tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99903131110293342024-02-07T00:33:22.145-08:00On This Day in 1870 ~ Kansas City History As It HappenedThe latest local news from 1870, taken from the pages of the Kansas City Daily Journal of CommerceL A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-21853053449109094912011-08-09T23:26:00.000-07:002011-12-26T23:27:35.902-08:00Tuesday, August 9, 1870. The river is stationary. The Walter B. Dance, of the Star line, came up yesterday morning and returned in the afternoon. The Henry S. Turner, of the "O" line, passed down. The Silver Bow, of the same line, passed up.
Wyandotte has a velocipede.
Sunday was remarkably quiet -- no rows, no scandal, no drunksL A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-11498197038411579042011-08-08T21:37:00.000-07:002011-12-26T21:38:41.039-08:00Sunday, August 7, 1870. The river is standing. The McGill passed down yesterday morning. The Glasgow for Omaha ,passed up in the afternoon. The W. J. Lewis, of the Star line, arrived Friday night late. She left on her return for St. Louis yesterday morning, after discharging quite a heavy amount of freight. The Nile passed up for Brownsville.
 L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-35273539682097822882011-08-06T20:29:00.000-07:002011-12-26T20:38:05.588-08:00Saturday, August 6, 1870. The river is stationary. No boats yesterday.
Fun Ahead. -- A large crowd will leave the city this morning at 9 o'clock for Lawrence, accompanying the "Hector's" base ball club, who are to play the "Kay Valley's" a match game. The Hector's are a lively nine, and as the Kaws are the champions of Kansas, the game will doubtless be a L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-37100768011439447542011-08-05T20:28:00.000-07:002011-12-26T20:28:58.175-08:00Friday, August 5, 1870. The river is stationary, and the channel is very good, having cut out considerably. Pilots report four feet good to St. Louis. The T. L. Merril passed down yesterday, with a large freight of grain. The W. J. Lewis is the Star Line packet to-day. The next Omaha boat will be the Glasgow. She will be up to-morrow, with an excursion party and theL A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-90843867870516077892011-08-04T20:18:00.000-07:002011-12-26T20:19:02.036-08:00Thursday, August 4, 1870. The weather yesterday was many degrees cooler than it has been for several seeks. It is to be hoped that the heated term has adjourned.
Three mad dogs were killed in this city yesterday.
The trial of that long deferred and almost played out rape case comes off today at Justice Ranson's. As L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-35013564762047728532011-08-03T13:05:00.000-07:002011-10-21T13:07:27.698-07:00Wednesday, August 3, 1870. The river is about stationary, and there is four feet of water on Baltimore Bar, which is the worst one in the lower river. The ware houses along the river are reported to be full of grain awaiting transportation. The Post Boy came up yesterday morning, and departed for St. Louis at noon. The Cornelia passed down in the evening, loaded with grain. The L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-27124148582651522322011-08-02T12:02:00.000-07:002011-10-21T12:04:08.884-07:00Tuesday, August 2, 1870. It will only cost 6 cents to ride on the horse cars to McGee's Addition.
The Recorder disposed of the usual number of cases of drunk yesterday. Nothing further than a few such cases and some slight disturbances of the peace were brought before him.
A married woman, who came here lately from Cincinnati L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-55758461792190024532011-07-31T12:37:00.000-07:002011-09-23T12:41:38.723-07:00Sunday, July 31, 1870. The St. Joseph Haymakers, a base ball club, "scooped" the Hectors of this city in their game here yesterday.
There will be Sunday school at nine o'clock this morning at the Christian church and preaching at eleven by Elder A. B. Jones of Liberty.
The building occupied by the Times and News has had two more printing L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-43646935548737716002011-07-30T12:36:00.000-07:002011-09-23T12:36:36.823-07:00Saturday, July 30, 1870. The Haymakers and Hectors play a match game of base ball to-day.
The strike of the brick-makers has ended, the employees going back to work at the old figures.
Curbstones of the most approved cut are being put down on Sixth street, between Main and Walnut.
Boot-blacks have flung down the L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-49261442308374615162011-07-29T12:34:00.000-07:002011-09-23T12:35:49.102-07:00Friday, July 29, 1870. The river continues to fall slowly, with five feet in the channel to St. Louis, and four and a half feet to Omaha. The T. L. McGill, of the "O" Line, arrived here at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and, after having discharged here a considerable amount of freight and a lot of passengers, left for Omaha. The Kate Kearney left for Lexington early yesterday morningL A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-45963446872683313502011-07-28T11:55:00.000-07:002011-09-23T11:56:10.993-07:00Thursday, July 28, 1870. The river is still falling slowly, and business on the levee is a joke. The Mary McDonald passed down yesterday afternoon. The W. B. Dance is the packet to St. Louis to-day. Arrangements have been made by the Star Line for a daily packet for St. Louis from this city. Pilots report 6 feet of water to St. Louis and 4 1/2 feet to Omaha.
&L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-72021841872393274002011-07-27T11:54:00.000-07:002011-09-23T11:55:17.123-07:00Wednesday, July 27, 1870. The river is slowly falling with 3 feet in the channel to St. Louis and two and a half feet to Omaha. When the river has fallen two feet more the channel will be better than it is now, as the water will then concentrate and cut the channel out better than it is now. The Elk Horn from St. Joe to St. Louis passed down yesterday. The Kate Kinney of the "O" L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-51471608797753228402011-07-26T11:53:00.000-07:002011-09-23T11:54:21.728-07:00Tuesday, July 26, 1870. The river is stationary. Business on the levee yesterday was livelier than usual. The Post Boy of the Star Line came up on Sunday and returned in the afternoon to St. Louis. The Cornelia of the "O" line with a good trip passed up in the afternoon yesterday. She discharged a considerable quantity of freight and a number of passengers here.
&L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-61134930938341379292011-07-24T08:55:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:56:23.656-07:00Sunday, July 24, 1870. The river is falling slowly, and pilots report over five feet to St. Louis. There was no business on the levee. The Post Boy arrived last night, and will return to St. Louis this morning. The Silver Bow, from Omaha, is due down this afternoon.
Mr. W. T. Little, the painter of Sixth street, was the lucky gentleman who drew at the L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-70172692584189917002011-07-23T08:54:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:55:36.696-07:00Saturday, July 23, 1870. The river is standing at this point, with 6 feet in the channel to St. Louis. Business on the Levee is quiet. The Glasgow, with a heavy cargo of corn and a good passenger trip, passed down yesterday morning. She laid at our wharf several hours. The Mountaineer brought up a large freight of lumber and castings, and left for St. Louis again about L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-34972846660754745732011-07-22T08:53:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:54:47.065-07:00Friday, July 22, 1870 The river is stationary at this point, and pilots report six feet of water to St. Louis, and that the channel is in better condition than has been the case for some time. There was no business on the Levee yesterday. The Mountaineer, of the Star Line, arrived last night from St. Louis, and will return this morning.
Mr. I. W. McDonald, cornerL A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-63395697235540755282011-07-21T16:47:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:53:41.005-07:00Thursday, July 21, 1870. The river is stationary, and business on the levee is about as usual. The Kate Kinney for Omaha passed up in the forenoon.
Most of the prize fighters have left town; Barney Aaron and Sam Collyer went to New York to arrange a mill with Edwards.
These are dull times with the squires, not a single case of any kind of L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-19425363366312292312011-07-20T15:15:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:53:20.774-07:00Wednesday, July 20, 1870. The river is falling a little. The levee presented the liveliest scene yesterday morning that has characterized it for some time. A large crowd was there watching the departure of the prize fighting party on board the Ella, a Leavenworth ferry boat, which came down in the morning, took the party to the grounds and brought them back in the afternoon (after the L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-47456472200117622152011-07-19T07:57:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:53:01.332-07:00Tuesday, July 19, 1870. The river is stationary at this point, and business on the Levee is quiet. The W. J. Lewis, of the Star Line, left for St. Louis Sunday evening, with a good trip. The Mary McDonald, of the "O" Line, passed up last night. The T. L. McGill, from Omaha, was due last night, with 350 Chinamen on board. The W. B. Dance is due to-day from below.
&L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-87727980032550997762011-07-17T07:25:00.001-07:002021-08-02T10:07:59.025-07:00Sunday, July 17, 1870. The river is falling slowly and there was no business whatever during the day, no boats arriving until evening, when the W. J. Lewis, of the Star line, came up. She leaves for St. Louis early this morning.
The proprietor of Cook's pasture has made a "home run" on the base ballists. He says they shan't play there anymore.
&L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-86835028741740002952011-07-16T21:20:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:52:26.976-07:00Saturday, July 16, 1870. The river is falling again, but now is now in good boating order. Business on the levee is quiet. The long-looked for Cornelia came down yesterday morning from Omaha, and proceeded to St. Louis after discharging a small lot of freight here. She was loaded deep with corn. The Post Boy, of the Star Line, left for St. Louis last evening after bringing up L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-65665405892778970222011-07-15T13:22:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:52:11.339-07:00Friday, July 15, 1870. The river is falling again. business on the Levee is nothing to speak of. The Glasgow passed up early yesterday morning. The Cornelia, which was due here yesterday, was hourly expected last night. Her deck hands "jumped" her at St. Joe, and she was last heard of aground at Iatan bar, and heavily loaded. She was just one hour and a half too L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-74659172099399433402011-07-14T12:59:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:51:53.363-07:00Thursday, July 14, 1870. Boiling, bubbling, blistering, are weak adjectives when used to denote how hot it was yesterday. The perspiration that rolled from our sweltering populace would have turned a mill. If a coldness should spring up between our city and the weather nobody would cry.
Mayor McGee and Col. E. Steen left yesterday for a trip to Denver.
&L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-75372919117228188972011-07-13T14:55:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:51:28.104-07:00Wednesday, July 13, 1870. The river is still inclined to recede slowly, and business on the Levee is dull. The Cornelia will be down this forenoon with scions of the Celestial Empire on board, to the number of nearly 500. Those of our citizens who would like to observer the movements of these representatives of the Oriental world would do well to keep a look out for them all day. L A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9990313111029334.post-84707095411611766602011-07-12T14:33:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:51:09.842-07:00Tuesday, July 12, 1870. Mayor McGee is out again after having been confined to his house for a few days with a slight indisposition.
There was a glorious rain storm yesterday afternoon. The farmers will feel well pleased, and the denizens of the city were well content to have the cooling rain descend.
Our City Fathers, Board of TradeL A Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267995700088997942noreply@blogger.com