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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-09

in the West; pillow works, which are pushet
TO FL orders three broom factories. q luci
fer match factory, cigar box manufactory
two paper box factories, two vinegar facto
ries, bridge works, employing one hundred
and fifty men, bag factory, ink factory,
WOODEN mills, several breweries and bottling
establishments, added to which are minor
establishments which manufacture together
with repairing. A canning factory is also
now on foo, and will be established as soon
as the spr-ng opens, the money being al
ready subscribed for il. Taken all togeth.
er, Leavenworth has bright future, and
who will gainsaY
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Yesterday morning about RI O'Clock
while some of the employees at the Fort
who live in the city, we're goin to theiI
work, they discovered the dead Lody of ,
man near The Kansas Central bridg-. Tn.
matter was reported rs soon as pcssIble snc
il was found that the man ,ad been at III.
Fort during the evening and getting con
siderxbiy under the influence of liquor
unheeding the advice of some of the sol
dier-, started TO walk to the city. and, it IL
supposed, when he reached the point where
hi. body was found. be stopped to rest and
fell into sle-p which was fatal. HE
nsme, nearly as could be learned, was
HagRarty.
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Miss Ada, received At the residence, cor
ner Sixth and Olive streets.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Allen, Delaware street, be
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, was n
home to her numerous friends.
| Mrs. ]. B. Lamber, assisted BY Miss Van
derwalker, was at home at the Planters
House, and extended cordial welcome tc
the large number of guests who came to
pay their respects.
The Misses Dickson, corner of Sixth and
Walnut streets, received informally.
Mn. James F. Legate, assisted BY her
daughter, Mis Nellie, were at home to
their many friends 1t the residence on Fifth
avenue.
Mn. H. D. Micksy received At the resi-.
dence on Ottawa street, between Second and
Third streets, and dispensed the hospitals
ties of the season.
Mrs. Byington was at home, Pine street,
between Fourth and Fifth streets, and en-.
,ertained the legion of friends who called.
Mn. B. F. Phelps Was At home to her
friends, At the residence, West Seventh and
Congress . reefs.
Mrs. C. L. Knapp, Olive and Seventh
streets, received her friends, Who called in
large numbenL
Mrs. H. D. Rush, assisted by her daush-
ter. Mrs. Sprague, received At their resi-
dence, South Broadway.
Mp. Judge Ide did not receive formally,
but was At home TO her friends, South
Fifth Avenue.
Mis- Lizzie Clark vas at home to her
friends on Second Avenue.
Ma Fred A. Miller, aplsted b. her
daughter, received their friends At The resi-.
denee, North Bsoadvsy.
MnL L. B. Wheat and her daughter. Nis
Florence. were 1t home, corner Of Brood.
way and Seneca streets.
Nm. Dr.. d. w. Thomaa, aa.isted BY her
daughter Aia Ellis. and Mis- Kitty
Blair, vers the recipients If large num-
Der Of calls 1t the residence. North Broad.
way.
Ma Heincks vas si hone to her friends,
South Broadway.
Ma VIM. Gordon, a.eisted BY Mis Earle,
was at home. Shawnee street, between Sec
ond and Third streets, and eptsrtnned
Mrs. Geo. A. Eddy. Seventh and Wal.
nut streets, Was ct home 70 her friends.
Mrs. Bigler. ss-isted BY Miss Robinson,
vas At home. North Broadway.
The Mines Maihiaa, North Broadway,
large number ii heir friends. |
Miss Annie Crowell, Pottawstomis street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets, was At home
10 her friends
Mrs. Judge Latta, Mrs. Leo Marsh, and
MIS- Thornton were 1t home ut the Latta |
House, and received numerous callers.
Mrs. Frank Robinson received her guests |
shawnee street, between Fifth and sixth |
'treets, and was the recipient of . large
number Of calls.
Mrs. Meade was At home, South Broad
rays, and extended the bert Of the season.
The day was generally observed at Fort
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IN NCf SHELL.

4 whole broadside of the Chicago Inter
Ooam, increased size, IL covered with Off
eial reports, bearing on the "recent cleo
tieos" in the South. The IaEz-Ooen's &C.
eurats head-liner has summed up the con-
tents in one brief. succinct expressive line,
"A record Of vinalny unsurpassed in the
politics Of any country On The face Of the
earth"
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DlsrRlCs COURr.

RroeeeAsss . In shat TriAaDal Rsisre
JaAsAe lrcsier YESTERDAY.
Court met pursuant to adjournment
present as before.
Henry p. Scott Va. Patrick F. Meagher
ct al Proof of publication approved and
filed; judgment entered for plaintiff for
S7lS72, interest at L. per cent foreclos
ure and sale Of mortgaged prenesis or
dered
Roxanua Shattuck va Lizzie Spsuldins
ct al-Proof of publication approved anu
fled; Judgment entered for plaintiff for
$36l50O interest at II per cent foreclo-
urs and sale of mortg.ged premesis or
dered.
Stats Va William Cummings-Drfendsu
easered . plea Of guilty. of passing forged
paper. ~ tertH
State ". ]. C. Rafefty-Statemens OF
reasons filed by prosecuting attorney and
case dismi-eed.
Sta,e vs.. Haywood Collins-Defendan
being duly arraigu-d, entered a plea of
not guilty.. Tried by jury verdict: guilty
of grand larceny.
6 ate " O-cir Collius-verdict of NO,
guilty. Defendant disch arged.
Court adjourned till 10 O'Clock this NOR
ming.
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Marriage eft NJ. john Murray and
ulss Mary O'Nes1s.

Marriage eft M. john Mur-ay and
MISS Mary O'Ne,is.
A very quiet wedding took place at the
parish church, on Thursday morning, Al
s clock. the contracting parties being Mr.
John MUIR, of Cross Creek. and Mis-
Mary o. .ill, of Topeka, daughter Of Pro
fessor ..O'Neill, teacher of music at III.
Coile<e. None but the intimate friend
were present. and after the beautiful cer-.
mony of The Catholic Church had been re.
cited, they were driven to the residence oil
Mr.. Fowkes, where wedding breakfast lad
been prepared After receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS OF friends, and partakiug Of the
collation., they took the east bound train
for L.avenwo't III, where they will visit
friends for few days and then return.
May their path of life ever be bright
one, and peace, happi ess, and prosper y
attend all their efforts.-&. Muy's Demo
erdf
Both bride and groom are we'll known
here, the former more especially, b swing
bheu 4 resident of the metropolis. The
happy couple is spending the honeymoon
here
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TMeeklp GimEs
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1879
N ere II srd- from WyRudet,e

Deputy Sheriff F. W. Drought, of Wy
apdotte County, brought up two more prs
oners on Tuesday, for the peni,.n,Iary
Tne. were John Smith, sentenced to seve,
years for grand larceny, and Calvin vii
iams sentenced to three years for the same
ofense.
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Dealers say how are We to know that DIR
Price's Cream Baking Powder is un-ophis-
ticated? Know il, becau-e 1t always gives
satisfaction, aud other kinds are bong at
q price 81 low. Ii consumers knew the
character Of cheap baking powders, very
few would use them. 2td&w
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JsAss Clemens cess fer . Polies-
Topeka Blade, col
10 tie Editor cftAs Blode:
Last evening my LITTLE daughter W,s taken
very Ill, and . boy vas dispatched for Dr.
Dick. For two hours 1 avaitsd his retain
with all the anxiety only . parent can l.el,
or that dssolsts man can sesl Tor all On
earth that loves him, when the Rsassnesr r.
turned without having seen ths doctor, and
reported - follow: Not finding him In his
emss. shs boy started a . soar Of he shuf.
ehss. not knowing vhsrs Dr.. Daek assaDded.
Unfortunately h ara sntsrsd the Msshodnt
church. Having a0ursd himsslf that the
Doctor vas NOT there he started ous; but
asas! "vhe sntsrs here lsav0 hope behind"
Omcer Anzay refused his exit I'D con-
Dslled hin 10 remain TIL ths coneluasoa
and then bads him 90 straight home
uodef the threat Of 'livsrs pains
and Denalt,sa" Fortunately. By homo appli
anees ny little giri got bssi 2. though not ut
out ofd~nssr, and started In pursuit Of the
omnipotent gospel adjunct, bot found him not
This 10 faiF sample Of the desposism OF this
o0eisI, but appeal to the council would b
useless But would like to ask the tax-pay-
err Of this city whether they pay policemen
to act - auxiliries to the Grace of God at the
Methodist church or 70 walk their beats and
protect life AMI property: No Other church
In the city requires . police force, and
II there II gospel performance
going on Of such . character - 70 render the
presence Of the police Decessary to preveat .
bfsaeh Of the peace, then such pefioenancs
should b suppressed and the police rsssored
to their municipal duties.
take this course with this matter becaase
Am too poor to pay . nne for the privilege
Of knocking policeman On the head-bue n
the result had proved fatal, there vsQld have
been funeral to-day and . vacancy in the
police force. &C. CLKxKxs.
4 ChRSssDas R1Fo Da9tD, clay Coan.
lClav Center D1spath, n
An attempt was made, few days seo, to
IRE the Clay county court house. The plan
vas desperate one, and the nrs-bug made
up ~ pefson aklller in the ne q in1am-
0AbleA The ea0b1ssiblss eoosasesd q three
meets q 6eoVY AaRtle popaG. which had
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Acad~ssy .s Se,eoc-.


There was a very interesting meeting Of
the Academy of S:ieDc- at night, though
nur very largely attended, on account o
Intense coli-Iu any persons who otherSi-e
would have been pr sent remaining ava,
b-cau-e they supp s-d there would be u,
meeting. The lecture Wa q. livered by Dr
Backu- on the Eur Great ID, M ties,
and Of the best p prs presented
this s-a-on- After the lecture there MAS al
interesting aud rather annIm at. discussion
BET seen lhe peAser and Prof. COlemnU,
which The audience med to enjoy. Tn.
mkt Regular mv-iIng viii Or reid uDe WEE.
from I4-t uish', wn.u w $ Burke vii
real a payer -Btiti-d Impendi. < Rv"iu
Iioa" 10, ing a reyi,w ii c-rtsin problem
conn. CT, with the nor o. -tioD.
THE CarISTsAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
"a d -.t ,na"k R '-.ry an ,zing for
tue e. Year.
At meeting Of tn Ulcers and teacher
of the Christian Su6 ay School, it was re-
solved, that
Cur eiucere thanks are due and ar.
hereby t-ud-red to Ml-- X ite McCr-ary.
Mr.. ~ Clair, Mrs WEIGH, Mr. aud Mrs.
Chiver-, Miss Lizzie Simvos and Prof.
SImon- for va liable and rendered al our
New Years eve. Sunday School G ,ncert
We feel much ursged 10 our success
during the part year If S 5. work, apo
will orsanze tor 1879 on Lords day NOR
ming, January 5th, at $50 Our lIb. ar,
will be op.ned ami every effort made to in
Crease our knowledge of history and the
bible, aud inculcate the pr nci piles Of NOR
nliry and love for the good and beautiful
We hope our many friends will come with
or send their children that We may all be
happy in our ,fort To do good.
Oar concert will be repeated in about
two months. W. b SWAIN, Supt.
S. 7. DvDD, Pastor.
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WAiss CoaI oil IS esass Per s.io O.

hou a
WORTH oeO
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-09

Wnaorr's Fever and Ague Tonic.-A
certain. safe and speedy cure for all di.eas-
e OF missmstic origin. 1t cures in few
days, without danger or Inconvenience /:
Cnills and fever, bilious fever, dumb chills,
pernicious fever, congeative chills, sun pains
and all diseases Of similar character. En-
larged sp.eens are reduced rs If BY magic,
and sun pains are conquered with marvel.
Gus rapidly. Wheelock, Finlay 4 Co.,
ftoDeeson, New Orlesm. For sale by
- eEeOiaa eod&w
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A. UaAeniabse Truth.

You deserve to suffer, and if you lead =
miser able, unsatisfactory life in this beau
tifui world, it il entirely your. own fault,
and there lie only one excuse for you-your
unreasonable prejudice and skeptic SIN,
which has killed thousands Personal
knosledge and common sense reasoning
will soou show You That Green's Augusi
Flower will cure YOU Of Liver Complaint or
Dyspepsia, with all ip miserable efIec .
such a sick headache, paipitstiou of the
heart, sour stomach, habitual costiveness,
dizzines of the head, nervous prostr.tion
low spirits, &c. Its sales nov reach every
town on the Western Continent, and not 3
druggist but will tell you of Its wonderful
cures. You can buy q sample bottle for ten
oen'a Three doses will relieve you.
iy6eod&w
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oUR NANCFACrCRE.

To attempt, in = limited article, to do
Justice to the industries of this city would
he very much like irving TO darken the hue
Of night or a.sisting the sun to shine. Suf-
fee it TO say that during the past ear sew
eral new factories and foundries have been
established, many of which have erected
new buildings to carry on their business,
while al of the factories previously estab.
lished have been most Aourishing The
manufactures of Leavenworth At present in
cluje that of wagons, which are made here
On mos extensive scale, md Of which
there are several factories; carriage, of
which, too, there are ave or six factoriee,
all upon an extensive scale several foun-
dfies, all in tull blast; stove works, which
ere tue Largest west of Chicsgo and St.
Louis; machine shops, which turn out -
6ne work - can b found
in the wrld; Eve la-gs fur
niture factori,s which make the larger
pant Of the furniture, for domestic NE, sold
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OUR RETAIL TRADE.

As matter of fact the retail trade in
cities ranging in population from twenty
% thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
does not amount TO a great deal which lie
70 say does not present any fac;s in any
way calculated to be remarkable or excite
remark. Ii is MT hyperbole 70 make the
statement that the retail trade of Leaven-
worth represents a population Of from for
y to fifty thousand iuhabitants, and any
one who knows anything about the matter
or has given the subject any thought or
study wnatever will eubstantiate the aseer-
ton. This il owing in . great measure to
the fact that the male population il COM
posed of artisans. mechanics and laboren
who have their home, their families, their
all here, which constitutes, in great meas
ure, one of the principal sup,orts Of any
city. A town where the majority Of the
inh 4bitants own the property they live in
a town which is built up principally
of homes and not Of teasnent
houaes; town which IL owned
within iteelf, 6suratively .peskine, is the
town of true solidity l. ssenvor b isruch
I toa .; the man Who works in The mine,
he foundry, The factory or The shep. towns
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Minneapolis, the initial town in th,p Dc.
ushtful valley. For rapas. ity OF extsus,o, ,na
soiid-not ephemesal-;,rosperity has 10 pser
N taere nifed state. ~. the prsasnrnoneAt,
AZ - grain market I, SANDS A. ! spa ths svu.
" Tributary 70 1t Ia even On sAs inusase. AZ
= oese OF SIMPLY OF every kind q ,ssshaa-
o.1e ana nap ufAcearo u has aseady reach
% mAeopolitAn demssaaons. A,A sesai ths
~ n more Stores ass Desded- you ny 70
mo dozen saesss somesimso vithoue the
ssaA chance q 0ssaAng served win WHIT you
EeQuirs viahaat va1ang - hour svA We
nave nearly Adoasn q eEain buvi1g Am.
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AID . Reas variety Of small tubs.
chuEm. pine and cedar Kama
kas, butter, tubs, sugar,
h..rx~,x md borex
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statement Of the number Of intsrmsnt. In
each year, in the Topeka Csmstery, ansss IL
eslablishmsne In lss9
% C10oA000 000O 1OR o
mas.
Topeka Blade, 0.I

Whole number OF interments,. La;
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The practical joke that b r. sprine.r ,as,-
ID on u. Collar. Last Friday niehs, in ents =.
ing his building and taking sher,frum 4 Lot
OF nne )eweiry. came near costing biz liSe, -
upon entering The buildiag hs aroussd NJ
Collars clerk Who vas sasspinG In . hack
room' Who apprehended Springer - . bur
giar and commanded hlm To surrender.
This Springer failed to do and started 70 70
out' whsreupon the clerk fred his pistol at
MIN, hitting him In the thigh. mailing quite
. sesioos - well - painful wand. The
'eweiry taken was promptly reC4oesd % Mr..
Collar, and Ben has conclude d 10 play NO
more p actic jokes ON anyb
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20o000 e0O RaRDe - R0uDAe.
Topeka COmmonveath, Jan. IL

i For some time pest there hes besn . oonsid .
cradle quantity Of gold coin In the State
Treasury. fesssrday being pay day. the
STATE Treasurer paid out sold and silver coin
and currency indischminately. kansas vas
the INST STATE 70 invest in the new four per
cent bonds She u first In resuming specae
payments. Thus showing her faith In the
credit Of the Government and the Republican
0reenback Dollar.
rAs New 1ilisaSy Poss - NE Fr~,
New-York tribune., 1879-02-27

which was not granted. and he thereupon moved mn
adjournment motion TO lay the report Of the
Conference Committee the table was made but
not voted on.
During the discussion General Garfield said that
he hoped the Honse would not allow the bill TO get
beyond ia control; that he desired to the bill
defeated and lie hoped that end might yet DC ac-
cOmplIshed.
The conference report on the bank tax pro-
Vides among other things that the assets OF IN;
solvent banks shall not be assessed for taxation ana
that deposits of savings III SAVINGS banks shall un-
less they exceed $1,000 be exempt from taxation,
The tax upon roctitiers Of spirits whO make less
than 500 barrels year is reduced IN the bill from
5000 500 The milk in the cocoanut OF tins Dlll
Is found ID the fact that while Congress insist upon
reducing the tax on tobacco from "a cents to 10
cents pound and Oh certain rectifiers OF spirits
% per cent II refuses 10 reduce or repeal the taN
upon friction matches, which Of universal use,
and which are now taxed at tho rate Of about 4oO
per cent.
The House adjourned without any decisive acton
on the report of the Conference Committee.
Mr. Springer made another attempt 10 bring mp
the Seward contempt case, but failed.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WA.HINGIoS. Wednesday, Tej. eG, 1879.
John j. Mcdonald arrested Yesterday at neeiing
" Va by secret Service agents fOca violation of the
Post Oficc sending letters through The malls
Offering 10 cell counterfeit money
The President today approved tie act creating an al
diionsI Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
the District Columbia and for the better afminisra
tion o. Justice ia said District Also Al act directing the
Secretary WIZ - pUrcht-" lot ~ ground situated
near Tie CIV Columbus, Onlo now used ~ thc United
states ia a cemetery.
Tn, Controller Of the Currency has declared div dend-
ia favor 4 tho creditors o the following bauks The
First National Bank II Allentown, Penn. 20 per cent
,hr Fir.t National Rauk of Bozcmau, Mont. 80 per
cent the National Bank Oi Flshkl Y. - per cent.
making total iO the creditors 81 the latter bank Of 30
p,r cent The City National Bank OF Chicago, per
cent; making total lis cred tors ~ % per cent
The following isa synopsis OF lids received 10 the
Treasury Department for labor for the United States
Custom House etc., at Albany. y. Y: John II. Town.
s4pd 80 400. Patrick McCarty Sc 900: Robert Grind
rod - 500 Dundas Hunter, S5,0sj James MELON
aid 30 45O; George Marin. $4,000 Peter A. Cassidy
s. Co, Sl3 900 JOAN MetaNe, $3.50 Betting x Da-
wilson. 81 so.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-27

that these votes were cast directly in
support of the tobacco tax reduction, and If ma
jority sufficient TO give that measure a precedence
over all other business had not then been mani
tested, the measure could not have been acted
upon during the present session of Congress.
1t cannot be said that as the event turned ont
these five votes We're necessary. 10 bring the
measure before the Senate. for it seems to have
had majority in its favor without them. The
reduction Of the tobacco tax was made a party
MEASURE by the Democrats, and every Democratic
Senator present at the time, from what
ever section, voted in its favor, while all the
Southern Republicans, whose constituents are
largely interested in the reduction or
removal of the tax voted the same way on prin-
cpe. Neither the political nor the commercial
interests OF the Pacific Coast, however demanded
the reduction Of the tax, and 1t seemed only TO need
the assertion made by Senator Sargent to-day that
he was opposed TO the reduction, TO confirm tie
suspciOns that he voted with the Dem@rats
five times on Saturday night in compliance with an
understanding that be was 10 do so IN return Tor
Democratic support to the Chinese bill. senator
Sargent says he is charged with having " sold out
The two words quoted probably described tie
transaction.
As to The pair with the Senator from virginia, II
j. singular that in o body which consumes probably
oue-haif its working hours IN putting upon record
the reasons Of its members for voting for or against
pending measures or for not voting, that
the senator should have forgotten to an
nounce his PAIR yesterday " hen political measure
significant As the Coroin-Butler contest was De
ing decided and It is no less Singular that none Of
the Democratic associates Of Senator Johnston
was moved 10 announce the TACT that ne
fornia If Senator sargent cares enough about
the matter and it seems 10 be very
grave Onci to explain away these circumstances,
fbe explanation should have the fullest publicity
He has not yet explained the circumstances, nor
even denied that the bargain which they seem TO
p0inr To WAS made.