Mongolisns shall be entirely prohibited. In
Victoria, member of the ministry, speak
ing in presence of the Premier, declares it
is the only foreign danger threatening the
most prosperous of all England's colonies.
The name 10y which the trouble il there
designated "The Yellow Plague" sufficient
ly indicates how the presence of the Chi
nese is affecting that colony. These facts
show that wherever the Cinnamon 90 in
large numbers, they introduce trouble, and
that the citizens OF the Pacific coast are not
agitating against an imaginary evil.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
FinaU CiaI Embarrassmenls OF Ssrs
RaYArd TRylOr.

The embarrassment OF the widow of the
late Bayard Taylor, of which mention has
been made in an official communication of
The Secretary of State to the Senate, arises
from the large expenses incurred in renting
and furnishing the house for the use OF the
Minister aud the legation in Berlin. As
there was no "outft," this expense falls
heavily upon Mrs, Taylor, especially as
she Is bound by the lease. For the credit
of the country broad, it ia to be hoped that
the House will adopt the Secretary recon-
meudation without loss of time and pass a
bill giving to the window the salary which
would have been paid to her husband had
he lived out his diplomatic year. The case
calls for such action more clearly even than
that of Mr.. Schleicher, of Texas. recently
acted upon in like spirit.
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OLD sErTLERs MEETING.
Wichita Beacon, I2l

The second annual meeting Of the old
settlers Of Sedgwick county will be held a,
Eagle Hall, Friday the 2lst Of February,
1879. A special Invitation il extended 10
all those whose arrival in this county dates
prior to the 1st of January, 1872, to come
with their wives, bsbies... sweethesrts and
friends, with well filed hampers, prepared
to spend the day and evening. Those who
cannot attend will confer favor On our a.-
sociation by sending in their names, and
the date of their arrival, with a sketch OF
the mode and accidents of their coming.
W. S. JEwErr, Prest.
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1T nEGHT To PASS,

The bill for coal shaft at the penitenii-
.ry, is one of the measures that ought 10
pass the Legislature without opposition. A
coal shaft, belonging to the State, and
worked by convict labor, would save to the
State in one year the entire cost of the
work, and the surplus coal-not needed by
the penitentiary--would go good ways to-
wards paying the expenses Of the institu-
ton. Tne work is one that will be Of ad-
vantage to the public and source oil proh'
to the State, ard we do not believe that any
yslid objection can be raised against II.
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rEMPFRAxcE woEK AT ATcH!soy.

lAtChl>pu CnAinp4 81
The temperance mas meeting at the NJ.
T.. church last evening was largely attended,
and much interest was manifested.
The folio wing committees were appointed
in the different wards, TO canvass the city
with petitions: First ward-Nlrs. Chas. Me
Duff, Miss Lizzie Briggs; second ward
Mrs. W. W. Guthrie, Mrs. W. +. Downs /:
third wtrd-Niss Flora North, Miss Jennie
Hutchison; fourth ward-MIss Jennie
Barker, Mrs. \. NJ SIMPLY; West Atchison
Miss Cain, Mrs. f. HE.
These committees are requested to prose-
cute this work immediately. The follow
ing is the petition to which nJ HIes Will he
attached:
To the Honorable Legislature Of Kansas.
The undersigned respectfully pray that
the ''Dram-ShOp Ac." be 80 amended that
it. provisions snail apply to all towns or
cities alike without distinction of cia-- (,
and that the petitions for Incense sha /
have majority OF msle signatures over
twenty-One and females over eighteen
years, and BE- published thirty days
prior 10 presentation, in accordance
with the Recommendation Of the Governor >
late message.
IL was concluded to hold meetings every
Tuesday evening at some Of the churches
OF the city, the next one 10 meet at Preshy-
terian Hall, to which all are most cordially
invited.
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FAILURE OF THE NEoaHo COUNTY SAVING:
BANK


On last Saturday, at noon, the Neosho
County Swings Bank, at Usage Mission
owned and controlled by Messrs. l.. III. and
L. w. Bradbury, suspended. The liabili.
ties are about 5000, most of which are
collections made by the bank. Mr. 4. L.
Taylor has been appointed receiver. The
creditors will meet on the lat of March,
when an assignee will be appointed,
and the business Of the bank
wound up. To be sure the amount OF liza
bilities is small, but in some instances it
wae all the money the parties then had, and
and will. of course, work a hardship with
them. One case in particular is that of
Mr.. Deobler, who came to Erie a short
time ago, deposited his money, $3.50, IN
this bank, and now suffers with the rsst of
the creditors.
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WILD HORSE HUNTING.
Q ID. 60 -

John Mosley and Ez Illiff have lately re-
turned from wild horse hunt in the -and
hills. They worked faithfully foriabout two
weeks on drive of six head and finally
succeeded in capturing them and bringing
part OF them in. The horses taken were the
remnant OF once powerful band which
range in the territory south Of this county,
and some of them were fine specimens OF
horse fiesh. The boys contemplate another
drive, In short time, down on the Cimma-
ron where large herd has been heard
from.
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THE FARMERS ARE HAPPY.
rT 49,. -


Our farmers all seem smiling and pleas.
ant. The heavy rain the latter part OF last
week, gives indication of another, abundant
crop, and from personal examination we
are led to believe that, notwithstanding the
continued dry weather last fall, the whes,
sown late il all right. On examination it
will be found that the grain sown is pre-
served nicely, and il sprouted as
pretty as could be wished for. Everything
that looked discoursging one month ago
now looks bright AMI encouraging and the
heavy emigration that ia cure to flow into
the valley this spring cannot fail to be high
ly elated over the bright agricultural pros
poets of this beautiful prairie country, be-
sides its numerous natural advantages.
Reports from all parts of the older States
confirms our belief that the emigration in
ffux next spring will be the gresie-t ever
known TO any country.
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A Plan 10 Make Arizona Habitabie

Gov. John c. Fremont, of Arizona, in his
first message to the Legislature of that Ter
ritory, recommends that the Legislature
ask the National Government for $500, 900
to build roads in the Territory and open
up its resource. He reports that there are
millions of acres of land in the Northern
part of Ariz,na that need only supply of
water to make them valuable for farming
and grazing. He believes that artesian
wells and system of drains would make
sll this section we'll wstered, and directs at
tention to such measure, az encouraging
immigration. The Governor reports the
Indians quiet, and as showing a peaceful
disposition.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
SELLING wHIsKEY TO INDrAN.. =

l"hite Cloud Cor, Troy Chief, l3.l
Two Indians, Wm. Deroin and brother.
were arrested, last Saturday, on charge Of
selling whiskey to their brethren upon the
Reservation, and confined in the calaboose.
Their trial was to come off before Deputy
U. 5. Commissioner Shreve, on Monday,
but was postponed until "wednesday of thi.
week. A white man named Burling was
also arrested for taking wood off the Keser-
vation. There are allegations Of the same
kind against several citizens Of White
Cloud.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAKING,

A quartette of about as hard citizens AZ
are generally brought together in a iail.
Malcolm Duncan, who has once before
escaped from this Jail, and who is charged
With stealing case Of pistols from Faus,s
store; Tom Convey. charged with setting
the Jail on fire while be was in durance a.
city prisoner; Jack Chilson, in for bur.
glary and larceny, and Felix Reddy, for
grand larceny. made bold attempt abou,
nine o'clock yesterday morning, to escape
from the filthy den known as the county
Jail. Jailsr Higley had been informed Of
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and night until he arrived here, and found
that the soldier had Just left for Leaven-
worth. The sympathetic stranger and q
few assistants took the two bodies to the
hill east of town and buried them. Some
two years ago the long-lost husband came
here and ordered tombstone for their
grave, but finally could not pay for it, and
left the city after planting flowers upon the
spot where his family is buried.
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lie lying sick with lung fever at his ranch
on Crooked Creek. The Doctor was accom-
panied by Mr.. James c. Copnor. and LETT
Dodge City a little before IL O'Clock on
Tuesday morning. The weather was cold
and windy. When they reached Five Mile
Hollow, the snow began to fall and the
storm set in in deep earnest. The party
travelled until quarter past four O'Clock
in the afternoon, when they lost their way.
They continued travelling when they prob
ably reached point forty miles southwest
of Meade City. After this all
nights perilous ride over the bleak
prairie and through binding snow, they
found themselves, at % O'Clock Wednesday
morning, at what is called Meade City, 30
miles southwest of Dodge. They reached
Mr.. Blossoms ranch at half-past IL o'clock
that morning. DR.. McCarty was thirty-one
hours and Mr.. Connor twenty-nine hours
without food. Their experiences of this
trip satisfy them of the feelings OF person
who is knocking at the Threshold Of st.
Peters gate. They were numbed and
drowsy, and several times feared the eter-
nal sleep would overtake them; but they
barely escaped being "coppered," as they
say in Dodge Dr. McCarty and MIR. Con-
nor returned to this city Wednesday eve
ming, much worn out from their perilous
journey. They left their patient in fair
way Of recovery.
The firemen of Dodge City will give a
grand ball soon.
The Lawrence Daily RepoTtsI is the Ia
| test venture at Lawrence.
The Barbour county Mrl has new
head and Is otherwise greatly improved.
Mr. Mark ]. Kelly has sold the Beloit
D1ily Record to Messrs. Chas. \. Sanders
and Albert L. Crosson.
| Arkansas City, in Cowley county has a
new publication called the Real Estate
Bulletin. Messrs. Chanuell 4 Mclaughlin
are its publishers. 1t will be devoted 10
the real estate interests of Cowley county.
NEW PAPER
Among the new papers on our table We
find the IHdependcat, published at. Russell
in Russell county. lts first number indi'
Gates healthy basis and We hope 1t will
prove successful.
| STEEL RAILS FoH THE ssNrA FE.
| (Atchison Champion, lS.l
Nineteen cars Of steel rails for the Santa
Fe extension, passed through Atchison yes
terday.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
ROSSVILLE.
kansas Valley Times.

This little embryo city, now the real es
tate centre, and destined ere long to becoms
the commercial metropolis of the far famed
"Pottawatomie Reserve" nestles costly I'M
der sheltering bluff, and spreads its mod
est, yet thrifty, limits upon either side OF
the handsomely timbered, majestic, deep.
flowing stream named Gross creek, taking
its source from forty miles away, and emp
tying its waters into the "Kaw," two miles
below.
The location ia very nearly the centre Of
the Reserve, upon the Kansas Pacific rail
way, but eighteen miles west of Topeka, the
capital of the State, and eishty-three miles
west of the Missouri river, in the choicest,
richest portion of the Kansas Valley, many
of the finest farms in the State lying near
and about the town.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
ANOTHER GOOD NAN GONE
WRONG.

The Rev. Allan Curr, d. D., F. r. s., A.
s., d. s, d. B., &c. &C., who figured rather
conspicuously ss pastor of the Baptist
Church in this city fol lrief period, not
many years ago, is sgsin in trouble, and
has again been the recipient Of the 'igrand
bounce" He has been kicked out this time
in Dubuque, Iowa, and the Tina Of tha;
city, in its issue of last Tuesday morning,
the llth, gives full particulars Of the affair
The following paragraph from tie article
in the Times, referring 10 The corner stone
Of a new church, will at once remove all
doubts of tn. gentleman's identity, and
show that be is ''the same Curr."
The Times says:
The people Of Dubuque will no doubt
long remember the ecIat with which the cor
ner stone was laid. And no doubt have
often read the inscription upon 1t, and no
ticed the bold letters that announced the
name of the pastor, being twice as large as
those OF the name Of Jesus Christ. thereby
causing the passer-by to imagine Rev. Allan
Curr a greater man than Jesus Christ.
That's our Curr, sure enough; We could
recognize him by that description even if
his name h admit been given.
But as to the upshot OF his ministry IN
Dubuque: emitting the account Of several
cbaracteristic rerfo,manoes We come to
=. a.. a., - -.
inc iah' H''' ~ seeui' .'i"' INC 'pui'h VICE
somewhat In ceot, and Iurr propo5sd
begging tour TO California to raise money.
The res, of the story We let the Times tell
Id l's own iansuSse
His scheme was thought favorab! y of by
the baPtist society, who were anxious, no
doubt, 10 get nd OF his presence. He start
| ed. lie was to have been absent two
months at most ! he 10Th of last October
saw him reclining In Pullman palace car,
destined Tor the Rocky Mountains. lime
flew fast, and so did the train thai bore him
on toward the placid racine. lie arrived
| In San Francisco, siler stopping awhile
with lew Mormon sisters IN Salt Lake
City. The Baptist society have been walt
ing In vain TO hesr iron him, and 1or The
rolls OF gold bullion that he promised TO
send over the wires; but no udIngs, nor no
satisfaction, nor no remittarces. forbear-
ance ceased to be virtue with
the Baptist society, which on Sunday
morning last held a meeting to consider
what was best TO be done under the cir
cumstances. On January first they pssed a
resolution asking the reverend gentleman
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
DIsBASDISG OF THE UNIVERSITY CADET
Lawrence Tribune, IO.l

At half-past nine o'clock SATURDAY. morn.
ing, number Of the Kansas University
Cadets assembled in Prof. Shows room in
the new University building, and Adiutant-
General Noble addressed a few words to
them. He said that the company of State
militia at the State University, was not a
success, and probably would not be until
1t was made part Of the institution, and
an Instructor in military tactics was OBJ
tanned; and he thought it better both for
the students and the State that company A
should be disbanded. A muster roll was
produced, and one by one the cadets came
up and signed their names.
And 40 the K. L. C.'s are no more. They
started up among US quite promiscuously.
and for While seemed destined to be
grand success, an honor to themselves, to
the Uniyersity and TO the State. But all
enterprises of this kind require diligence,
patience and persistent eXertion in order to
be successful. The incentive TO these i'm
Portant qualities was in the case Of the ca
dets-the mere personal disposition of the
individual members. When the novelty
Of the enterprise had worn Of the interest
began to fail; so at the beginning of this
college year they made such poor show
ing that few Of the new students Joined
them.
The tri ip to Topeka seemed to have ava.
kened new spirit among the members, and
there was fair prospect of a revival of old
interest, but this action of the Governor
puts and end to the matter. If the govern
ment grants the request of the regents and
sends an army officer, and another COM
pany can be organized az a part of the
University, we predict for it a very differ
en- fate.
A room in the third story of the Univer-
,ity had been fitted up for an armory. The
guns are all in fine condition, and will be
boxed up and sent to Topeka, and from
here they will be sent out west.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
MEDICINE LODGE.

i was very agreeably surprised upon en-
teripg your beautiful town the other day,
by the excellence OF its location. Being
nearly a stranger in kansas, | had. OF
course, in common with most persons who
come to surrounding counties, received a
false impression Of this county from exsg-
geratsd or wholly wrong accounts whilh
after considerable travel through the State,
that l have not seen better site for city
nor more pleasant surroundings. 1t APP
pears to me that yonr prospects are excel
lent; and persons Of Judgment caEnot faIl
TO see the facilities offered for extended oP
eratious 10 the stock business.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS AT TROY,

Mr.. Amos informs us that suficien,
amount has been secured TO purchase a
bell for the Methodist church. and that the
bell has been ordered from Baltimore. /,
Will weigh 800 pounds, and be of fine tone
But before 1t can be made available, i; will
be necessary to build tower in from, Of the
church, to hang it in. The means are now
wanted to build this tower. Members OF
the church, and all others who feel di=pos-
ed, and wish to see this improvement 90
on, are earnestly solicited to give what they
can afford towards il.