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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
The Probabilities Of amerlc8n
whisky.

st. Louis Republican, l9-i.
1t Is suggesed by California paper that
the unsettled condition of Indian agairs in
something that was entirely IN
known under Russian rule-is owing in q
crest measure to the introduction and gen
eral dispensation of American whiskey.
This exhilarating beverage, under the
manipulation of an expert Indian trader,
ia cslculsted, sooner or later, to convert
the Sikkans into Sioux.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

NsdEesf Y nigh. r-por-s 2 sin-ulsr sci
Missouri = IN There Wss Sgmsn IL
board FGO wa c1mi1: vys- 20 meet Lsr
husband somewhere IN Kansas. She had
several children, and during the night just
atter the train ieiI WeHtzvl.le, ore ot hyr
little ones was uissi8g. She begsu to
scream grt rush wildly about the car cali
iug her child. Iae little one could rot De
found, art the conductor soon s-rivet q:
the conclusion that Ii had got out on ,he
platform IN some way and had either fallen
or walked OFF. The train was stopped and
the woman put of At the house OF section
boss. and gang of men were started to
look for the child, with orders to make =
careful search. Nothing could be learned
last night Of The result.
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THEY WERE BONES, AND IT MADE NO
Barbour County Mall, Is.l

John Shore, Of Reno county, while en-
gagged in picking up bones in the vicinity
OF the head OF the Nine Cottonwoods,
picked up the skeleton of man. The
frame was complete with the exception Of
the skull. The bones were all very large,
the hip bone in particular, it measuring
near two feet in length. The bones were
piled on the wagon with the others, buffalo,
and the like, and all carried away to
spread on the impoverished hills of the
east The former occupant of the frame Is
supposed 10 have been an Indian.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
r.Er pIRIIC EEtr-rrE.

The measure prepared by the special
CorCr5- ual Rouse committee - ich in
vestiGat5d the best means of preve Ing the
introduc ion and sprea dot epidemic dis
eases in similar to the bill reported by the
special Senate committee on the same sub
Jet on the 7th instant. /. omits the Sen
bills provision for bureau OF health, but
adopts the feature OF 4 hoard Of health. also
provided for the Senate bill. i is probE-
be that one oi the two measures viii BE-
n4zzeA
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
The Way TO limit Municipal Tr
dpbfprnes.
ISt. Louis T.mes-JournaI, Isl

Some novel legislation is proposed in
New Jersey as a remedy far the evils
pointed oUt by Governor Mcclellan in the
matter Of municipal inde5tedness. The
project is 20 create a state sUperir .eudent
VINO shall have power to examine into the
condition Of local governments 1at AZ least
disc8y,r what their debts are. /. ia hardly
probable that this odd scheme viii sm0un-
10 anything. The proper Wy 70 prevent
municipal bankruptcy ia y limi, the
amount of debt that may be contracted by
constitutional enactment.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

IE.,rac,Report Ofstate Board of Agricultur

IExtrac' Report of state Board OF Agriculture
The lands in farms aggregate Is, ,SS5. .O9i.-
62 acres, of which 6 ,53S, ~ S5 are improv-
ed, and 7,54G, ,266.U are unimproved.
There are in the State PA $50 horses,
valued at sic, 49, 900; 40 56i mules and
asses, valued at g OF 800; 2S6,2il mich
Cows, valued at S7,4i2, 265; $50 002 other
cattle, valued at Sl2 i23, 2i2 40; 3i2,16O
sheep, valued at S13l, $50; 1876 OH swine,
valued at S6,0Si,12i 40.
The fences Of the State are valued as
follows: Stone, Sl,7I6 552 81; rail, Ss,-
9i3, 10 90; board, S3.60S 3O07l; hedge,
S6,5S2, ,S77. 25; wire, 81 ,2l2, ,102il.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
The Best Thing Abont az Extaa
sP.siOn

An extra session Of Congress. Oh, yes
in these days Of reformer. it amounts to 8
necessity. The 5es. thing about an extra
session is, that it enables the Washington
boarding houses to work off the old scraps
in hash which have been eft over during
the session. Members, too, have a little
opportunity to look around for any little
curiosties which can be charged Up to
stationary and paid i0r by Uncle Sam.
Those are thrifty set of boys Uncle has
down at Washington.-Jntsr-Oo Ooeaa.
The same reasons hold good in fsyo- OF
an extra session Of the I.egislaiure-ands so
far as ans body knows there are no other
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The President Ought 10 Veto II.

llhttl-tNtstI. IS.l
The United States would have been wise
had they listened to men like Conkling and
Edmunds and Matthews and Hamlin upon
the Chinese question. The unseemly haste
with which so grave a question has been
pushed, in the face of solemn treaty, will
not impress other nations with high opin-
ion of our appreciation OF contract.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
How the PuIImans Convinced ih<
Comm iste eemeu.


ItIIC.uflItA OdLcsstr 10
The Illinois Legislators have concluded
that it is not advisable to regulate BY law
the rate of the Pullman sleeping cars in that
State. A committee appointed to investi-
gate the subject was transported in the COM
psuy's most Iuxuriant coaches, and piled
with arguments (solid and liquid until the
wonder is that they did not report in favor
OF a prompt advance in rates instead Of
simple uon-iuterference.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
RAIL ROAD NOTES.


Topeka Commonwealth, IS: \. 4. Tai
mage, General Superintendent Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, and G.. K. Garrison,
Vice President Of the st. Louis, Kansas and
Arizona railroad, were in the city yestc--
day, and will remain until some time to-
day. Their business was to effect srranga-
nents such as would h. sten the building of
the proposed branches of their roads in tui-
State. Both gentlemen are highly pleased
with Tcpeka
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
A MISSING BUTCHER.
At-hisOu Patriot, Is.
~

A butcher namei Herman E5bers, who
has been in the employ OF Charley Bracke
for several weeks past, skipped cut last
night, after robbing his room mate of SIS
in currency, silver watch, pair of boots,
and other valuabics. The police are max
ing his present Whereabouts a subject of in
quiry.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
PRESENTED WITH A WATER SERVICE.

Yesterday tn. employees in the Office OF
the Secretary OF STATE presented an elegant
porcelain lined tiiIiug water pitcher and
cup to Mr.. Cavanaugh. II was beautifully
chased and orDameDtei. Engraved on its
front were The words Hon. Thomas H..
Cavanaugh, Secretary OF S,are. Presented
by the employees in his department rs tes-
timonial cf good will and esteem, 1879"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
| NEW SETTLEMENT IN MEADE COUNTY


DR.. Gallsnd, Of the Great Western Hotel,
received letter from parties in l. Ztnesville,
Ohio, asking for hotel accommodations for a
COLONY Of people who will arrive in this
city Feb. 2lst. This party Will locate in
Meade county and will name their settle
ment Sunshine. This colony intends issu-
ing a semi-monthly journal, devoted to the
interests OF immigrants.
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4 PRODUCTIVE FIELD.

And now comes the report that
E. NJ. Potter states that he gathered 1876
bushels oil corn from twelve acres, this win.
ter, and Mr.. Walker testities thst he pas.
tured 40 head of hogs all lsst summer on
the same field
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
GOOD APPOINTMENT,

The Governor on the l7th inst appointed
III. ID. Baker sheriff of Saline county. 10 fill
the vacancy in that ofIice occasioned bv the
late sheriff, S. c. Long, having ceased 10 he
an lnhabiIant Of that county-cause Of va
csucy-too much woman. Mr.. Baker is a
first-class man, and will make an excellent
officer.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
A DISGUSTING SCENE.
Barbour County MALL

4 disgusting spectacle regalei the senses
Of our citizens last Monday, where an old
man, whose name We Withhold in veneration
OF his age, forced his wife and daughter to
enter saloon and drink with him. His
songs were loud and OF doubtful, ul,character
Defying the authorities be made the streets
a very bedlam. We learn that alter leav-
ing town he beat his daughter in very
brutal manner.
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How Oar Interests Abroad are Neg
leCteG.

The reeklessness with which our foreign
relations are left TO run" themselves is ap-
palling. For several weeks there has been
nobody to watch Bismarck Oh American
account; and now Mr.. Horace Maynard is
in New York, having abandoned his post
at Constantinop!e, and the Sultan, or the
Russians, or the British iron-clads may
knock all our interests in that part of the
world TO eternal smash before We fnd it
OIt
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
TIE zulu WAX.

Englard's African war Is likely to prove
costly one. The London Ns5rs asserts
that for some tine past the monthly ex-
rerd;-ure has bcen 800 OO0O-hslf a mil
lion dollars-which, since Lord Chelms-
ford's assumption Of the command. has
been increased 70 the amount Of c5OO,CC0.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
ROAMING IEDIASs BEING LOOKED AFTER


Last week we noticed the roaming Of In
dians in the Pan Handle, about - miles OF
Dodge City. Word having reached head
quarters that the Indians were annoying
the cattle camps, Captain J. II. Bradford,
with Company q, 18th Iuf, was ordered
from Fort Dodge, Wednesday morning, to
proceed TO the Indian camp and warn the
gentle savage back TO his reservation.
Company G Is well mounted, but has dis
agreeable march.
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POISONED WITH BELLADOSSA

A man named Gillispie came to DR..
McCulley yesterday for medicine for sick
child. Fluid E1. Belladonna was pre-
scribed, one drop to the dose. The man got
drunk, and swallowed the entire amount,
two drachms, himself, with suicidal intent.
The doctor has been pumping him for the
purpose of removing the poison, but the
man is now in a critical condition.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
Tennyson Campersd with.

IOulsViIIe UOurier-JOurnaI.I
The sneczes fall on ears OF all,
And handkerchiefs are kept a-going,
Full many a bead feels full of lead.
Full many nose is sore with blowing;
Blow, hUgics, blow, and set the wild echoes
flying,
And answer, optics, answer, crying, crying
Cryipg
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
IT GIVES A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF KANSAS

IE!k County Industrial Journal, p
The LeavenwOrth TINES is the most en-
terprising daily paper in the State. Il, il a
treat TO read the TINES, As it gives, besides
the foreign and domestic news, birds eye
view Of Kansas.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
EXTENSION OF THE CENTRAL BRANCH.

II I1.-'711.' Ut III II II@-'I II 47I0f-'7-IIs
Atchison Champion, Is: From Supcrin-
tendent Downs VIC learn that track laying
will commence on the Cawker City "a len
sion of the Central Branch about March
18th, and will be pushed forward a. rapidly
IA men and money can push il. The track
layers will be out by the first Of April,
and if everyihing works a. It -houlI WORK
the road will be ready for bushes ard the
trst train pass over it about tie ir-t Of
NAV
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
THE ARRIVAL OF THE CHEYEysEs =
DODGE.
rF,ord County Globe. IL

The seven Cheyenne Indian prisoners ar
rived from Fort Leavenworth last Monday
morning, in custody Of W. b. Masterson.
Sheriff OF Ford county, assisted by City
Marshal Chas f. Bassett and Deputy Sher-
i'd james Masterson. The train arrived
about O'Clock and there beirg no carriaee
in waiting to receive our di=,iugui-hed viii
tors, the motley band was compelled to
walk up to the jail, distance Of several
hundred yards. This was the longest walk
they had taken since leaving Ieayeuwor,h
ard II proved too laborious for the delicate
health Of one Of the wounded thieves, Who,
after limping and struggling along for sore
distanee, sank helples-iy 10 the groun
where ne remain d until q whselbarrow was
procured, upon which he was placed and
carttd TO MS destination. The Indians
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
\ MAN EEC5vzEs uIs lost CHILDREN.

Mr.. J. ;. PhiiiiPpi, Of Sacramento Cal
was in Erie last week in search Of his chill
dren. IUapPears that lass summer, hi.
wife, accompanied By ;heir children, left
home, osteusiveiy to v;-i, relatives in Penn.
syivania, bat who instead Of going to Penn,
sylvania, came 10 ChauUre, this county,
with man who she said was her husband
and with whom she = since b el living.
Mr.. PhIllippi having learned Of her where
ahouts and actions, instituted suit in the
Sacramento District Court Tor a divorce.
Pending the decision he came out here. and
asked that writ of hGboqS coTplls be granted
him, which would give possession of the
children till such time Is the court should
decide who should have the custody Of
them. The request was granted, and pos
session Of the children given him. When
it came to take the little ones away, MTs.
Phillippi pleaded 0 go bsck..Sith them, say
ing she would Iaih,s die than part with
them
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
AN ALLEGED MURDERER TO BE TRIED.

Parsons Wonder is
About y o'clock to-day it was reported
upoa the streets that Theo. Munstermsp,
the man who is accused Of numbering Mr.
Hunt and attempting TO murder Mrs. Hunt
last October came on the freigN from IT.
Scott where he had been in Jail, and stop
ped at the Belmont 10 wait for the express.
Musterman is of German descent, 81 feet
high, heavy set, Light hair and eyes, has a
rather high forehead. He does not say
much and hiss the appearance Of being a
very cool and collected man, whether he
Is guilty or not, We can't say, but the cir
cumstantial evidence is very strong against
him, and his chances for escape are any
thing but ha,teTing.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
ANOTHER FOUNDING.

.OTg SCOIJ -IOnlIOT,I \
Mr.. A. J. Bayless found a little waif on
his steps yesterday morning. 1t was nicely
dressed, and appeared to have come from
the higher walks OF life. The mother
seems to have appreciated the kindness OF
his heart, and was willing TO trust her in
fant to his fatheriy care
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
CHEESE MAKING.


In Franklin, Miami and other neighbor.
ing counties, cheese factories have been in
successful operation for years, making
profitable returns Tor the capital invested,
and giving the milk proIucers q good
market thrgu ugh TIE heat O. summer. when
good butter making u mex. 20 impossible
situated ~ most Ol our farmers arr, baIa.
without spring houses or ice. But aside
from this consideration, cheese making 5-
much more profitable in summer th bug
ter making. the former requiring bgc s.v
quarts OF milk 10 the pound, while the lat
ter requires twice as much, and cheese
usually sells in our home market for abJu;
as much - summer butter.
Again, cheese Ia an article much easier
exported than butter, az Il does no, need to
be packed in ice, and instead Of deteriOrs-
ting it improves by age.
No one need he deferred from starting
cheese factory in Lawrence from fear Of an
inadequate supply Of milk. Within ara
dius Of four miles Of Lagrence-whicL
would make circle Of some twen four
mies-enoUgh milk could be furnished TO
supply the largest cheese factory In Kan
sss In the vicinity Of Lawrence milk is
20 abundant that it il often offered az low
az two cents a quart by the mi.smen, and
large quantities are either thrown away or
fed TO hogs.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
Very Easily Handled

;
Sidney Clarke, tbs political renegade
whom the Republicans elected Speaker of
the Kansas House, is growing more odious
every day. 1t is no trick at all TO reverse
his rulings by an appeal to the House.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

National Greenback Monitor, l3I
No better evidence is needed OF the true
greatness OF the Leavenworth TIMES than
the fact that it copies extensively from the
Monitor and never fails to give the proper
credit.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE IN JOHNSON COUNTY

.
tOia;he Cdr. X. c Journal
The town was startled by the report Of
one OF the most infamous crimes ever per
pe,rated in johnson county. The facts, as
nearly as they can be gathered to night, are
that Mr.. Wolf, living Ia the northeastern
part of the county, had d negro in his en-
ploy; that this morning while Mr.. Vol
was away from home, and Mrs. Wolf was
alone, the negro went into the house, over
powered Mrs. Wolf, outraged her person,
cut her throat, and left her 10 die The
horrible crime was discovered short time
sflerwsrd, and the whole neighboIhood was
aroused, ard company OF young men,
neighbOrs OF Mr.. Wolf, started in pursuit of
the negro. They caught him, and would
soon have inflicted the penalty Of lynch
Law, had not Deputy Lsmasney az
rived ard taken charge Of the prisoner
he came back with the negro
IL shackIes at 3 o'clock p. M
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
ANOTHER SMALL Pox SCARE COMING.

Another small po1 scare Is coming. The
disease has. been raging at Fairbury, Ne
braska, and is coming down the road
There are rumors OF several cases at His-
watha. The Troy City Council are talk
ing of precautionary measures, regarding
railroad trains. Let everybody vsccinate
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

Ii is a fixed fact that Topeka and Shaw
nee county can boast Of being entirely free
of a house of prostitution. Proceedings are
also being instituted against the gambling
dens OF the city, and will be kept up until
they are closed.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

The committee from the St Dominic
Colonization Society, Of New York City,
arrived in EllInwOod last Saturday night
and are now engaged in looking over the
lands selected by the society, and making
arrangements for the coming of about
$50 families-70 from the city of New
YORK alone, the remaindes from other east
ern States and the Canadas. The party
are in charge of Col. Harep, Of Topcka,
and Rev. F. z. swenbergh, Of Newton
The society has been regularly organized
and chartered under the laws of New York.
its object being TO create fund 10 assist
the workingmen to locate on western lands
whereby they can have comfortable homes
OF their own. The gentlemen here
j. z. Hanlon, President, Timo.hy
Brennin, and Thomas Bannou, Of
New York city. and James
Gibbons OF Albany. The society have pur-
chased 1900 acres Of land, not in the
Cheyenne Bottoms az was .ueCuslv stated
in former issue OF the n, cs., bat adm
cent to Cow creek, in the northwest corner
of Rice county and about nine miles from
Ellinwood. The gentlemen composing the
committee seem to be thofough-going bu-i-
ness men, and are fair Representatives Of
those who will follow them 70 the new
west, where they will meet with hearty
esdd male tailtta from the sturdy cons OF toll
who came TO sunny kansas" when il was
yes howliug wilderness, and many Of
whom are nov Independently rich. The
lands selected for this new colony are
among tie beet that onr State can boast.
and we spprshend that 1t will not be rnauy
years before every foot Of the rich soil will
be turned TO account, and the pro-
ducts thereof help to swell to still greater
degree our already large and steadily in
creasing grain exports. The families that
are coming out here are not poor by any
means, they all being what is generally un
derstOod as wsll-tO-do people, representing
capital Of some $500, ,0OO-an average for
each family Of not less than 50 600. This
wealth will be circulated in thi. inmedi
ate vicinity, ard it behooves our people to
but their "Dest feet forward" for the recep-
tion Cf those home seekers and extend 70
them such hearty welcome and kindly
treatment az will impress them with the
belief that there ia no place like Eilinwood
and no better people than our citizens.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
CoLORED IMMIGRATION.

I.OII SCOII NIOlIIDf, II.
The Barren, (Ky.l Times ssys colorei
agent is working up the Kansas fever
among the negroes Of that plsce, and q
general exodus il threatened.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
THE BEST IN TIE WEST.

The Leavenworth TINES is one of the
best papers in the west. We have made
arrangements by which We can offer THE
TINES to our friends on very liberal terms
in connection with the BaTaer. See terms
elsewhere.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
KAN SAS NEWS.
Lead "a worth 81 4Oia Glleua.

Lead is worth 81 10 il GIleus.
r. Scott Is 70 have tooth pick factory.
Bob Barueits Is doing Kansas again.
C3pt. Bl-ardls, the shoo;ist, was n
Wichita, thursday.
The k.rEia D-7o-. at has heen removed
TO Clifton, sud will be issued a. the Clifton
4 EsT,.'g, und.s The management Of Mr.. q.
o. Blake, Of hirwin.
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ESRoLcED.
Lawrence Tribune, Isl
Three hundred and eighty-one students
have been enrolled e; the State University.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
BARBOUR COUNTY.

barbour County Mall, 10
l. What is the county best adapted to?
A. Stock breeding and raising.
.. What class Of settlers should be most
encouraged?
A. Those who combine stock raising ard
agriculture
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
A WORD OF WARNING.


/ am Informed that there are partias
going about the city OF Emporia, and tbs
surrounding country, exhibiting samples Of
hot hou-e grapes - ''ConOyers,' or some.
body's seeding" and representing the
same as a valuable hardy grape, and in.
ducing the unsuspectiug 10 buy the same at
very high prices. Also large fine pear
pretending that they are samples grown on
three year old standard trees, and that they
can be grown here, if the people will ouly
buy their trees, grated on some peculiar
kind OF imported French stock" and
much more of such nonsense, which has no
real existence in fact.
Our people are cautioned against all such
fancy" fruits and advised 70 a. least care
fully investigate the claims put forth fCr
these new things, before signing notes for
them at the extravsgsut figures charged
for them By the vendors
Respectfully,
ROEr NILLIKIN.
Vice president Kansas State HUrticul-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
WHEAT sowing IN cowLEY COUNTY

I"'R''1NN- Ut. It EtNN 7 ItNSf I0I
A number OF our farmers the past week
have been sowing wheat. The ground is
IN tine condition, and 8 larger crop than
last year Is expected.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

Fret Harte's first appearance on the lee
lure platform in London is said to have
bee1 highly successful. The Ners describes
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
How TalniaEe Telephone His Ser.
uiOfs


The Rev. Mr.. Talmage continues to re-
port his sermons for the provincial press
with great regularity. They come through
by special wire-in a stamped envelope
telephoEed through the postoffice so to
sraal-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
THE VALUE OF A TOWNSHIP N sEosuc


I-T'l9-IU -OLIlIy IsFcJTu, Ij.I
IIoga township has paid taxes 10 date on
valuation OF $4,000. This is more Oh 4
any other one township in the State.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27

SINGULAR INCIDENT.
[Atchisou Patriot, Isl
A gentleman who came up IRON St. Louis
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
TIE LAWRENCE RRInGE.

Vice president Kansas State HUrticul
tural Society, Lyon county, Kansas.