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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-02

The EASTERN RALRoAD DEFALcATIoS.--The
Boston Transcript states that the investigating
committee are still busiIy engaged in examining
into the lale fraud perpetrated upon The stock
holders OF the Eastern Railroad but adds, SIT is
quite evident atthey are examining the condition
of the stables after the horses have been stolen
therefrom-the missing money is gone without
hope of its recovery, and the attention of the
share holders should now be earnestly directed to
save what there is left remaining of their once
splendid business and property"
1t is now reported that the late treasurePs mis-
deeds were commenced very soon alter he was APP
pointed, aud his defalcntion had reached to what
would once have been considered 'reSpeetabEe
amount" when the investigating cammittee OF Is-
40 reported through the Hon. J. V. C. Smith, their
chairman, that
Such is the admirable order OF bookkeeping that
it is mode SYSTEM eminen,Iy worthy of imitation
on roads where confusion has tendency TO result
from the completely Of daily business transaction.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-02
IA GARD.

u "A OAtAO. . N
ToHN FICRIESEN respectfully announces 70 ,
81 kind friends and citizens of Wheeling, that Ee mas
tirely closed his music business, Gad Is now pisAIe'
give Instruction in music
For one term Cor % lessons) the Guitar. ..,'''
DO DO 90 DO 80 90 DC DC FiSis..
The best Methods OF instructors, are used by
orders may be len att. II. LOEun& Co.'s Drug So y.
Tor At IsT Main ttTpet hN''',
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est. jeso
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USE HAXProS's VEGETABLE TINcTURE.
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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-02

POwERruL STYLE OF WRlrlSc.-some Yankee
editor from away down East, being on a summer
iuant through the West, is writing home accounts
of the country, TO enlighten the good people of
Massachusetts. Witness the following explosion
of concentrated bile
"Erie. Pa. is God .forsaken looking place, the
men looking like bulldogs and the women like
furies. The boy: and girle are ragged, dirty aud
saucy set, and run in the streets with the pigs and
geese. Cleveland is dirtier, and more filled up
with foreigners than had expected to find ill.,
Business appears TO be overdone, and the place Is
cursed with superauity Of lawyers and doctors.
The lower part Of Toledo is filled up with low
Dutch beer shops and hogs-and every man you
meet looks rs If he had been picked III lager
beer, then smoked for bacon. Chicago is lie
hottest place have been in this year.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-02

PAINTS.
lNsRED and Lard Oils, white Lead, Dry Paints, tnr
" pentnes Varnsh, etc, always on hand and AAlow
'' ap rs SVs ~ IA 'ue iuliAet John H. TArPAN
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-02

Spring Stock.
HAVEjust opening very large and well selected stock
snddIers Hardware and COach TrfmmInEs,
TO which invite the attention my customers anu ali
persons using goods OF this kind.
Old Stand, los Main street.
my2 JOHN KNoTR.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-02
NEW ApVERTIsEMENTs

DRI7-sToNES.
HAVE lust received lot OF nripsones for altering
water sizes suitable for family use. They
teror to anything Of the knd-ea and see them A.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-09

After thn sentiment there were calls for Brewster
Br~ster," snd great noise and excitement, during
which the chair heard quoting
.# Order is Heavens first Law, &c.
Gentlemen. he Continued the next State to be heard
from the . State Of Georgia " l am kept hare to
hep order, and Will not violate It. Will Georgia
fpone? LIT her speak
Mr.. PoE responded--He said
That America had been hsrged With boas but
any who bad such state Georgia IL TO boast Of
might MT be asbsmed OF oe agDg III tbs boast They
colo for msis AZ four co isees for emais all in
succsssfuul operation. and all under Protestant IN
fuspce (Applsnse) And he thought thar without the
Saxon Pretsstapt rel t3a Saxon blood would be
better than the spanish blood thu Mexican blood.
Georgia, he said, was ntisny Protestant and in
few yesrs tie State would compare in al the attain
Of progress with any other In the Unioa. She
had some distirg uish.d mes in her hstory-such
Baldwin, Crawford Upshur and others. Even men
who cane thsrg from other States vera improved by
the sojourn Mr. Seymour, OF New Yors. was q Georgia
sctoopsster 30 was the Chei Justice Of Indiana AMI
peouiier in the air OF Georgia But she vas celebrated
for ethns more than great mensae celebrated
f. sss s The "s. ss She
pop II - - In conclusiop, and In reference TO
the tnAS = nfeaed to them in the language u that
simple doiIs1o song
WooJnan, spare thas tree
In T ySssh a 4 ,ns sss s9 me-
And IN protest Il now. (Appisuss)
The next State called Was New Hanpshire.
Go,ersor Colby briefly responded. He said -
lie American. he boastAd NOT o. plooo OUT ne
had heart that fept hts blood warm, "a laugh) He
should look with contempt upoh the first man who
talked to Linn about .issolnt,on o. the union Ths
unien esDuot be dissolved. (Cheers) Suppose, said
he We were gil to combine together, and say would
dsove the Uuion the people would dissolve pretty
quick. CHEERS and laughter) He was proud to know
that though New Hampshrs talked very little about
blood" New Hampshre boys were scattered all over
IL Union and were vsrywhsrs found to be qaaided
for the highest positions. The last contest in New
Hampshire fought upon three issues; enc of these
opposition to the Pope and his creed and another
opposition to the destruction Of the Missouri con-
pact. (Cheers.) But they Of New Ham shire wanted
no quarrel with the South they would take care of
'hemieves; let the South do the thing In con-
clusop, he repeated that the Union would never be
dissolved, for 1t was destined by the Almighty for
higher pvrpefe than had yet been accompishsd--to
carry the gssfel Of the SON Of God to We whole world
(Cheerp.)
The State Of Illinois was then caHed.
Mr. II. s. JENNINGS OF Illinois, responded. He said
He was not old man. but he was old enough 10 have
btsn already upon the altar Of the
union Of these States Cheers He Arst exercised the
great American right Of suffrage by voting for Of
Kentucky for the Office OF President Of the United
States (cbeeys) and In 1850 he wks defeated n the
vsnth Senatorial district Of Michigan fos The sole reason
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-09

And called upon Mr. Ridge way, of Virginia to respond
to It.
Mr.. HIpGswAy said
That his vocation was to WELD tbe pen and not the
however, propose the health Of Who would msse
speech, because he orator and poet, veil
a writer. He proposed
The health Of Geo. T. PrsKtce Of the Louisville journal
Great cheering and calls for Preptice)
Mr. Prentice not present, but three cheers were
we're called for, and given bin right heartily.
One Of the vIcEPRnsiDENs then proposed the health
Of me- Judson Crane, Of Richmond who was he sxii,
gallant standard bearer in the Virginia
the State Of the natural bridge which Cod created the
Americans 70 march over to q noble victory (Cbeers }
Mr.. CRANE responded at some length. He saids-
When your Vice. President, in his ktDdoess, spoke
Of me as one Of the standard bearers in the
recent contest in Virginia, he did me more than
justice, II he mesnt to say that 30 far as could
sentstiyes sssembled here to night with ali lhs
energy and courage Of my nature, and all the ability
soom CON msnd from whsrs the Blue Ridge meunts,n
shore where rivers commipge their foods the
salt water Of the ocean. (Cbeers.) But mine was .
veOnte,r 'is the s' cause friend s1 Wise, can
boast of ore ragged lung, come here night with two
and indeed DID not think should be able W be here at
sli. believe spoke hours during the contest
than spy man In the State except Mr. Wise, snd wish
had given six mon hs to ths ssuse instesd Of
Cheer) should have rejocsd to have mad opportu-
nifty Of encountsring Mr. Wise himself during tbs
papp, fer although yolng'r and in all resoeos Fee
bier tran he is, had stronger ard glorious
cause to uphold which tell you, people of the
whole Union, ccmmends itself heart aud soul 10 the
people Of Virginia, cloud cheers) snd vRch ouly
CURED to have been understood and fully explained to
lave achieved glorious Victory (Renewed and pro,
tracteo mceripg) venture, however, stll to say al
though Mr. Wjse Ia Governor that the moralvictory is
with the American cause. Gjapcs with rne for q
merit two az the contest in Virginia We opened
campaign publicly only month two before the e'ec
ton. Mr.. Wise had the whole campo gu to anself.
A n m hes nd
aughttr)
Mr. CRASE.-No, no, no; will not 60 injustice u q
foe even 10 gain triumph. (Cres OF good" and great
cheering He n my friend. prscIam ~ here in Pitt
adelpbis would not have met him u he had nor been
my ind. For my foes, political and personal, have
be rascal 10 mistsken. tell you he Ia not but he
Of thofe men, OF those OF light
and eenus whose ambition 10 bis master, and he
things wrongly in consequences. (Cheers) Fyou want
TO know how II 10 that Wise be vbig one day aud
democrat another, there IL other solution Of 1t
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18

of finely timbered country, and subject to
dense population. Lecompton, now that
the Capital is located there, will make the
largest city on the Kansas river. A com.
pany has been chartered to build splendid
bridge across the Kansas river opposite the
town. This bridge, am assured, will be
speedily built. A large steam saw and
grist mill, besides other improvements are
now going up at Lecompton.
The Council Bill to establish a Probate
Court, has been discussed in committee of
the whole. amended and agreed to in the
council.
In addition to having jurisdiction In all
matters relating to the Probate of last wills
and testaments, granting of letters, testa-
mentary and of administration, of the ap-
polntment OF guardians and curators, of
all matters relating to the settlement and
distribution of decedents estates, and the
personal real or mixed estates of minors, all
actrous against executors, administrators,
guardians or curators, to authorize guar
alans, administrators, or executors to sell
and convey the real estate of their wards,
the appointment of Guardians for persons
of unsound mind, the examination and al
loWance OF the accounts of guardians of In
fants and persons of unsound mind, or of
executors or administrators, superintend-
ing control of masters and apprentices and
a general jurisdiction of all matters arising
under the relationship of master and ap-
prentice, and also general experimenting
control OF all estates, testate or intestate,
and jurisdiction of all matters of every
KIND arising under the laws regulating, or
IN relation to executors and administrators
or any and all laws in relation to descents
and distributions, to adjudge, admeasure,
and set apart to widows dover, in the es-
tates OF their deceased husbands, whether
real, personal or mixed, Jurisdiction in all
matters of partition, of lands, slaves OF
other personal property, or of any other eff
fects of which heirs, devices, infants, or
persons OF unsound mind may be entitled to
partition, and of all matters arising under
any laws In relation to partition, and the
control of the person and estates of all or
phans within their respective counties
Provided, That nothing herein shall be so
construed as to effect the jurisdiction of any
Court to which may be given by law con-
current Jurisdiction in any matter in this
section specified.
The bill provides for four terms of the
court annually-on the first Monday in
March, June, September, and December.
1t also provides for two county commits
sloners, who with the Judge Of Probate
shall transact all county business.
The Probate court by this bill will have
concurrent jurisdiction with the district
court in all civil suits when the amount
does not exceed $1,000.
1 think the bill will be amended in the
House.
President Shannon delivered an able
discourse on Slavery, IL Westport, few
days since. He was listened to attentive
ly for over two hours by large crowd.
u
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

Although the New York Journal of
Commerce does not think our Legislative
body entitled to public confidence, it admits
that their adjournment from Pawnee to the
Shawnee Manual Labor School was with
in their powers. The Journal of Com
merce says:
THE KANSAS LEG1sLArURH.---W Whilst
we are aware that this body is not entitled
to public confidence, on account of the man.
ner In which its functions have been per-
formed, ed,---remarkable as it is for reckless
ness and vioience---yet assuming that Gov
Reeder was right In assembling the Leg
islature at Pawnee, We consider it evident
that their adjournment to the Shawnee
Manual Labor School was within their
powers. The Act of Congress provides
''that the seat of government of said Ter
ritory is hereby located temporarily at Fort
Leayenworth," Gov. Reeder contends
(we copy the language which he uses in
his veto message of the 21st inst, } that
s'the creation of yeeat of government in
any case, by competent authority, carries
with it a necessary and unavoidable i'm
plication, from the meaning and force of the
term, that the laws which are to be passed
for the government of the State or Terri
torn, shall be there enacted" The answer
to this, so far as he is concerned, is obvious
and conclusive. He directed that the Leg
islature should meet at Pawnee, showing
that he supposed that Congress did not in
tend to create any such implication. And
why /? The same Act destroyed any such
implication, bg providing that the persons
elected to the Legislalsse Assembly, s.shalll
meet at such place. (nieaning such. other
place i"and On such day IS tie Governor
shall appoiut. Way WSa ,olaIlz differ
ent locality from Fort Leaxesls2l1b intaneI
ded Acts of Congress with respect % /
Territories must owe their interpretation TO
the peculiar matter to which they relate. |
IF the seat of Government had been des-
ignated at a populous city like New Hork,
and power to fix the spLace" for the meeS-
ing of Legislators had boen conferred,
It would be possible to suppose NAT some
spot within the city was INTENDED; but such
! claim is unreasonable ydh respect to
location of which tbS Act of Congress
states that the .s61y choice of a place of
meeting is betseen the military buildings
md bulldogs to be constructed. The Gov
,rnor bsmself thus interpreted the Act, by i
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18
SHAWNEE MISSION, August 9, 1855.

OHAWNEE MISSION, august y, 1898.
Mr.. Grover introduced the following
Resolution: Resolved by the Council, the
House of Representatives concufring there.
In, that the President of the Council ap.
point two members, to act in concert with
three members of the House of Represen-
tatives, appointed by the Speaker thereof,
as Board of Commissioners, to confer with
the Delaware tribe of Indians, in Kansas
Territory, associated with their agent con-
corning new Treaty with said Indians
and their admission to the rights of citizen
ship.
Mr.. Richardson moved to amend the
resolution SO as to apply it to the Iowa In
dians.
After some discussion the subject was
referred to the Committee on Indian Af-
fairs.
The question of locating the Capital,
which came off on the 9Th, created quite an
interest. Each member put In nominal
tive his town, and stated its claims. We
had quite an interesting account of the
various towns as well as of the Territory.
Mr.. Rees led off with an account of Leay-
enworth. its rise and progress, and great
commercial importance.
= Mr.. MeGee gave description of 10,
which created much merriment
Mr.. Strickler, must say, delivered the
most eloquent, and interesting address on
the occasion. Though Tecumseh OBJ
tanned but few votes for the Capital, it was
no fault of Mr.. Strickler, for he gave a
full and lucid description of the place, its
centrality to the population of the Territory,
the many advantages it possesses. His
address is worthy Of publication and would
do credit to any one. x5fssF
Lecompton, named IN honor of our wor-
thy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
was the fortunate place. It is Immediate
y on the Kansas river. about eight or ten
miles below Tecumseh. The location is
said to bea magnificent one, in the centre
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18
7LEAVENWoRTH, K 7. AUGUST IS, 1855.
Kansas Legislature.
NEEMIsson Anonst 81 rs

OAe0SO0 -%O6 tOtoGGtGN Cs
SHAWNEE MIssoN, August 8, 1856
Interest BiH.-The Council passed bill
on interest, allowing six per cent when not
specified, and not exceeding ten per cent
when specified. The House amended the
Bill by striking out all that part that limits
to six and ten per cent; which would leave
the Bill, without any rate of interest, and
allow such rate of interest as may be agreed
on by contract. go ;Ia5{ =
Messrs. Rees and Mcdonald supported
the bill as amended by the House.
Messrs. Richardson, Grover, Chapman,
Johnson, Cofey and Eastin, discussed the
merits of interest on money, in opposition
to the House amendment.
The amendment, on motion of Mr.. Cof.
fey, was disagreed to by the following vote:
.Hyes-Messrs. Barbee, Chapman, Cof-
fey, Eastln, Grover, Richardson, and Mr..
President.
Nays.-Messrs. Forman, Mcdonald,
Lykins. and Rees. 3c
Both Houses have been in Committee of
the Whole on the question of organizing
counties but have come to no conclusion as
yet.
The House learn is about to agree up
on bill that will place Kickapoo and
Leavenworth In the same county. The
line will run about one mile above Kickapoo.
THE CAPITOL.
Joint Session.-The following is the vote
on locating the Seat of Government. The
following places were put in nomination:
FIRST BALLOT.
For Ledoenworth. -Messrs. Matthias,
McMeekin, Payne, Eastin, Forman, and
Rees.
For Tscumseh-C -Croysdale ,Strickler, and
Thos. johnson.
For Leconspton-Kirk, Marshall, Tebbs,
Weddle, Whitloek, Stringfellow, Donaldson
and Mcdonald.
For 81. Observation-Disclosures, Banks,
Heiskill, Johnson. Scott. Williams, Will
kinson, Younger, Barbee, Coffey, Lykins,
and Richardson.
For Douglas and Ward.
For 110-Mr. MCGEE.
For Whitehead- Blair and Waterson.
For Laurence Chapman and Wade.
For Kickapoo- Grover and Harris.
SECOND BALLOT.
For Lecompto,s- Messrs Blair, Brown,
Harris, Johnson, Kirk, Marshal, Matthias,
McMeekin, Payne, Tebbs, Ward, We'd
die, Whitlock, Donaldson, Eastin, Grover,
Mcdonald and Rees.
For st. Bernard -Messrs. Heiskill,
MCGEE, Scott, Wade, Waterson, Williams,
Wilkinson, Younger, Anderson, Banks,
Cofey, Barbee, and Lykins.
For Tecumseh--Messrs. Croysdale,
Strickler, Thos. Johnson, Forman, Rich
ardson.
THIRD BALLOT.
For Iscumseh-Messrs Strickler, Thos.
Johnson-2.
For Leconepton--Messrs. Anderson,
Blair, Brown, Croysdale, Harris. Johnson,
Kirk, Marshall, Matthias, McMeekin,
Payne, Tebbs, Wade, Ward, Weddle,
Whitlock, Williams, Stringfellow, Barbee,
Chapman, Donaldson, Eastin, Grover, Nc
Donald, and Rees-25.
For st. Bernard-Messrs.C Cofey, For
man, Lykins, Richardson, Banks, HeiskiH,
MCGEE, Scott, Waterson, Wilkinson, and
Younger-u.
Lecompton, having received majority
of all the votes given, was declared to be
the place selected for the permanent Seat
Of Government.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18

Wonssn as Prsntcrs.-The Country Gen.
He"'an, one of the very neatest journals,
mechanically speaking, in the country.
says that, for the last two years, its types
have been wholly set by girls, to its entire
satisfaction. 1t says that their galleys of
proof are generally such as would glad the
eye OF any proof-reader, and this often from
the worst kind of manuscript. In fact. we
have seldom seen experienced journeymen
who could excel them in s.erage correct
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18

" don4 knor what is going 10 happen
bAtsVez + p Cay and Eailor Prentioe.
Afr. Clay, ~ the 1zad of has friend hsssar
I. Lea1nskI, sent note to 1Tr. Pren,icgl
solsfy to inquire whether be held himself
personally responsible as gentleman for
what ne published. Prentice replies in a
long letter. through the mail, thas he win
not accept challenge. The Quarrel is ali
about Gays selling his fashel,s house al
Ashland, piecemeal. 1's-.1
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18

observation-disclosures the maria.
ges recorded at the Registers Office in Bos-
ton, within few days, is that of coloaed
man OF forty to white girl of nineteen.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07

be very 6ne. The country asyet is COM
paratively unsettled on the line, but in
few years it viii swarm with a busy and
enterprising population, which viii de-
mand such means of communication
with the southern ports. The construc-
ton of the Kansas aud Fort Gibson road,
and the Arkansas valley road. will
give perpetual and speedy route from
Kansas to New Orleans. The utility
of a southern road need not now be
urged. The diversity of products and
wants of the two sections of country. at
once point out the necessity of the road.
The citizens of the Arkansas valley
viii. in short time, perform their part of
the work, and present to the. citizens Of
Kansas the means of communicating with
the city of New Orleans by the construc-
ton of two hundred and fifty miles of
road. Thus, the entire distance from
Kansas to Napoleon win be but little over
FIVE hundred miles. This line of road
can be constructed for less than almost
any other road of the same distance in
the Union. The Mississippi river is al
ways nayigable to Napoleon. 1t is man
ifest then, that the shortest and cheapest
route from Kansas TO New Orleans, is the
route we have pointed out.
JOS. S. FOWLER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
An Anti-Slayery Letter.

The following is from a young gentle
man now residing in Ohio, formerly an
apprentice of ours in Pennsylvania to the
printing business. He takes view of
the slavery question as he sees it in Ohio.
The institution is quite as abhorrent to
us in Kansas as to him there; neverthe-
less anti-slavery men here are disposed to
take practical view of the question, and
exercise their influence in that direction
which they think viii be the most effec-
tive in accomplishing their purpose
There are various shades of anti-slavery
men-more, we believe, in Kansas than
we supposed existed in the country prior
to our emigration to the Territory
While the masses from the free States ac-
knowledge themselves as Freesoilers, yet
they are made up of all the various fac
tions which are found in the different
sections of the Union. To succeed in
forming union of those favorable to a
free State, it was absolutely necessary
that every other issue be left out of the
question. 1t was done, and, with the
exception of few false friends (?) of the
slave, we went up to the ballot-box on
the 30th ult. with an undivided front.
But we are detaining the reader too long
from the letter of our friend: