Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30
LRAvENW0RTH LEAKINGs.

LRAVENWORTH LEAKINGs.
LEAvRNwoRTH, Ks. July "a.
EDITOR INTELL1aENcER: II could
net find an opportunity to shut of
that peacock's wind. and its owner
disregsrded my request that he do
so. so L have moved beyond the hear.
ing Of that birds melsdieus trills.
Things are not yet running smootb
ly as regards those Sibley cases, and
each day brings forth something new
1t has transpirsd that Sibley came
here at the iostigatiou OF one Of the
Temperance societies-the members OF
the organization prefsrring that an
outsider take steps against the liquor
traffic than to do pything themselve,
for fear Of injury TO their business
and S. L. North. Of this place, was
prominent in the movement. How
SibIsy was treated I have already
told yeu. aud Mr.. North, fearing the
same treatment. procured q permit
from the may ar to arm himself. Mr..
Green. Who is known ss the whisky
lawyer. aud who also assaulted Sibley.
was brought before the police Judge
for trial, during which the discovery
was made that Mr.. North was armed.
He refused TO = comply With the re-
quest Of tho marshar to surrender his
pistol, ss be had received permission
from the mayor to carry it, and an
endsavor TO take il from him was un-
successful. He finally gave it up on
the promise thit it would be returned
10 him whom court was dismissed.
Mr.. North gives as his reasons for
going armed that men ihaye loitercd
around his house. making it nscessa-
~ to keep an officer there that he
has received notice that his buggies
would be destroyed. and It would be
made SEQ hot for him that b''''-'''
II COULD NOT STAY HERE '' ct
II he continued 70 prosecute tshe, liquor: i:
cases." Whst viii be the final OUT
come Of this affair 1t IL hard to sur
mise but that 1t is q terribly mixed
up matter, and becoming more mixed
daily. every one WHO has watched it's
progress knows. Nr. Sibley was
searched, but was found to be un-
armed, ! ''iH t''1'.-'' si'' '.''1s ,
Within tho past few day, d.yvs, Lea Le,aavsean. sa
worth has established additional ia.
cilities for communication with KAN
sas City by means of "t
a.. a. ~. :. THE TELfPHoxs. 80
The line 10 thirty-dYe miles lsng, and
required in building seven hundred
peles. seventy coils Of wire, each cell
weighing nipety-six pounds, The line
as owned BY the merchants telephone
and telegraph company, Of Kansas
City. From that place to the Kansas
pspitsntisry, aud from the prison to
this city it is owned by the Leaven-
worth tslephone company.
About the .hsndssmest building in
tho city 10 -. -.
THE COURTHOUSE.
It 10 large a. we'll 20 hand some. pleas.
antly situated inpsn rising promi-
nence, snrro undsd byl' : yard Yard lust full
snonghl Of shrnbbsry to make it cool
aud plsAsaatithese warm days. Way
up. IL the top Of the CUP pola-to reach
which Il II necessary 70 Climb about
twelve geodly.sized flights OF steps
Is the town.c .clsck, which strikes hour
": Just As far sa ysuq can sec, you
'an'tell the time Gof day, and you can
hear 1t strike for miles. The top of
The cHpsla II .nst. upon. which there
and one,oan sit np there and
7isw 'tscensi 90 charming" TOR miles
md milsss srouAd.I ~ aY,H: .ns,s7u 4s
The river hero seems to be wider
han At Lexington, bntl isl fuller of
'ars, aud it looks rs though a good
umPsr could easily cross it dry-shod,
~ Jumping from one bar to another. |
srom this side ofrths river you can
'lainly see small frame house |
" '"t "OvRR IN MISSOURI"
vhile another one can just be dis
erned. II Platte county is just lop-
osite this place, aud a considerable |
ortion cfinthat coumy's trading is
emo here the. river being crossed by
9Th the ferry and the bridge. As'ca
The manner In which the prohibi-
on law II regsfdedLandit IL ID pretty
enerslly treated Is though il did not
xist at all4mlght create the impress
lou that this is very wicked CITY.
!, however. its noralslsre judged by
he number Of churches 1t contains.
ne would thiuk 1t . very good place.
Mess he knew the number of the
'lsons. There are -'"A4 s.5y, r.r |
TwENTY-FouK CHURCHES
ere, aud for every one of them there
e three saloons. The churches are
sstly fine buildings. very large. and
tract the. eye because Of their size.
no or Two Of them arc 80 large that
ey sppsar to me to be ungainly.
be various denominations are repre-.
nted ~ follows I: Baptist-white,
10; colosed, three; Cstholic-white,
rec; colorsd. one Christian-one
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. three col
ed, one; Episcopsl-two !; .Evange-
'al-sns /; Jewish--one {; Lutheran-
10; Methodist-white, one coIored,
10; Presbyterian-fve. 20
The weather hiss been of tho super
live degree. only more 50. In ths t
ON whore have worked the thcr- !.
'meter has ranged from ninety. n
'ht to one hundred degrees, and S
rspiration oozsd from every pore T
til was 80 aggravated that felt .
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