Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-13
LEAvENwoRTH LETTER.
LEAyENWoRTH. KS. Aug

them that opportunity. Hon. Solon
Chase, Hon Ell. Gillette, Hon. Harper.
Hon. West and the -"recently distin-
guished but more recently extin-
guished" Jas. b. Weaver. These
gentlemen are billed 10 speak here OH
the day mentioned, ana, if they are
all here, it will be quite all event, but
one which will sink into insigniicance
compared to the political feast which |
is to take place at Bismarck Grove
Soon. There Wendell Phillips. Ben.
Butler and whole host of others
will be added to those already men-
toned. -st ...f3- -
At recent meeting of the city
council, the marshal was instructed
to commence, on Monday, August
9Th, the collection Of the occupation
tax. Against the enforcement OF this
obnoxious measure
MOST VIGOROUS KICK
will be made. Petitions are in circu-
lation demonstrating against it; in-
dignation meetings have been held
some of the merchants declare they
will leave the place before they will
paw it, and Geo. l.. Beven, the author
of the measure-it was organized in
1S79-is now cue, of its bitterest OPP
ponents. To give you some idea of
the workings of the law l will say
that butcher must pay as much tax
as house which does business OF
$40, 900; molder or carpenter who
earns as much as 81 900 per year must
pay as much for earning his living by
the sweat of his brow as a house
doing business to the aMsunt of $2O.-
900; houses which sell $6O. 600 worth
Of goods pay the same amount as q
house which sells $500, 900 worth
school teachers who receive $1,000
salary must pay $40 tax, while the
1000 business house pays no more;
a book-keeper, at salary of $1,000
per annulnis asked to pay as much
as his employer, who does 10000
worth of trade. Thus, you will see,
how very evenly this tax is assessed
Mr.. Beven, the author of the measure,
says he will not pay the sum taxed
against his profession that he knows
he is liable to arrest for refusing tc
do 80, but that for every hour ht
Hoses from his business. should he bt
arrested, he will make the city pay
him. The mayor, some time since
gave his personal check for 81 600 tt
meet the demands of the city, ant
Inow wants his money back. Th'
marshal has been instructed to arres
lall who refuse to pay their tax, ant
as its collection commences to-mor
row, some fun may he anticipated,
suppose.
There are, according to the cit.
directory of last year and q portion
of this year,
FOURTEEN EDUCATIONAL INsT1TU
TIONs
in Leavenworth, as follows: Seve
public schools, five of which ar
white, and two colored five privat
schoo Is ,one college and one academy
and they are all well attended. jude
ing from the directory's figures.
Beside a large number OF the var
Gus secret orders - and they ar
nearly all Representatives, are
FOUR BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
here-St. Johns hospital, Kans'
State orphan asylum, st. Vincent
orphan asylum and Home fe
, Friendless Women. learn tbs
these institutions are we'll filed, {
these places generally are.
| don't tknow-thongh have aske
repeatedly-whether or not there is
STOCK LAW
here, but do know that haven
seen loose COW, pig or horse sin
have been here. and that is near
two months. Except dust of abo1
four inches depth. the streets q
comparatively clean, but that featu
is spoiled by the horrible III an-tr
ng sidewalks.
Oh, no; you can't get anything
n! drink here. Notw iths,an ding tn
lfs fact, however, there appear, dsi
ID; before the police court from five
so eight persons who are charged wi
:. being
DRUNKEN AND DISORDERLY.
A. this is strictly temperance sta
these persons must become into.
ch Gated upon some Of the gases in I
atmosphere, aud it is, of cour
wrong, under such circumstances,
ask them TO drop their five and I
dollar bills into the city's contrit
tion box. Now, if they were rea
drunk and disorderly, they should
made TO suffer the consequences, a
SO should the persons who sold tn
the imtoxicants. From several
c,dants which have recently ira
VIC oS SiSllCu Oy q Lei
>, lar, ofd-fashioned
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE,
for several ladies, on various p
texts, have end-ayored to proc,
liquor from the different liq,
houses and saloons, but W ere uns
cessful, of course, as might b,
been expected. On one occasion
couple Of them drove up to a sale
and asked that they be brough
glass of wine, but they were refus
They tried elsewhere, but no W
could they get. One thing is certa
the prohibition law has materiu
reduced the sale of liquor on Sund
for now the saloons are closed Oh 4
day, aud before the passage of
law they were in tull blast. The d.
stores are not the groggeries, eth
that they were, for it costs tn
500 TO let any one have
drink without a physician's prescr
ton, aud ALI told that even Il
'oniy one certain physiciau's .