The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-01-23

Sol Miller, OF the Troy Cnief, may be called
m ssn In N any thin S and ugly when tackled
1 for d .ht, and perhaps nsughty when he
wants 20 be funny sometimes, but the follow
ing paragraph from his Chief OF the 18th inst.
shows that the Almighty did not mistake
the right place when he gave sol. heart:
Even In 20 small town a Troy, there Is
found consider able des1tutiou and suffering,
In severe weather like that We have reoe.itiy
experienced. We have beard OF . nun Der OF
cases One we proposed 10 aid, but were in.
formed tnat the family bore y very bad char.
acter. and made no effort TO get along by
b NEST means. We have not since been able
to convince Ourself that little CHI dren should
be permitted 10 suffer, because t.e parents
matter, even that abandoned women should
be permitted 10 freeze, low as they may be In
character.
knserprise in sedgwtck County.
TIE Wichita Eagle thus describes its recent
illustrated description of Sedgwick county
After twenty bundles OF two reams each, or
sixteen hundred Quires, weighing nearly
two tons. had been succe ;sfully started on
their mission, We sat down and collated the
following facts from its pages: The paper
contained eleven hundred aud thirty-two
names of persons, nearly all residents OF our
town. 1t obtained III articles, long and
short, and III personal items, in addition.
There::were twenty y-seven tables OF statistics.
many OF which took much time and trouble
to compile twenty-five pictures and Q map
Of the county. The entire paper was set In
new type measuring 2Os,c coo ems, or about a
half million of separate types or letters.
ht,Ss rgtln
and every institution, secular and T, .igious,
In the city, were given.
A sufficient answer 10 all unfriendly crit.
cIsm is: Over one half ton OF the issue went
out in single wrappers in last Saturday
nights mail, directed to every quarter OF the
country, several to different countries in
Europe, and one to China; and notwitb
standing every business man in town, with
The exception of four, ordered from six to one
hundred extra copies, and three firms taking
one thousand each, Harrington, In one day,
sold upwards OF four hundred copies over his
news counter.
A Fine Vein Of Coal Found In WASH
Ing ton County.
Washington Republican, III
II is stated. on what seems good authority.
sAoi - NSAA Va WAL AhSheo hoo
been found cropping out In deep rsviDe, on
the farm of Mr.. bingham, near De Witt
postofiice. Our infoI mant states that the
coal is of a pure quality and burns freely. Ii
this is true. and We have no doubt il is. a big
bonanza has been struck in our county. that
will be worth thousands of dollars. That
coal exists in out county. and In several 9th.
er counties in this portion of the State, is not
q doubtful question. 1t has been found crop
ping out In a great many localities, and
proves that our country Is underlaid with
coal In greater or less Quantities Bot this
is the thickest and best vein We have heard
heard OF, aud It's exploration will no
doubt prove 1t still more valuable as 1t re-
cedes from the surface. We
shall probably know more about the
matter before our next hsue.
serious Result OF q Small Affair.".
TROY Chief, Is
A serious affair is reported at Tanning.
As We have heard 1t, the particulars are about
these: About two weeKs aso, two young
men, in the NJ ht, stole a turkey from the
premises of B B. Brackenbury. near Fan.
ming. He saw them and gave pursuit, over
tab ing the one having the turkey, compell-
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Will come out Win fuined moss.
A Letter on the Navigation OF the Ar
kansas River.
tWicbita Eagle. l6.l
Mr.. ED1ToR:-The question is asked how
/ propose to keep the basin or harbOr free OF
the drifting s-nds OF the current. As the
mouth of the Little river is a better natural
harbor for boats than Buffalo or Chicago had
without the improvement OF piers and break
water. In reference TO there being sufficient
tSAiSSht hh@A nedo1'heSo "ash sho .oSs 'Aios