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THOISDAY AI'KIL 24, IS73.
TIIK-nXlOll AM lOUSCIL.
The dead-lock lietwt-n die Major and
Council still exi-ds, without material
change. The Council ysterday evening
did little more than to meet and adjourn
the only noteworthy feiture being an at
tempt by Mr. Wilson to amend the city
charter by a resolution.
9ir.nniii.il.. hv tmu co:mv
HOA"".
"Ve publish in full this morning the me
morial of the Coun'y Hoard to the creditor
of Leavenworth county and city. It is. not
a very cheerful story, hut it i lamentably
true. It pres-enta a !cture of the affairs of
Leavenworth county and city which no
citizen will take pride or leasure in con
templating, tut it is a chapter of hi'tory, it
deal in hard, cold facto, and the condition
of affair?, a presented by it, though dis
agreeable in the extreme, cannot be denied.
Every citizen will regret the ceceity for
malting public Mich a statement, ana only
the direst extremity could justify it. But
however humiliatine it miy be, we are
forced to cknowled,e that it seta forth
nothing but the truih, and ought to con
vince the creditor cf the city and county,
as well as the public at large, that owing
to a long wries of nnfo-tunale cirrum
Btancw, w find olir-clvm burdened with a
public d-bt which it is tnlirely imioFiibe
to pay, and that unb-m a compromise can
be eflVctel, the nituation already bad mut
inevitably grow wcrr and worte, wilh tLe
ability to piy becouiingIm everyyear until
the compromise now a-lI by the Board
become impracticable Tin- P'ini which
the Hiard cow offers, the county i at pre
ent able to pay, but if a wtt'eircot l? not
tfff-tfd roon, and tl e debt continues to ar
cummulate, with our ability to py cteadily
and purely diminifbinir, tlie lime is nr.t far
dixtint w fii tli- to'dr" of our U ii will
be clad to acpt much lew thau the IJ srd
ie now cfh-rinc
fM'rt Vll.t M" ! If K
The iK-opUof our goally city when they
learn that the-e ar.-inw only three regular
poliorren, will begin to fI tolerably
secure in life at.d prory. For the juft
four or five yeir the joor tax-p-iycr ha
erijiyid tl.e luxury f piying for the M;r
Tices of a drzpn, more or t-t of polictnun
nhn were the pn.fe-ed guardians of ihe
dear j-eople. but who, undtr the pre-ent
plice msnig-nien "ere only cxpcttd to
aid and pr net gambler", pimp. a'as?ir.H
and prwtitute- Tii- "smb'er and pro-ti-tuteo
in turn are b'ncVmailrd by the jto
lire. There re ii Uwn rr.e hundred
gambler- and roil h, regular bru!fer who
go couctinlly annd to the t-eth, who are
s difgrace and di-bonnr to our city; I lit
who ever heard of nc of tbee oroun J.-ei
bting arretted bv our p-.lire sutiioritit,
notwi-htacdii g tl e fsct that during the
pint vcir more than a ha:f d zn co!d,
brutal murdeiT have occurred at the hand
of th-fe brute ?
Eich month ihe vallisnt olictmen visit
the hone. of illfa tie, and the tonr unfortu
nite inmate are orlertd from thtir rooma,
made to stand up in a row, cc tinted and
then b'ack-niailed ill the mm of five, tfn
or twenty dollar a the cae may be. I'irt
of thi money goeo into the city treasury,
and part of it may n.t- The nnnvrement
of oar police force ha not ben of that
character cilculated to inare corfidence in
thi or any o'her community.
Whildeprdo-sarelloeitogoaiiHd.
a-giiling, intihi'i and hillin' ople,
any civil, resptclable mi'i whoe bu-intf
rrq-lirei hiai ti orry come means with
which to pro'ect hi per-on, will, if the
Talliant olice chance to find liini, be ar
rwied and fined for cirrying concealel
weajon.
We hope tl e time will fonn come whm
the city will be fre from these legaliz d
guanlian of a"iin, who act in a
dual capacity of pDli-ctnrs and blackmail
era of gamblers and prus'ittites.
'in: m : r.xoinT".
A larje i umlnr of colorrd refugeis from
J, v iFsiipi and LoiuMana it Jea-t a
i"i cand the greater part of tbtm dcstl
tute, btc now catnpnl, or ijuarlcred, a
Wyandotte, and snotlicr thousand are n
the way thitbr. What to dowithlhtr
jieople, has b.coaje a viry srious question
A few cf them are able to go out to the
frontier ard male claims for themelver
upon the public Ian-, and some cf tlitm
will be able to find work as farm
hands, but the great majority are
unable to get aay from Wyajdot:e fo
wantof fund', while a very large per
centage is msde up of children at-d o'd
people, unable to do any kind of hard work,
and who mnt necessarily remain a burden
upon society under the most favorable cir
cumtances.
In view of the state of fact alove out
lined, the people of Wyandotte have afktd
the general government to take charge of
" tho-e cow there, and thee to
come, to quarter them all upon
the government retorvation at Fort
Leavenworth, and maintain them at
the public expense until such time as they
may 1 ab'e to take care cf themfelves.
We have no idea that the petition of the
good people of Wyacdotte will be granted
by the government, but the couire they
hare indicated is prechely the course the
government ought to pursue. If the War
Department could assume and exercise the
cxtra-constitut'ynsl power to fted and
clothe the fever-stricken while people of
Louisiana End Mississippi lat summer, the
same stretch of authority might be permitted
to extend the care cf the government to the
persecuted and bulldozed black ople of
the same States.
The government of the United State' is
bound by every obligalion,moral and polit
ical, to protect exerj one of its citizens in
the enjsyment of his inalienable rights o
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
So far aa the Southern black man is con
cerned, the fact is notorious that the gov
ernment has signally f ailed to j rotect him
in any one of the three great rights enu
merated in the Declaration, and
every sense of justice declares that
the government which either cannot or
does not protect it citizens in their homes.
snould be compelled to support them in
their enforced exile.
There may ba no legal obligation resting
npon the United Sta'es government to taka
care of these people, but by its dereliction
of duty in failing to give them, in their
homes, the protection they are entitled to
it incurs a moral obligation, to the same
end, more righttous than the commands of
any written statute, and aa imperative as
the edicts of Justice.
THE ILLISOISUKT.V1DO.
Tie St. Louis 'Ttmet-JouraaTot Wednes-
T lives a long and interesting descrip-
tiea of the fearful tornado that visited Col-
.' - liasville, Illinois. Mondar ifinmi W.
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-' rtib appearaace and character of the atom
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tornado was exceedingly plcatifal, bat no
one seemed to understand how the work of
destruction was performed or the state of
the atmosphere for the few moments pe
ceding the advent of the storm Dr. II
Ktrnmr a nmminent physician and prop r-
ty holder, gave the most lucid description
that was obtained. He was" riding a short
distance southwest of the city, and saw the
storm cloud as it appreached the city. For
fully a half an hour previous the eky wore
a strange appearance ami the atmosphere
appeared dry and heavy. The storm-cloud
formed almost due east of the city, and wa
about one hundred and fifty feet high, and
shajied somewhat like a balloon. It ap
pearnl fully fifty feet broad at the top and
tapered to a long, narrow pendant, which
flirted from side to side as the cloud passed
along It moved with great velocity, and
was accompanied bv a deafening roar while
the air was filled in its immedi
ate vicinity with debris of all kind,
which wai gathered up by the waving
psrdant and carried up into the broad
portion of the cloud, tverytning tnat tne
pendant touched was demolished, and
heavy timbers were carried by it for several
mile eastward. The cloud etruck the
eastern limits of the city, pas-ed directly
east to Clinton street, where it changed its
encn-e to the southeat,acd hurst a short dis
tance fromthe southeastern limits. A number
of citizen stated that their attention had been
attricttd by tni singular apearance of the
sky for some time previous to the disaster,
but they did not apprehend any serious
darger. The first warning they had was
the f-arful roar of the cloud as it approach
ed, and before they could comprehend the
danger, i' was upon them, tearing and
crarliicg through the buildings and filling
the air with fragments of timber, limbs of
trees, broken furniture and clothing. A
cu!tarity of the action of the clond was
that it seemed to strike the ground at inter
val, leapirtg over some hou-es anddettroy
irg othe-rs.
IN A 'I HillT I'l.ACi:.
The war In Africa is doubtless a much
greater undertaking than the English at
first counted ufoa. The latest advices are up
to the close of lust month, ard thesi'uaticn
at that time wa evidently very critical,
f'oloncl Pearson, who with 1,210 men has
ben hemmed in at I'kowe since Januarv
las, still held the ft rt, and h-d signalled
to the I'ri-tirh forces that he could se'tome
of the toon; who were advanccirg to hi
rescue. ' the relieving force, 0,000
stroig, set out for Kkowe on the 2S h ult.,
t!if fa-e of Col nel Pear-on and his brave
companion was probably decided within
theMircee-dirg ten ds.ys. The enterprise
mint have bu-n perilous in the extreme,
since as many a So 000 Zulu were ly ins
in wait for the advancing army. Saould
Lord Chelm-ford have rescued Pearson, hi
bin. der will be in a g'eat mea-ure con-
dozd by the ftritis'i jmbiic
a ;i:ti.ii sttitr.
The followiog from the St Louis fi7o'e
Ikwtrat of the 17th is o:eof the btt
jtoints eatr made, it hits the nail ni'iarely
upou the head. Say the Globe Itemrtrat:
Cogres i arked to "open up the Indian
Territory ' 'hat i to say. to allow a r'ng
to st-l I1 the la-d of the Indian in the
interest of civilization IVtter ojvn up
tlo- State of Mis'uri in the int-rets of
civil. zation fir-t If Mis oui c .u'd swat.
off iiboiit 100 000 of her uhwrkfrc
Hemncrats for 100000 Piute- nd SIo-Ioc
kIic vonld make a j
and civilization.
real s r.de in e'ecencv
Tlio line's ItomlilT.
r.-!olt I oiuier. 17
Ve wre nsr-al) y t ntcrtalnwl with a vIMt
frrn M-r. Sti r ns anl Coulter, the Lenv-
otiwortli Timet tesm, who ran" rrake mr.rt
enter Miot witli tlielr tnneu'k nil pens
tliat- nnj- otti-r team now under practice It
iftjr at i'livTirf-tt w- ceulleini n v lio'tiae
men an xtendl rcq 'Hintancv with our
SiHli-nud flio knew how to tt-11 whutthey
know.
Tliere'ii Oim ;ot Tbinc tbonl It
It'hicago Trlhu e, U
The emigrating recroe have no money
in their pecret, but at th- satin' time tLey
ave no buek-hot in their Klies.
"Ilif lltt !.! Wxhu'I In Iilaino
lor it.
Mrs. Jefferson I)vi is very highly
sHVn of hv all who krow her. and we are
sure it wasn't her fault if her clothes didn't
fit Jeff.
'a lint ili- aviiloti- (ilitpr liiioMn,
The widow Oliver it is said, will lecture,
her subject btipjf, "What I Know About
Si.non Cameron." What she doen't know
about him would make a les indecent lt-c-iure,
we think.
. Ille AViik .iiiiiintH ISrant.
I Indiana po'l Journal.
I f the arrogance of the late rebels con
tinue and increa-es, as it l most sure to
do. and lh Grant killers rerristent, a
ihfT are most sure to l, the nnminttion by
the INpublicans in 1SS0 will be a mere
matter of form, and the election cf Grant
will be a mere msttr of course.
A Strouc: f.atriiiii-ni .armary,
INew ork Herald, 1.)
The aa-iu who have taken up n
iheui-elve to reform Ku-ia by the promis
ctlotis murder of the sovereign's officers or
the sovereign hiiundt are not very rational
creature, and it thev make themselves felt
and givesati'factory sway to their revenges
they are, iierhap, indifferent to the fact
that they are showing the nations in which
tlie-y live that the indice, at whoe savage
temper they revolt, i rea'ly not more sav
age or tvrranical than is mitiired for the
government cf a country that feems to
swarm with men reulv at everv moment to
put their hand to a murder.
'I lie 31 a j or Mioold Hair ilie l'oeaer.
Atchlfon Champion, 12.
A row lietween the Mayor and City
Council of Leavenworth, concerning ap
pointments of policemen, i on the lioard.
The law incorporating the cilics of this
State is, in this re-pect, the worot that
could posib y be devird. The Mayor of
every city ought to have full authority to
apjtoint and remove policemen at will,
without submitting any appointments to
the Council. If this was the law, we
should have a far more effective police
force in all enr Cities. As the law cow i,
a policeman may be lazy, inefficient and
abolutely worthies, but he can only be
removed by impeachment, or by the con
sent of the Council. In either case, the re
moval of a police officer, even for can-?, in
volves a tediou struggle. The Mayors of
unr citie ought to have absolute control of
the jiolicemeu. Then they could be held
re-ponsible for any inefficiency in the police
farce. The Council should 1 ave no au
thority whatever in surh matters.
I'ror. Sv Iuk u col luKenalla
IChtcago Journal Monday I
Pulpit critics still continue to make
"Some Mistakes of Moes" the theme of dis
course. Clergymen of all shades of opin
ion join in the chare of Icgersoll. And,
curiously, those who are esteemed most
liberal, generally, take most pains to make
known their dissent. The exception to this
rule is Prof. Swing. He propeses to preach
twot-eamonon the subject. He delivered the
first yesterday. The discourse as a whole
i thoroughly characteristic of the deep
thought, charmirg stale and loyal senti
ment of the great poet preacher.
Professor Swing begins by referring to
Ingersoll and Cook as the two Titans of
the period, the Voltaire and Luther of this
century. It may in truth be added that
the Professor himself is a happy b'ending
of Pascal and Fenelon. He elefends the
ne of ridicule as a weapon of attack, hold
ing U to be entirely legitimate and very ef
fective. That is the idea upon which he
expends most elaboration. The other idea
of the sermon is that the Penteteuch is not
a history, but a poem In that way he
takes a position quite outside of the In
gersoll colnmbiad. He says, in effect, that
the merciless ridicule of the lecture will do
rood in compelling an abandonment of the
historical theory. The subjoined extracts
from the discourse sire a very fair idea of
it a a whole:
'Upon the hardened crust of each the
ology bo blows but those of a pitiless ridi
cule coald make any impression. Those
wligiiit- who mm to parditiaw mb of
.Uly, MfiM;oTrMirxM-
cons graves that mere morality ie most
damnab'e, rttoe teachers who will then
send a bloody murderer and life-long swin
dler to heaven by a final baptism or five
minutes of faith, have lone been beyond
the reach of ordinary language and legic
J hey have long needed the hot hbalts and
dfep derison of this plain spoken lawyer.
The tufts of grass which we tender clergy
men threw at such triflers were ridiculous
effort; they needed gocd, big rocks. To
you not ai. know that the church has al
ways been carrving along those little hu
man infirmities which need to be well ridi
culed and well laughed at? And this ridi
cule and laughter are jut as much apart
of the prcgrets of a true Christianity as the
solemn manner of a Luther or a Wesley
are a part of a progress. The Voltaire
laugh did not injure the Roman Church,
but it greatly improved it by making its
Popes and priests m anil eliminate many
absurd or puerile accidents. Ridicule
is ono of the most powerful
enemies ot a bad cause, it cannot
hurt a truth, for truth pure and simplecin
not be made ridiculous. A wit can ridi
cule the thunder and litrhtniccr. and storm
of the theatre, made up by sheet-iron and
red lights, but he cannot raise a laugh over
the real thunder-storm iB-the sultry June.
Where weakness i there the laugh comes
in.
We were like the Catholic Church before
Pascal thelaughter had tocome; and come
it has, and in(ead of Iting injured by the
'applause in a hundred town and cities,'
Cnri'tiacity and even the Old Testament
will issue from this decade belter than ever,
Ik-csuedivesttd of so much that was itn
terdicgits uefulness in the modern world.
Cnri-tiaoity ought not to have been bur
dened any longer with the task of making
history cut cf ioetry. It has a great work
to perform, and it has a mot erfect sup
ply of divine and sweet truths for the ac-coinplL-ho'ent
of it sublime end; and the
clergy ought not to ak it to exhau-t its
holy 'trength in an argument to thow the
world how the sun once stood still, and how
a serpent convf rsed with Kve in a beautiful
garden. Iudeed, we should all feel rather
a'hamed that for so many years we guard
ians of the Lord's, vinevard so left the fences
down and the gate all on that all the
passing indie! creatures, hungry and wild,
could walic in at will and trample down at
a great rate mingled vine and thorn, weed
and rer-e Infidel wit and argument and
irony comirg from any sourre will not he
in vain if they shall compel all Christians
to fird the powerful side of their faith, and
hall wake up all u clergymen to more
thought and more reason aril more cour
age. Heroic mm should love somewhat an
intellectual storm, for not only does it
waken the mind that move forth ataid
such an elemental strife, but it leaves the
Biibetfluent air so pure and so sweet, and
the t-ky so blue, that in tbi. enchanted
'-Ct.ue there is more than couin8ation for
the long days of thunder and tornado and
cloud"
It is of interest to know how such a man
as David :wing views fundamental ipies
tions of religion, becau-e he is thoroughly
r-preKn!ative cf the spirit cf the day.
Tin: K.l.Tt:l IAMIIO.NS
Yptlrrilai I'll rt.de or pr lug "li
ned on tr iltli.awiior.
New York Tlmrs Munday.
Fif:h-avcaue ye-tenhy afternoon wss
crowded on both cidrs, from one end to the
other, with promenaders. The lieautiful
weither of the morning tempted those who
had pro-ided thenj-elve.. with sprirg attire
to indulge in t!i- luxury cf taki.ig part in
the annual dis( lav, and the cloulwhih
afterward ga-he:cl wer not mficieatly
threatening to rnoccilf the feminine heart
to a disnpjioinlment once the femine mind
had bean made up. Of spring dre.-es,
thre were conijaruively ftw to be seen.
Either the fine weather had not be-en antici
pated, or good senre dictletl the retention
of thicfc wrappiegs. Many ladies wore
SEAtr-KIJ gACXJUEa
orc&irel' hair shawls, ard a majority of the
ret were pr-oteeted by warm cloiks.
Xcarlv a I were robed in winter silk or
other heavy stuff. Thoe who were nnablo
to fo'ego the temptation to show off their
new finery, gave ther.berver the impression
that the comins styles are to be loaded
with ornamentation. B"ws and plaits, and
piping and bead, and Irce and fringes,
and a'l the other pretty devices known to
the forelathers a furbelows, apisjared,
tacked on to the skirt in every imaginable
spot below the waist, leaving only here and
there a glimpse of the material forming the
g-oundwork.
THE CODICES WEHE TLAISER,
and were generally high and close-fitting,
with long "swallow" coat-tails behind. At
the ends of the sleeves, the decoration
again broke out These were made tight
above but spread wide at the forearm, and
were generally short, so as to display a good
portion of the latter Xearly all rtre com
bination suits of at least two different ma
terials, surh as silk and damasse, silk and
velvet, satin and wool, ami so on, comjos
ing alternate breadths of both bodice and
skirt. S-nie e.f the contrasts were cf a
startling character, such as olive-green on
a black ground, or gold color on blue, but
the majority were in lett.r tast-, the
several materials bing merely different
shades of the same color hermo
niouly blended. Between short skirt
DISPLAYING THE ANKLE,
and immene train patterned after those
of ball-room dreese, the choice eeemed to
lie eejually divided. If, however, spring
dresses were few and far between, spring
bonnets were worn by every lady proine
nader. Three generic t-tyles were shown in
endless variety. The mot novel was sim
ply a small turban of silk, satin or velvet.
c!oeIy fitting the top of the head like a
smoking cap. Some were puffed and shir
red, but otherwife devoid of ornament.
Some were comjKosed of heaped bunches of
ribbon. One was a round mass of peacock
feathers. Another was of soft white feath
ers, resembline an ermine skating cap.
Some were of velvet, with a border of leath
ers. Some were simply bound with gold
cord.
rrr.E avniTE
was much affected in this and the other
stvle. Many were of the same material as
the trimming portion of the dres, but two
or three were of deep crimson velvet, con-trt-tingftartlmgly
with the dark-colored
stuff beneath. Another variation ot the
turban style sufficiently distinct to be plac
ed in a special clas, had an elongated
pointed top turned down at the side and
ending in a tael. There were a great
many of these. One lady's head was sim
ply crowned with a patch of lac?, weighted
around tic borders with beads and finished
off en top with
A LARGE SAT1X BOVT.
The second style was a modification of
the hair bonnets worn last year. Thee
at upon the extreme back of the wearer's
head. They were of all sorts of stuff, but
straw and felt predominated. Nearly all
were profusely ornamented with flowers
and feathers, generally iu a wreath, which
thickened at the top and encircled the en
tire rim Much gold and silver cord was
ued. Some were so covered and heaped
up with ribbons and other prettiness as to
give the appearance of a liberty cap. One
very odd bonnet of this style was of coarse
black straw, decorated with a vine of
orange leaves, from out of which dangled
at intervals five or six imitation oranges,
each as large as a good-sized lady apple.
The third style was
A SORT OF OAIXESBOKOrOH
worn dashingly en the side of the head.
These too were mainly straw or felt. They
were generally so covered with silks and
feithers that very little of the hat itself
could be seen, and ucdernealh the up
turned side of thj brim appeared, in many
instance, enongh material for a large
bouquet, not to say a miniature flower
garden. There were bssidea a few "jockej"
hits, shaped like a low riding hat, tall and
plain, with narrow upturned orim.
THE GEKTLEMEK
who appeared abreast cf the seison wore a
sort of a cutaway Prince Albert coat, gen
erally of blue "cloth, a buff waistcoat, a
light pair of trousers, striped or checkered,
and a high silk hat, which latter article of
dress seems to be regaining some of its
former popularity. All the afternoon,
from 2 o'clock until 6, the unending pro
cession sauntered slowly np and down the
broad, even pavements, enjoying the balmy
atmosphere nd critically observing what
everybody had on. In the churches in th
monta a riailar display was made. The
the
Conlltj- or I.rovcnaronli.
The Board of County Commissioners of
the Connty of Leavenworth, would respect
fully submit the following statement, show
ing the financial condition of sai 1 county :
1IA1IILIT1ES.
U P It R bonds, erles -V," Une
Kertember lt, lsa
. SIOOOX) W
U P K K bond. s'ris une March
1-t. IS), renewals H,T7) 00
U f H It bonds, M-ii-s .at due ( vo
JudgtiK-nt SSl It)
Mo Kit bo ds due-July lit, HM- t7, 0(
Mo K It bonitj", dueJul"lst, lv Ii". ) i
Judpmt-ut.- 73WWUJ
1 C, Ft D It It bond, due Janu rj-
It, 1S7 . 3W0 10
Interetdneon t P It It b-Midsati.t
Judgments from January I-t, t
to July 1st, 1:7J, two J ear-, and
six months H,il 75
Interest on Mo It It bonds and
Judgments lor 4 years, to July
Iht. 1S79 70.000 00
Interest on PC Kt Dull bond to
J uly 1st, 1679, 5 yea k and 6 mo. 1 15 70 00
Total It It Debt . . Ss5,7Si 7i
XewlOtoeronH'ountJ bond'.due
March 10th, 1531 .T5,M 00
Court IIoum: bonds, 10 pr cent liijif.0 00
Old 10 per cent County btmds ... , 1,1(0 CU
Xewlu per cent Count) iiinctln;;
bond 17.S10 (0
New h per cent County Inucilue
bonds 10,39 S
Total bonded debt other than It ltJlsu.l M
Amount dne fauto on de Inqueut
tax ltst . 81,976 7o
.Tndim.-iit' outstanding ;not on It
It (Kinds . I-.S r.i
Floating debt . 4VU.I iw
ino,2;"i is
Total debt of Coun'y . ..-SI,21.,,1I7 fcs
The item of $31, CUT C due State for de
linquent taxes Las heeu provided for by
lev.es that have not b-en paid, and the ac
count will have to be adju-ttd in some
maimer with the State. Tl.e Iax will re
main a lien of the rrupertj until rtmsvtd
by legislation.
The item of S4.o,000, ti uting debt is for
current expenses of the county unpaid,
there is, however, more than enough due in
delicquent taxes to fettle this amount,
which will probably le collected ; if not,
this will have to be refunded with the lnl
balance of the debt, a it cannot be paid
out of any subsequent levy.
Liabilities ol the Clly of Le-aveuworth, March
3IM,I179
ISondsbearlngTperceut iut-n-t .S 3,370 00
llouds o-ariu7 jht cent inteiest.
I.elLK Missouri IthiT lUIIrosd
bonds - . - - MW 500 no
Itouds a-arlUB !lip'ro-iit interst I,7(.ti 10
llonds bearing 19 iwronit li.t-rt,
beiuz Mount Munele Ceiuetery
uomi..
10.0CO CO
too oo
:i,t:o oc
37 3M V0
Missouri Itlwr lUl.road compro
mise bond, 7 mt cent . . .. .
Missouri Utter Kai road compro
mlM'omIs C per cent
Installment and Interest bonds, se
ries "A, 7 p-rc-nt- . . .
Installment and lnt-ji-stbondB, se
ries '-l!." 10 per cent .. .
Old scrip outs uiiillnir, issued f-rior
to April lt, 1S77
New scrip Issued, which hasfcjthr
not lw-,-11 cdled lor or thi muii
ershlp Isdoe in dispute Is now in
the handsof the rit clerk .
Certificates ot liideidednes. for
lxuds and ecrlp oter amount
binded .. .-....
CfrtiScaU-s on linking furd for
iMlaticet of Missouri llal ro.id,
bonds compiomls.d.
ra sio to
VU S3
2,102 Z)
971 70
JtSJl S.'
SO.WO 00
auoi ui
117,702 lit
Interest pat due July Is', 1S7J, on
MoKUK bonds ....
l'jist interest M uncle lionds..
chojl dtbt, (school bonus
Totaldtbt of city .
. tcci.o s :i
tul,0SJ J!
KECAl'IIULATIOW
Total It It debt of eaauity
lot.il Loaded debt other than raii-
Olherdeb. not bonded ..
S3,7d2 75
Pfi.l 9 S"
140 .Ti -24
Total county debt 51.-12,117 ts
Total ItallnMd debt of .iiy lucluu-
liU interim "iJ COO 00
Total dei I of city rot H !:. 37t,ss 32
Total city dibt
:.jjlfti :
Total debt c'.ty and county St,'7,'ul aj
Tln assts.it valuation of all the t'laali h
pro.rtt in tlie oumy of I.-avejuoilh li
townships, is as fohows:
VALUATION ls73.
Alexindrla Township S SI". 72) 00
IHawjM township 12$"T(Mn
Kast m township ... SIH.-.1 . i
Krtii m Him lownsl'lp . U. l.o lo
lliali I'ratfle township 312. 10 i
l.'i.L-.nt.itriislilp 117,."-l to
l-aVei!WortliCity... 5"MI0 i
K-n . i!)2:i(n
- - i.i . 2"7.Slll ill
... 1S7.4M
."""-.- C2...O20 IV)
sthtruiiii .
tonstueixle.
-Liii:o.ds
Total.
. JC.jts.VJU 0
The law under which the above raitroid
indebt-dnes was contractu! was approved
February lOlh, lSGo, ard i chapter 1 of
th session laws cf the State cf Kansas of
1&C5
The Mo R. railroad Ivonds were i-usd
July lt, 16G3; the U. P. railroad bud.
S-pietuber 1st, li-bo; ih P. C Fl D. rail
road bonds, March lt, ISO".
Tho-e familiar with the history of th
county will remember that it wts hoti.ht
that by !-fuing the bonds of the U P. & M.
R.the tenuiniiof thoe two great thor
oughfares would be permanently secured at
Ieavtnwortli, and it would then make
iavenworth city the great railroad center
of the West, as with the tcrminu of these
two road, o'her road, in contemplation of
construction, would naturally center there
The result could only lie an increase in
population, properity and wealth. Ins'esd
of to Leavenworth, the main line of the U
P. railroad was taken to Kanas City, Mo ,
which was made the terminus of that road,
Leavenworth getting a branch fioci Law
rence as a side show.
The M. R railroad was built, ard after
wards Ieatd to the Missouri Pacific, and
its terminu established at Leavenworth for
a short time, when, by the construction of
the Leavenworth, Atchison A. Northwestern,
its terminus was removed to Atchion.
This last rosd con the county Si'XI.OOO, its
stock in the M. R railroad, and th- iKuntv
was induced to give it, by the company
sgreeing to make Leavenworth its perma
nent termini!, and to build at that city its
shops, round hou-e, &,, and also to rip
rap the levy and make other valuable im
provements. Tha stock was transferred.
The company refused to carry out its con
tract, made it terminus at Atchison, built
its shop and round houses there, refused
to rip rap the levy, or make the other im
provements as contemplated. The county
sued for specific performance; the court
held the contract ''ultra vires ;" the county
was beaten, robbed of its stock, and lost the
terminus of the M. R. railroad. Thus
Leavenworth was without the terminus of
any line of road. The Chicago and South
western hrd long been a contemplated en
terprise who. its terminus at Leavenworth,
and as a lat effort, in 1SC7 the P. C. & Ft.
D. bonds were isaed to secure the construc
tion of that road. The road was construct
ed, and in order to get it into the city, the
county and city paid $300,000 towards the
construction of a bridge acrcss the Missouri
river. Interested parties procured the
bridge to be built two and a half mile
shove the city, which in effect destroyed its
value to the ieople.
The real object of the people in giving
$300,000 to build the bridge was, first, to
furnish a way to eastern companies to get
into the city, and second, to secure the large
and valuable trade ot Platte county, Mo .
by furnishing a short and easy means of
crossing the river. The latter object was de
feated by locating the bridge two and a bidf
miles away. The former by the action of
the company in leasing it to the C, R. I. &
P. R. R. Co.
After the bridge and the Chicago &
Southwestern were constructed both were
leased to the C, R. I. & P. R R. Co , under
such an arrangement as to absolutely pre
vent any other railroad coming into the
city over such bridce; thus the last hope cf
making Leavenworth the terminus of east
ern roads wai defeated. For some tim.
and until within a short time past, the ter
minus of the C, R. I. & P. was equally di
vided between Leavenworth and Atchi o ;
but now the main line runs into Atchiou
and Leavenworth has a plug train once a
day running in from a junction somewhere
in Platte county, Mo. Thus has vanished
the flaUerirg hopes of Leavenworth as a
railroad center.
It would be proper here to state that at
the time these bends were issued it was the
understanding and agreement that the per
manent terminus of the Mo. R. railroad,
and of the Chicago & S. W. should be at
Leavenworth, and that the main line oi the
U. P. would within a short time be secured
to that city.
The people believed that with these re
sults, the benefit to the city and county
would jastify the expene. Perhaps no
people have ever bea so badly deceived.
And the facts jntify as in saying that no
people ever strolled harder to pay a debt,
whether justly or nnjn-tly contracted, than
this people to pay their railroad debt. The
interest upon this lanre indebtedness was
promptly paid until 1S73, and the records
ot t-e cotty aed city will -how that over
ttover
w7W,Wvaaf ia
am
Meciorlni to .lUe Creditor of
the people began to murmur, it rs safe to
say that no effort would ever have been
made to have avoided the payment in full
of this debt, had it not been for an unfortu
nate combination of circumstaLces over
which they had no control.
In IsCS, 1SC9, 1S70, 1S71 and 1872, the
assessed valuation of the taxable property
of the city or county amounted to ove'r
-10,000,000, and with this valuation and
business tolerably prosperous, p was posi
hie for the people to lear this burden. The
panic of 1S73, destructive everywhere, was
especially ruinous to lavenwortb.
By reason of the action of the railroad
companies, she had lost her commercial
pre-tig, and'by the panic her manufactures
were closed.
Rea estate, which before that time had
been n ady sale, at gocd prices, diminished
in value, in less than one year, fifty per
cent.
A population of 22,000 in the city in
1S71 and 1S72 dwindled in twelve months
to a joiulalion of 15.000, while an aggre
gate assessed valuation cf SIO.000,000
shrunk to eight ; then to seven ; and now to
a ittle over six million dollar.; ; and the
.asses'ed valuation is fully as high as the
cash value of the property.
From lbC5 to 1S72 our jieople were pros
perous, business flourishing, and the pros
s?ci cf the ciiy and couuiy hopeful in the
extreme.
.since that tini it has been entirely tin"
reverse. To-day the jieople are jcor ; real
property i worth comparatively noihiog,
business is rtagnated, manufactures are
closed, capital, alway timid, has taken the
alarm and sought otl.er fields lor invest
ment, while what reuiair trem'.les at the
situation, and is ready to dt rt 'is at a
moment's warning.
The debt still remain, increased by an
interest that the pem.U muM not pay. anil
in-reasirg yearly at the laeof $100,000
per annum.
Xo interest has bn paid on Platte City
A; Ft. DesMnints railn ad bunds since 1S73
Xone on Missouri Kiver railrozd bonds
since 1S74. None on LT. P. railroul bonds
since lb7G Sothat there is now ovir 5210,-
000 interest due on these railroad bonds of
the cetinty alone.
About 540,000 of this interest i3 in judg
ment. Judgments havebeenrerder.il upon $78,-
000 of th principal of the Mie-curi River
railroad bond, and suits are daily being
commenced on over-due interest coupon,
adding to the debt large amount in costs
In lh77 writs cf mandamu were i-sued
out of thecircuit court of the United State
for the District cf Kansas, to corojel a levy
for the payment of these jndcmecls.
Thc-e proceedings in mandamus are still
jiecdmg.
And it is wilh the earnest hope cf avoid
ing the calaaiity which must follow the
compliance with their requirements, and
the litter ruin that would reu!t f'om the
enforced payment of thi large indtbttd
nes, that we make thi appeal.
Government are instituted for the bene
fit of the governed, and as long as the bur
den of sustaining them is in proportion to
the ability of the people to pay, after al
lowing to e-ch individual a reasonable re
'urn for hi labor, they will be cheerfully
borre. But exrvrienee ha shown that
when the public debt is so large a to ab
sorb the greater (lortioti of the legitimate
return of capital ard labor, the burden 13
too treat, the government opt rosive, the
s?ople bt-cotue r-t!es acd despondent, and
lose their coaCdti.ee in, ard respect for th
laws
Ktperierce has aIo shown that except
in time of ii lljtion, bu-icess csnnot bo
-iiccessfullycarrifd on hen the individual
ha to pay to exceed four or yc isr cent.
jer anruiii for the use of the capital invest
ed, while the bet financeers claim, and it
has perhaps c tue to be, an axiumatic
truth, that the vadie of the ue of money is
somewhere Is-tween three and fonr per
lent. We think it will be conceded, at
lea-t it is so claimed by these Iiest versed
in !itical economy, that whenever the
public debt has exceeded ten per cent of
the taxable proH?rty, it has lieen considered
tin great a burden, ai d one that the peop e
could not bear.
The public ddt of this cily and county
is very marly LU per cent ol its assessed
valuation.
It takes no argument to convf e the rea--onable,
that thi debt is out of all propor
tion to the ability of the peoj 4e to pay.
What are we a'skeel to do? Whit is the
command of t'ese writs of mandamus?
We are asked to lew on the firt Mon lay
in next Angu-t over 5.500 000, to pay ptst
du interest; about 5140 000, to pay j.idg-roi-nt;
$-! 000 to pay Mo. R. bond due;
$2-0,000 for a sinking fund to pay court
bun bond; $10000 for costs of suit;
$5 000 for sinking fund for i Id and new 10
Pt cent, bonds ; $15 000 floating debt, and
bide this the general levy for State, conn
ty, city, school and other puri-ves, which
e-timaied bv the levy of IST, would lie
about SoC5,000 more, making a total levy
in August of 1-015000.
Th's amount would have to he increased
at lest to meet i'elinqiinrie8, which
would male the levy $1,220000, or about
20 per cint. of the as-essed valuation of the
ci'y and county.
lake this inconicction with the lact tbrt
the rate of int4r-t in the West i alwavs
hizh, not les than 10 percent.; that our
merchants are doing business largely on
liorroweil capital ; that our farmers are in
debt, with mortgages on their farm, ard
every thinking man mtit altnit that th re
is hut one way out of thi trouble, and that
way, a compromise with our creditor.
What shall this compronii-e be' and how
shall it be brrught about? are questions of
serious interest to our people.
In order to be in a position to effect a
compromi-e, we, at the last eession of the
legislature procured two acts to be passed
authorizing the county to compromise and
refund its railroad ami other indebtedness,
a copy of which acts are herewith enclosed.
With this erd in view, hoping and believ
irg that our c. editor will meet us in a fair
spirit cf compromise, we. the Board of
County Coimiioners, of th coanty of
Leavenworth, in the State cf Kan'as, on
behalf of the county, make the followirg
proposition to the creditor ot the county
as a basis of compromise of its indebted
ness:
J" . tiii-lK-g ju'lgmn.li ayair.tt the ctnmty,
fytv ' 50 1 renf oa the 7fur, incluihr.r) foil's.
Fu allbmah if the county, rxtqi Jfotte City
and 1't.rl '(S.Mil'iifs m'lrmd bond, pfiy (50)
etnti on the dillar, tnilalir.y txtcmi and jrin-
eiitnl.
I'm rinltt C'tvar.d Fvrt DtiIoinirailrad
bor.d, titenty-fite (25) cat,jht.
The interest on the old bonds to he cal
culated to the fir-t day of July, 1S79.
The new bonds to bear interest from that
date, and to lie issued under either of said
funding laws, as the bondholder shall
elect. To assist us in this compromise, and
to show our credito's that we meant to
treat them fairly, and that the compromise,
when isued, would be unquestionably good,
we procured another act of the legislature
last winter, applicable to Leavenworth
county, limiting the taxation in said coun
ty as follows: s
For general fund five and one half (ol)
mills.
For poor, one (1) mill.
For bridges, one (1) mill. -
For road, one-tenth of one (1-10) mill.
The State tax will lie five ami oce-half
(5$) mills, with power in the Board to levy
a sufficient lax to pay the interest on all
compromi-e Kinds Issued, a copy of which
i al-o erclfed
If a coaip'omise can be t flVc'ed nnder
the above offtr. the compromise bond of
the county will amount to ($4S9,000)
four hundred an! eighty-nine thousand
dollar, which at six (G) percent per an
num would amount to twenty-nine thou
sand, three hundred and fifty-two dnjlars
($29,352) for interest; a levy "for this inter
est would amount to five and one half (51)
mill on ihe didlar, which wonld make the
tptal levy for 1S70 eighteen (18) mills on
the dollar. This, of course, applies to the
county, and the rate in the city would be
incr&ised by the amount of the
city tax. The city is fast fund
inz its railroad bonded icdebtednes
at fifty cent on the dollar, and in a short
time the debt of tbe city will be materially
diminished. Webelieve that the whole
dsbt of the city and county can be so ad
justed as to make the taxes in the city not
to exceed; including schools, three and one
half percent, and the county one and one
half per cent. This will certainly be bo af
ter the first year, fori he moment this in
debtedness is settled bu fine will revive,
values increase, confidence be restored and
prosperity will once more dawn upon a
tax-ridden people.
Believing that all thinking men will
-.rr- "iiu us, ujai mere is no war Out o:
this difficulty except by aa adjustment of
tiiadebasjrfaJwbeJjOTijitoitMto
-acna. oa -u p-nww wtwaw w fg
this about st the earliest date possible, we
eirncstly appeal to the creditors of
county to accept the above offer, and thus
relieve a community now resting under a
cloud that hanfs over it like a nightmare,
iuit ci calamity and distrust.
By order of the Board of Connty Com
missioners. James Pickess, Chairman.
KANSAS NEWS.
THE RIGHT KIND OFT.VLK.
Hiawatha Herald, 1'
There ia talk of a foundry being pnt into
operation at Hiawatha this summer.
AITLICABLE TO ALL LOCALITIES.
Atculsou Globe, 17.
The gsrms cf infection dheases are hid
den in all those piles of garbage and filth
in alleys and by-streets, and they should be
cleaned away Lefcre the warm weather
gives them life.
A TALACE OX VH-EL.
lJunctlon Tribune, 17.
A moving palate on four wheel, drawn
by four oxen, pas'ed through town on
Tuesday. It had a stove, windows, and
other conveniences, and looked clean and
comfortable.
THE WIIEAT.
Topefca Commonwealth, 17.1
Gov. St. John returned yestenlay from
the south western jiortion of the State. II
says that the wheat looks well. Corn and
oats are up in some places and -t hriving.
Geterally, farming is far advanced. The
lack of rain has not materially injured any
jiortion through which he has been.
conocs and welcome.
(Junction Tribune, 17
The rain on last Saturday afternoon and
rvening was copious and welcome. Spring
rain always visit Kanas on the break
ing up of winter in the mountains, and
continue till the snows there are all gone
The driest summer during the lat eighteen
years was a good teason till the first of
Julv.
a cloomv raosrEcr fois the refugees!
Wyandotte Aerald, 17.
Abont two per cent, of the refugees from
the South have died since their arrival in
this city. Fully ten jier cent, of them are
now sick, and the condition in which thev
are in will increase this number. Active
measure will have to be taken to forward
them to their destination or disease and
death will hi the fate of a majority of
hem.
FROM DVKOTA ASI) 1IX.IIO.
Hiawatha DNpitch, 17.1
On Iat Sunday, a party of emigrants
vith a number of wpgons and cattle en
route from Dakota territory, pas-e I through
here on their way to Southern Kanas.
They said they were gra.-hoppered, that
the hoppers were there every year, and that
the ground was full of the esjgs thi spring.
We also notice that correspondence from
Idaho, in the St Joseph IltrM, mentions
that grasshoppers are in that territory alo.
Many people from each of those territories
are coming to Kansas thii spring.
THE TAW SEES.
ITopehn Comm inwialth, 17.)
Mr Wiliiams, the sgent of the Pawnej
Indian, located about one hundred miles
south of Ini'ependence, is in the city in t-
teruance st tne Lnited '"ales Court a
witness in the Burgess cae. lie stys that
the Pawnees are well p!eaed with their
reservation and trying to lvcome civilized.
They take great interest in ll.eir school
which now have a daily attendance of over
two hundred pupil. If we uu-take not
Miss Lillie Walton, a voungisterof Wirt's
has charge of these schools, reo-Iving the
appointment through the lclluence o!
"eaator Plumb some tinit? last year.
CIVILIIMi THF INDIA!.).
I Arkansas city Tr.ive r, '6.J
O.i vi"iting Kaw Agency recently I was
surprised to find order, thrift and economy
carried to so high a degree of jierfection as
it is to be Ii ind there tied r the manage
ment of Ag?m Mahlon Stiibbs and his as
sistants. The Mision building is a model
of architectural beauty, and is kept in a
manner which is a credit to tho-e in charge,
O.i vi'iting the kitchen and dining room
you ob-erve cleanliness and order on every
hard; the play and sitting rooms u-eful
and inleres'irg. We found seventy-five
names enrolled as scholars, consisting of
fifty-nine males and sixteen females; num
ler that ca.i read and write Ecglith under
standing, thirty-one.
THE IT-OSrECT.
lllutchinsou Interior, 17.
For sometime there has been a general
feeling of uneasiness among our business
men and farmers regarding the outlook for
crops lor the coming year, and it is to be
admitted that iu some few localities then
was some reason for these fears. But time
has proved that generally speakins the
prospects are now grnxl. ror the past lew
days we have had abundant and frequent
rains, and the grass, wheat, oats, corn, and
indeed everything that has been planted,
is doing very well, and we have ro reason
to believe hut that we may eixct a good
season for Kansas. Wilh the great emi
gration which is iourirg into the State,
and the general pros eels ol our business
men, the outlook for IUno county was
never better.
AVOODESrAHE FACTORY AT HwT.EX' E.
(Lawrence s,t,irjarj, 17.
Experiments were made at the wooden
ware factory, yesterday, with the new ap
paratus for cutting berry-box material.
The new machine cuts a thin sheet of wood
off from a sec'ion of tree trunk, completely
round tlie log at every revolution, leaving
the wood in much better shape for con
structing boxes, than by the former straight
cut, up and down Sycamore was the wood
iiseal yesterday, but "various other kinds
will be ezperimented upon. Yellow Cot
tonwood is the wood thi-y will probably
work up into boxes. The demand for
boxes will probably not be as large as
usual, in this vicinity, this year, but the
proprietors of the factory expect to do con
siderable shipping to other points in the
Slate.
EVIDENTLY A TOUGH CUSTOMER.
Winchester Argus, 17.
We clip the following from the Potta
watomie C7iie, of April 5th. Col. E II
Bice, the horre-trainer, who atteo.pted to
eulignleu some ot tne men in our city, in
regard to tbe management of horses, on
eaiuruay, .usren um, ielt wilh S:IU and a
"sore shin head. '
Some six or eight weeks ago we had oc
casion to denounce a n-ws agent. But this
time we teke pleasure in denouncirg a man
whom is well known almost throughout
Jefferson county, calling him-elf "Col. II
II. Rice," as a
A DEAD-BEAT, A FRAUD AND AN IMPOSTER
OF THE DEEPEST DIE,
He has swindled every one he ccu'd in
our neighboring town, even in Winchester,
by obtaining payment iu advance, in con
sideration of giving lessens cf instruction
on horse-flesh," etc.; but promise was all
that cculd be obtained of him; by what we
can learn he knows nothing aliout a horse,
and he is traveling in this way deceiving
every one that will stoop to hear his mild,
seducing acd smooth-talking tongue. He
has jumped his board bills at 0-kalooa,
Valley Falls, Winchester, Leavenworth and
Kansas City, and even to his "lager." He
seems to have left St. Mary's for parts more
secluded to operate in swindling o erations.
Our exchanges aught to give that ra-cal a
"free" notice as a warnif x to the public.
A NEW TOWN IX snERlDAN COUNTY.
ISilth Connty rioneer.I
On Sunday lat we had the pleasure of a
call from D. L. A. Sannders and B. F.
Tanner, of Jewell Centre, who were upon
their retnra home from Sheridan county,
where they have been for the past three
weeks, engaged in surveying the country
and selecting a town site.
The location is section 3, township S,
range 23, within one and a half miles of
the geographical center of the county ; six
teen raile north of Buffalo, on the Kansas
Pacific railway; four miles north of the
south fork, .and seven miles south of the
north fork ot the Solomon river, about
midway between Sand creek acd Bow
creek, being one mile from the former and
three quarters of a mile frcm the latter.
ud geteMooki
w one, oeisff aa iu-mk MTU pittc to-
Tlwt two streams abore named,
the' aodtlast ftAing enough to carry ofl the wa
ter of a rein storm. Although no wells
have as yet been dug in the immediate vi
cinity, good water has been found with a
prospecting auger within thirty-five and
forty feet of the surface.
In order that no trouble might arise in
the future about the title to town lots the
Town Company very wisely selected a sec
tion of railroad land which they purchased
from the Kansxs Pacifi; railway company,
on one quarter of which they laid out their
own. Consequently from the very begin
ning they will be able to give parties war-
rantee deeds to any lots they may purchase,
or in any ether wav come in possession ol.
The Town Company, as at prcseat organiz
ed, is composed ot the following members :
B. F. Tanner, E. J. Turner, Dr. L. A. Saun
ders and M. II. Cox, of Jewell Centre;
Charles Higgin, of Mendota, Illinois;
John and Chas. ltissler, ol Craig, Mo.; U.
W. Miller, of St. Joseph, Mo.; Andrew
Freeman, of Elcado, Iowa, and Xewton
Lytle, of Sheridan county, formerly of Jew
ell Centre, Kansas. The name they select
ed for their town, while we csn't say it is a
very pretty one. has at least the redeemimr
quality of b;irg original.
KEXSE'lt
i the name of the new town, which will ere
long be the capital of one of the flourishing
young counties ot estern Kansas. They
have commenced in earnest the building up
ot their town, the frtt building lieing com
menced last Monday. Lots will be given
to anyone who will build, and on the com
pletion of the building a good warrantee
died will be forthcoming.
KANSAS NEWS.
A Slnnilernn I tie .iretropolN.
(Independence Courier, IS.
Leavenworth has strawberries. It eels
fifty cents to look at the photozroph of one
ot them.
Heat) Immigration.
fToptka Commonwealth, 13
Three hundred and fifty emigrants pass
ed here yesterday, oomiag via Atchison.
The Kansas City train brought ten coaches
filli-i with them.
Tin- .iudoberu' llrancb.
psaliua Democrat, IS.
On Tueday last the bonds for the Linds
borg Branch railway was carried by a ma
jority of thirty-six in Smoky view towcshlji.
The amount voted was $10,000.
1 ilie Specimen!.
IClay County Dispatch, 17 1
Mr. Wooljiert shot two large whitecranes
on the prairie the other day. Tire largest
measured seven fiet nine and a half inches
from tip to tip, and when alive acd feeling
well must have sto.sl about five feet six in
its bare feet. They were magnificent speci
mens. Stock tliilrd lr l.iKlitnlnir.
Miami Itepubllcau, IS J
On Tuesday, during the rain storm in
Manton township, the lightning killed five
three-year old steer and a ho2, belonging
to Mr. J. C. Simmon. They were in a feed
lot at Geo. Whitney's. There was a wire
fence on one tide of the lot, bnt no trs.
Two stirers ard the hog were at one end of
the lot acd three at the other ecd.
A Aeav t'olcilj-.
Inderndence Courier, IS 1
Col Carjienter prcposes to start a colony
from Coffeyviile on .May 7th. The colony
will prcceeil to the southern and south
eastern ortion cf tbe Indian Territory and
settle on a large strip o government land.
Itis probabie that every Ma'e in the Union
wil' I re-rceiitcd. Col. C. has secured
ha f ia:e rates frcm all points to Coffry
vil.e. Hi ait' ( lit' ionrt Honc
ITuiieka Times, 13
Chief Justice Albert II. Horton delivered
the oration at the lading of the cornerstone
of the new Brown county court house, at
Hiawttha, on the ltith ins. Having been
03 the judicial bencti in that judicial dis
trict so long duricg the early ieriod yf
Kansa, no man in the State better fitted to
di-eharge lhat important duty could have
been selected.
ItoitiW Voted.
Ml.iiin It -publican, .
The ek-etion in Anderson county on
Tuesday last resnlu-d in $7",jOO in bond
being voted to atd iu the construction of
of the St. Lotu', Kan is & Arizona
railway from PaoU to Oarnett by
a majority of 1 (si, snd Potawatomte town
ship, in Franklin county, voted $12,000 in
botds for the same purpce by sixty-five
majority, 'lhis re.-utt ir.-u:es the building
cf the road, and we are leliably informed
that the work will commeccc at once.
The reople f Franklin county also
voted $50 000 iu bonus to a" i in building a
road from I'nola to Ottaira.
die lie.
We have receive 1 the initial number of
Volume 1, of the .Xetawaka lUt. a hand
some little lrcal paf-er, published by
Messrs. L. P. Brown & F Gibbon. The
editors say they do cot pine to tackle
something they cannot get away with po
litically and propose to publish a strictly
local pajier.
T&Uen tj Ft. Ji-oit tor n.ro Keeping-.
Kt. boott Monitor, 17.
Sheriff Macon, of Labette county, with
H. Putman, yesterday, brought five prison
era to this city for safe keepirg in our jail,
the jail at Oswego not being nnished jet.
One of the pri-oners was a negro, who had
killed a man in the Indian Territory, and
he also shot the deputy sheriff who arrested
him. The other four wre white men, all
arrested.fcr horse tie wing.
TI10 ComllitcSHL'licerfeit.
Atclu-on I'atrlo', IT
The interest taken in the approEching
Saengerfest at Leavenworth is extending,
and the festival promi-es to be a fine suc
cess, llecently the German singing socie
ties of Booneville and Calitornia, Mo , and
from Salina, Kansa, have given notice of
their intention to attend the festival. Those
who were previously enrolled are three
from Omaha, one from M. Joe, one from
Atchison, one from Wyandoite, acd two
from Kansas City. The chorus will be the
largest ever assembled west of the Missis
sippi. The concert will be graced by first
class vocal acd instrumental soloists.
Ifailrtiad I'crsounls.
Atchison Champion, lit.)
Chas. F. Crccker, president of the South
ern Pacific 11. Ii. cf Arizonia, and vice
president of the Scut' em Pacific IJ. I! ,
and Maj. Hammond, pre-ident of the Cali
fornia Pacific R R, and two other gentle
men from California on their way from the
Capitol of Mew Mexico, where they have
been looking after the extension of the
Southern Pacific K. K., Ielt on special train
yesterday morning, via the A. oc X. for
Lincoln and Kearney, on their way home
to San Franci-co, with the Palace dining
and sleeping car, ''California." They were
accompanied as far as Lincoln by Col.
Towne.
An Autl-IIore Tlnct Association.
Iballna Democrat, 1.
On Saturday tlie 12th, a number of the
citizens of bailee county met and affected a
tetnisjrary organization, for mutual aid
acd protection against bore thieves. All
parlies who have taken stock in the organ
ization, acd others who may denre to do
so, are notified that an adjourned meeting
will be held in the city hall, in the city of
Salina, at one o'clock r. IT., April 2b'tb,
ISiU, when it is TxMcteil arermacect cr-
ganization will be affected.
IKalti Front siuh1I I'm In cloud
C omilr.
Clyde Herald, 13.1
Tcm Freeman, the youDg painter who
was seized with the small pox ten days 320.
died at the pest house Sunday evening, and
was buried -Monday evening, freeman
was from Beatrice, .Sev., where he has a
wife living. He had been in Clyde for
some month, picking up odd jobs of paint
ing, eic 1 ne case is a sau one, and it is
said that his death ia owing more to expos
ure in tbe unhclshed pest house dunce the
rain of a. week ago, than to the diic-se by
which he was prostrated.
Tlie Work or Confidence Men
(Topeka Commonwealth. 13.
On Wednesday's train from Kansasdty,
Ihe bond game was gurcessfully played
npon an old gentleman to the tune of $C0O.
The circumstances are as follow;: An old
gentleman was coming to Kansas to pur
chase a farm, and when be found himself
bus, M Became lsqaiaitive
' many questions about the Slate. These
were answered by the gentleman, who said
he was a land aaent at Emnoria. which
happened to be the destination of the old
gentleman, and before Topeka was reachid
theyweieon excellent terms, and a farm
was sold "in his mind "
When the train had reached Toreks, a
man came up and was r ddrcsscd by the
confidence man as Ihe station agent. The
two hd some cocverition. and the scent
told the lard agent that he could not have
certain gecsis until the charges were paid.
Thereupon the lacd agent produced a gold
learing bond for $1 OtHi. and aiked him to
take the amount out t,t ..tat. The station
agent had but 70J, and the land agent
borrowed $300 of the farmer until thev
reached Emporia, giving him the bond as
security. The agent then went to get din
ner, and neither have been seen since.
Lat Monday a confidence man was try
ing to fleece a passenger on the west-bound
passenger train on the K. P. road, and was
getting on very well, when the news boy,
who was "up loenufl," winked at thegreeny
and sKiled the game. Morgan, for such i
his name, understood tne reason of
his failure, and, drawing a revolver,
struck the boy over the head, icllicting a
severe wound The train was slowing up
to come into a station, and Morgan jumped
off and run. Morgin is wanted in Kaunas
City for this and other crime.
An Accident lit a foundry.
lChetop Advance, I7.
Mr. Torrance, of tl.e foundry, met with a
serious accident one day last week, lie
was working in babbit metal, and the
moulds he was uing happened to contain
water, which caused an explosion, blowing
the metal up one side of his face, into his
mctnh, and even between his testh, and
badly scarring nearly the who'e side of his
face, lie was so badly iniured in hi
mouth that he had for a few days to take
his food through a tube.
Paper Wtieet 011 Hie s turn t'v.
Topeka Commonwealth, 1.J
Twenty new coaches have been received
for use on the Santa Fe. Three of them
have paper wheels, as the Pullman car
have. The others have cast-iron wheels,
forty-two inches in diameter. The lstter
have been put on to tet their yalue, and
they work perfectly, tunning much easier
than the smaller ones. It is believed thev
will not wear the track so much. The cars
themselves are beauties.
llftiUi in a Wmr-ni.
Ihurtka Ornphle, 13,
Oa Monday last a traveling agent from
Kansas Citv on the toad between Charles
ton and Coyville, came up to a wagon con
taining the dead body of a man. The man
had evidently met with a sudden death, as
he had fallen back from his seat and was
still holding tlie lines iu hi lifeles hand.
The wagon and body were found about four
milea eouth of Cnarleton. Xoio wxs
given of the occurrence both at Charleston
and Coyville, and a coroner's jury from the
latter place took josesion of the body. It
apars that the man lived in Coyville, acd
had gone to Dr. Taylor's to procure son o
drugs and was on his way home when
death overtook him.
The Illllmtn ?3rtcrr.
:-peljl toIC. C. Journal. I
Lawrence, Kan, April IS. It was ex
iccttd that Brown, the hero of the Hillman
case, would have lieen captured to day.
Col. Sam Walker went with Brown's father
and brother from Wyaudotte to Meiico,
Mo , where Brown was waiting to hear the
result of thi coroner's icquest. The under
standing is that Brown can be had any day
when be can be as-ured cf safety by turn
ing State's evidence. Brown's lather said
he went with Ilillmin occe when he had a
tooth pulled by .1 Wyandotte dentist. This
fsct alone, if prorly proved, will settle
the question bo fir a the death of Hillman
is concerned. The tody brought here as
that of Hillman is now belUved to be that
of a Mexican, Frank A. Young, a man who
was hired bv Hillman ant lirown at
Wichita. He had b-en in Wichita a lorg
time, and owed for board. His employe.!
paid arrearages and he left in their com
pany, having hnt lieen vaccinated by a
Wichita physician. Pictures cf "the dead
body were reccenizid at Wichita as the
Mexican Frank. The real name cf Frank
will be known soon. Hillman and Brown
4sf vnttd in Texas for fraudulent tran-
sactii "s in hides and tern.-.. Theauthiri
ties pruini-e the arre't of both Hillman and
Bruw j within a week.
Work done by 1I10 Ilouclia Co 11 lit y
Ito.trd
Lawrence Tribune, 13.1
The County i'soard has !een insesionfor
several days and has just adjourned, after
transacting the usual routine businc.
Among other thiog out-ide of the usual
routlni, they have contracted for a new
safe, Hall's patent, with a "time Icck," at a
cost ot v3io. It is to be in place and ready
for u-e by June 1st.
Tl.e Ikiard has aIo entered into a new
contract with the cily of Lawrence lor court
room and county cilice, the old ixintract
having expired. By the new arrangnint
the county i to pay to the city Sl.OW a
year for the u-e of the seven room ic upied
at present, or 1,200 per jear f .r nir-9
room, acd this for five years wilh the
privile-geof extending the term for live
vears longer at ll.e same rate, should the
county desire it. All thi, however, is
ution the condition that the city shall (Hit a
new fire proof vault into ihe County Clerk's
office, and another into the otbee of the
District Cl"rk. It is of greit importance
that the county rec .! shu.i d be made safe
and secure asain't both fire an 1 thieve,
and we are glad that action has been taken
to make them so.
V. . DKIrlcl Court.
Topeka Coininotiweallti, la )
United Statis vs. Win. Eurgiss et a);
continued; j-er-onal recognizance.
L'nsted state vs. Joseph Geresoc; trial
by jurv; verdict cot guilty.
"Oa motion of Hon. Geo. R. P.rk. I F
Blodgitt, of Wellington, Kan , was admitted
to the bar.
United States vs. Henry Snyder; P. O
case; senteno-d $1 and costs, and six
months in Shawnee conunty jail.
United States vs Burri, cutting timber
on Government land; dinnised.
United States vs, r-pencer, counterfeiting,
continued.
United States v. John Oibon, sentenced
$1 'W0 acd one year in Penitentiary.
United States vs. R. Siman et ai; dis
missed. United States vs. John Hodges, larceny;
verdict not guilty.
United Statis vs. John Streip, counter
feiting; verdict rot guilty.
United States vs. Daniel Gray, counter
feiting; continued.
Oa motion cf Mr. Hallowell, B F. Gar
rison was adm.lteJ to rractiee in the
court.
United States vs. Moore et ai; continued.
United States vs Second .National Bulk,
Leavenworth; continued,
United States v. S. D. Houton et al ;
trial by jurv; verdict for plaintiff, judg
ment, ?3iS.
United States v. S. D. Houston et al. ;
trial by jury; judgment fjr plaintiff,
$1,110 22.
fleck's Hark iiuwn.
New York Tr.bnno J
Senator Beck has heard the news from
Ohio. But a few week ago h was threat
ening the president of the Uni.ed States
with a stoppage of h's salary and all sala
ries tinle he should sign certain lulls.
Now Mr. Beck meekly says that he bois
the presideat will not veto the bill, hut if
he should why, the party leader will
come together and talk the matter over.
Tliey aiel'uuiintr from S.iulli Carol!
11 h4 Ion.
Xew York Tribune, 17.
Ex-Consressman Smalls says the negroes
of South Carolina have caught the emigra
tion fever, and aie only kept from starting
in great number for the West by their lack
of money. He declares that they are will
ing to "live en tenpenny nsil" till they can
save money enough to pay their fare No
one can blame them for longing to get out
of a State which makes life a hell for them
daring every election campaign.
.aforlUwrnt lo .-aryvllle.
St. Jse Herald.
The Kansas Central, the narrow gauge
roid from Leavenworth to Onaga, has been
sold at auction. The purchasets were Lea.
T. Smith, of Leavenworth, and Com. Gar
rison, of the Missouri Pacific, and the pries
paid was $252,000. Tbe sale was probably
made for the sake of putting the finances cf
the road into a more tangible shape.
It is reported that the road will bow bo
extended wert to Clay Centre and Botthwest
M jAarytnil;.
TIIK C1H.TE.XE IXDI.13S.
Aot 011 die lrai-ratn, but FlaBtiwar
Corn An latercwiii? x-efltr timmm
the. agent. ITIaJor Jebn D. Mllea.
lViehita Zagle, 17.
Cheyenne asd Arapahoe Aoen-ct.
DAKLlNCToy, I- T , April 12, TJ. J
M M. Mcrdock I notice in this wek'
iiofe "Cheyennes on the War-Path," and
in reply would say that there is no founda
tion for the reports given you. Tbe In
dians have scattered out over the Keserva
tion, and at prevent ate making a laudable
effort at plowing up their corn patches, acd
fencing some. Oee party cf Chevennes,
consisting of about forty men with their
families, did leave the agency about ten
days ago armed with axes acd four weeks
rations, to cut wood for Lee and Beynolas,
wocd contractors at a new pest in the
vicinity of Barrel Spring, about seventy
miles northcest of this Agency. "Little
Chief and band of .Northern Cheyennes,
consisting of fifty-two men, seventy-one
women acd fifty-one children, total, one
hundred and seventy-four persons, consti
tute the oaly discontented element now at
this agency, and their dissatisfaction arises
from a desire to return north, which they
reganl aa their home by right. At present
very strong iclluences are being brought to
liear uin the leaders of this party to re
coccile them to their new home and to the
wlh of the government. The Southern
Cheyennes, who could not now be forced
to leave this country, are exerting their in
fluence for go 'd. Two extra con. panics of
troop from JVjrt bill have been sent to
Fort Iteco, and should these few Indians
luentijned above attempt at escape I be
lieve they would be powerless to do any
great damage. Furthermore I tel finite
ture that they do not anticipate leaving at
present. "Little Chief" made a request
recently for himself and five of his followers
to visit Washington lor the purpose of lay
ing his ca-e before the President in
K-ron. Thi request baa been granted
by the honorable commissioner of Indian
affair., acd I aax authcrizrd to take the
party to Wellington s soon as spri.g
planting Las been completed. I expect to
leave the agency in about three weeks, via
Wichita. Pending this visit to Washing
ton and return, we may comlortably ex
jiect peace and ciuiet, and it is to be hoped
that the party may tc effectually reconciled
before returning to the agency. I always
keep myself in a position to know posi
tively cf all uiovts and intended moves
anion the Indians of this agency, acd
should truuh'e actually occur or be antici
pated, ihe pii.p'e of Kncs-iawill be prompt
ly no'iticd thn ugh their worn y Governor,
whieh 1 regard as a duty devolving upon
Lie. Wry respectfully.
Jno. D Miles,
U. S. Indian Agent.
SUPREME COBHT SYLLABI.
fcT VTK 1F KA3WAS.1
HLI-KtMB CUUKT. J
Xo.. 1,111 The City of Atclitsou vs. Georso
Jansen Error irom AtcuUou county lle
Mited. 15v the Court.
ItUEWES, J.
1. The statute provides that In civil cases
lit- coort sli.i I, w tu n rei;u-li d by either ar-tj.ir-Jiice
its iusiructious to writing. Ibis
piovi-iot'. mandatory nd .1 tlisrrsirdot it
it; nir.nnis h.ih reveis.il Jienc-, wlieu
thf records tontaiu s rral imgts of instruc
tions, wliivu were ;Ueii'"x illy to tlm Jury, iu
disregard ot tbe demand ot ..?" party for
written instruction. and soiin.. of wl'lcliaro
plainly instructions upon the law ol trie Co.?,
nd ot mere dlrectloua as to the form of tho
vt-rdiel or oilier collateral matters; lie u
that this court mils' reverse th Judgment 011
tlie h-i 11 ion ot Itit party demanding written
li.sirtKtioii whether such oral Instructions
a Ineirt-orated Into th record are correct
3t.ttt-iiientH. of thr law uppllenblt to the cms
. tin iliellist trial ot -tu action tiroughttn
rttuer ilum.iKt-H for eisouiil Injuries, mis
latnrd turoui. the all. d m!I.nc of de
li intant. Ihe Irtnl court -uttalned a demurrer
to the p'ai-.tut 'a eaulsnr-. Ou relew,tliln
court ie-rst-d this dtclsron, hoi 'lug that
thre w.vi some ti-st'uioi.y tending to
snstaln thi alienation of nii;ilence, and
that therefore was a iu stion of lact to bo
submitted to the Jur,and that the court
t-rrtil in withdrawing the ipiest'ou from
tin-in. In the opinion this court expressly
iIm lined to decide upon which stile waatho
1 r-jN rut ranee of the testimony, and stated
wti.it must be found to exi-t bilote nrgll-Item-e
cou d lie 111 ptl'ed to tbe defendant.
n the s..i'i in-' lie court staled to tbu
Jur) as toll.. us- "d 1 iheiiist trial I did noi
Hunt, th.- p iiiutr bad auy case, but
the suj reme 1 .airl Ihi. !. lie had n good
case." iir .1, rnis.adii and prejudicial.
3. Though a ity '.ui'ds its sidewalLallfted
aiov tie ground iit.u ios's. ni.il Kaatng
i'H-!itnp uinleri.e th. or pennies Ihe ownem
of lotsHbuniii!: to even vale areas uridirthe.
wait, 11 ones uot hroiue an insurer of tho
strength aud sutBcleniy of the sldewllc
iiboe' such opt nl its and urea; Its under
takli 1 to ti-e reasonable care aud dlll
ence. le.istinnoti with refertnee totherisl:
ami dinger, in p artnsand inainta!uiu salt
able and sutSi ten planlc or id her covering
ot such opening and areas, and Is respontl
hle onl 111 1 aso of u failure to use sucli cart
and dilt.eu.-e
4. Whe e the proximate rauso of an In
Jury Is a defect In the -al-walU, the question
tin to the negHsem of the city in lespect
to t.ia; sidewalk and not in rtsptct to tho
existence of an art- under the side walk, and
tiiai uo wlihatsudlnic a ti areu may havo
enhanced the lr Jury renultlh'. from thedc
fet-l in tbe IdewaJk.
V ratine, J., cuncnrrlnft. Horton. C -J.,
not sitting to the case, having ben of coun
sel in the c art li tow.
Atraeeojiy. Attest: A. HAMMATT,
IL s J Clerk Hapn-mo Court.
.'n. I.S.I. X. A. Martin vs. John Eoixh
mou et al. Error :10m Waahlostoa couu
iy Reverted.
Bv tac it CUT.
UOETOS, CJ
1. Under the terms of section 171, chapter
SI Utneral Htatutt-a tli. Ihe obll.ors upon
tneofttcial bond uf aJua'lre of tho I'euce,
wnllen in tee kxm pr vided by section It,
ehapter 110, ener 1 tot tuti h 5, ate. Habit
fnrany nt-slectof dny of any lllega' rroceed
tntontbe imrt 'fa si-iciai constable a,-uoinu-d
by tho JnatU-e of the lVsacy giving
sued nmiirtalc ln.
2. SeclouHt, chapter si, enerat Statute
813 ts not In C Billet with section 3. article -of
tbe -lato COnatltuUon.
Ail tbe Justices coDcor.lnz.
A true copy. At est: A. HAM1IATT,
u .( Clerk Hnpreniu Court.
No I,'e-Cbai!!B. Smith, administrator,
c , va. the Count. 'i mriiisslonersofhaw-i-eecoant
Laror from chaw nee county
Affirmed.
KV THE COCKT.
Urewcr J.
1. A small-pox epidemic bavins broken
out iu a towiuulh. Hi" Tow ushlp Trust e eni
ptoyed W., a iravllciui; physician, aud the
pro'irietorof a&tore, to attend the Kiel, and
supply them wltn ni-cessarles. W. under
such eniplo merit rendered theservlies and
inrnlsbed the supplies. The persons to re
lieved were residents of the tow ushlp, and
the coanty was at the time keeping aud
malotHinins a r-oor hoa-e. Iktit, That tlm
county was not liabte for such servlce-s and
euuplit&s and that the uuste bad no ower
b bind the county by such coiiTnct bucb,
power reside- ai.nc ia the Commissioners.
A the Justices concurring.
A true copy. Attest: A. IiAMVATT.
L. -t I clerk Supreme Court.
No. t ViaJ. W. WlnkflrM v. . I Brlnk
rnau H alc-Errtr horn. Itarton coantj Kt
veised. Dt THE CotTET
Ebewei:, J.
1. Where one party has acqalrcd the lesal
title to real estate, to which HLother has 11
baiter riaht, a court of Kiulty will convert
him, or any purchaserfnmi him with notice,
into a trnt tor the tie - tiwner, and compel
him to convey the leu! title; aud hrld, that
the petition herein. tUttsa cause of action.
within ibis role.
All iheJasticciienBenrilB.
Airoecopy. Attest: A HAMMATT.
1. s 1 Clerk bujirenie Court.
.STATE OK K NS VS, )
Miicxriorn, J
1. A or mi ilariKii at. clerk of tlie Satrcmo
Courtof thehiHteof Kansas, do hereby cer
tify that the lorevroini 13 a true and correct
copy of theaillahas In each tf tne above en-
iiil.u ca-ei, as me saruo appears oa -ie in
mv i, nice
V.iliieK mv band and nmclal seal, hereto
skaLJ atlixt1, at my oiSo In Topeka, thbl
Hill day ufAptll, A.I., 1673,
A HAMMATT,
Clerk Supreme Court,
Do not g'.upify your baby with Opium
or Morphia mixture?, bat use Dr. Bull'd
II thy Syrup which 13 alvay3 safe and re
liabltt and never disappoint. 2oz.
Drankea Kin IT.
How many children and women are
slowly and aurely dyinjr, or rather bains
killed, by excessive doctoring, or the daily
ue of some dru or drunken etuff called
medicine, that no one knows what it ii
made of, who can eaaily be cured and saved
by Hop bitters, made of Hope, Buchn, Man
drake, Dandelion, etc., which is so paw,
simple and harmless that the most rail
woman, weal est invalid or umalfert child
can trust in them.'" Will yea be Tedby
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