Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-09
KANSAS INTELLIGENCE.

For the following news from Kansas we ART
indebted to slip from the Kansas Hzah o
Freedom, dated Lawrence May ed 1855"
ELECTION NRws.-The special election 70
representatives TO the Legislature, to GIL tn
vacancies made such by informal proceeding
on the 30ih Of March, was held on the god inst.
agreeably 10 the Governors proclamation, which
resulted in the election Of the Free State tickle
of the Lawrence district as follows -
Philip p. Fowler 2S6 votes,
John Hutchinson os3 "
Erastus ID. I.add $50 4"
Scattering about 90 "
Everything passed of quietly, and without
interruption from non-residenis. There appear
ed TO be but little interest taken in the election
outside Of Lawrence. This, probably, arose
foom the fact that the season is extremely late.
and farmers were busy preparing far planting.
The scattering votes were from persons who
10 CRAFTY personal pique, strengthened the
hands Of the opponents of freedom by throwing
away theiv sufTrages.
The whole number of voters in this dis,ric,
was 800 at the census in FEBRUARY.
STEAMBoATs.--The steamer Emma Harmon.
Capt. j. NJ. WNo, was made fast at our Levee
on Sunday last, at about FIVE o'clock p. NJ, ii
bang the first steamer uhieh ,cds epr az our
irharf, and the first on the Kansas river which
was sustained wholly by private enterprise
o" ''V' a'ri'ai sire vas giu-rru ny tnrec nearly
cheers from the citizens which were as cordial
ly responded 10 by the officers, passengers, and
crew. She had on board about fifty passengers,
besides large quantity Of freight.
The Emma Harmon is a stern wheel boat
with two engines Of one hundred and eighty
horse power. When light she draws fourteen
inches Of water and will carry fly tons and
a hundred passengers on twenty inches of wa
ter. On three feet Of water she will carry two
hundred tons Of freight. She was built during
the last season, and was purchased by the
present projectors, in March last, for the Kansas
river trade.
Capt. Wing informs US that he found no OBJ
structions in the channel, though wholly unac-
qualnted with the river previous to his present
trip.
The steamer left for Fort Riley and informed
late ports on Monday morning.
The steamer Enanacr No. 2, Capt. Mon
RIsoN, arrived at our Leyee on the 2Ist, al 10
o'clock An. She is a fine, well bal, boat
of light draught, aud like the Emma Harmon,
is designed TO be continued on this river. Her
Recommendations for passengers are very excel
lent, and with the large amount Of trade along
this river she must be sustained. She had
among which was frame building ready to
put ,ogheiher. We shall give this craft more
extended notice at another time.
The HARTFoRD, belonging to the Manhattan
Company, arrived from Cincinnati, about one
o'clock P. NJ, the same day, heavily lsdened
with passengers and freight for their new set
Elements at the junction Of the Smoky Hill and
Republican forks Of the Kansas, five miles a.
boye Fort Riley. She was much more heavily
loaded than either of the other steamers, and
like them experienced no difficulty for the want
Of water.
The river has been up very high, but is now
falling again. But a short time can elapse un-
I'll the rise occasoned by The melting of snow
and Ice ia the mountains will Commence
When this does take place we may look for
high water for several months.
The present rates between this point and
Kansas city, Mo-, is seventy-fye cents per
hundred for freight, and four dollars for pas
sengers up, and three dollars down.
THE REsULT.-We have Just heard the re.
suit Of the great convention held at Leayen-
worth on the 2sih Of April TO depose the Gov
ernor and TO elect another 10 his place. The
whole thing proved total failure, with the ex-
ception it was changed into "squalter meet
ing for the purpose of redressing some griev-
ances growing out of the settlement on the Del
aware lands, and il ended in The death of MALcoM
CLARK at the hands Of Mr.. McCREA, the par
iiculars of which we have already given.
a committee was appointed al a subsequent
meeting OF the persons engaged in this transact
,ion, TO warn suspected persons to leave the
Territory. In accordance with that resolve we
learn that Mr.. Gould, Mr.. Phillips, Mr.. Grant
and Mr.. Warren, have each received notice to
depart by given day. An attempt was made
to drive Mr.. PHILLiPs of, but as he did not ap.
pear willing to 60 at his masters bidding, he
was arrested by this committee, taken across
the river to Weston, Mo-, his head was shaved
alter which he was tarred and feathered, rode
upon rail, then an attempt was made to force
MN TO sign an instrument Of writing agreeing
N 'Npl'rla'' himself forever from Kansas. =
iie refused 10 comply, but ss il was found an
attempt at rescue was about to be made he was