New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
FROM KANSAS.

An extra from the office of TIE Herald 4 Freedom,
published at Lawrence Kansas contains the result oil
the specia election held the 22d ut in that district
for representatives to the Legislature to fill the vacancy
occasoned by the informal proceedings on the 3Oth OF
March last. The Free State ticket elected as fol-
lows Philip p. Fowler, 22s votes John Hutchinson,
9s3; Erastus ID. Laid, 2s6; scattering, 20.
The extra states that everything passed off quietly,
with no interruption from non-residents Outside OF
the town of Lawrence there little interest taken IN
the election the farmers being busy in planting The
whole number of voters in the district at the census in
February 369.
The same extra contains the following account OF
the arrival of steamboats, at Lawrence, including the
first boat that ever arrived there:
"The steamer Emma Harmon Capt. j. NJ. Wing
was made fast at our Levee on Sunday last May 80,
II being he first steamer Which at our whaJ
and the first the Kansas River which was sustained
wholly by private enterprise. She was greeted by
three hearty cheers from the citizens, which were as
cordially responded to by the officers passengers and
crew. She had on board about fifty passengers beside
large quantity of freight.
The Emma Harmon is a stern-wheel boat with two
engines of one hundred and eighty horsep When
light she draws fourteen inches ofwaer, and will carry
fity iuns and hundred passengers on twenty inches
Of water. On three feet of water she Will carry two
hundred tuns of freight. Capt. Wing informs US that
he found distractions in the channel, though wholly
unacquainted with the river previous to his present
tip The steamer left for Fort Riley and intermediate
ports on Monday morning.
The steamer EnaBcler No. g Capt. Morrison, arrived
on the 2ls She il fine, well.but boat of light
draft and like the Emma Harmon is designed to be
continued on this river. She had large amount of
freight board for this port among which was frame
building ready to put together.
The Hartford belonging TO the Manhattan Company,
arrived from Cincinnati the same day heavily laden
with passengers and freight for their settlements
AT the junction OF the Smoky Hill and Republican
of ,Ia five miles aloNp Fort Rllpv 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 ia now falling
again. But short time eepse until the rise Occa
stoned by the melting Of snow and ice in the mountains
will commence. When this does take place we may
lock for high water for several months.
The present rates between this point and Kansas
CITY, No. is seventy-ve cents per hundred for freight
andfour dollars for passengers up and three dollars
down.
ANOTHER Missouri OUTRAGE.-A correspondent oil
The Boston Telegraph writes from Osawatonie Kan
sss Territory, under date of May 20, as follows:
This place s situated 81 the junction of the Pottc
vatome and Maria de Cegne Mary de Zenel Jsst
where they empty into the Usage River IL Is one Oh
ne most beautiful countries the Almighty ever
blessed being better tIAbered than eny part Of the
Territory | have heard from. On the spot whore the
town If located tie eye takes IN range OF some
thirty miles, presenting the most beautiful landscape
L nave ever seen. we nave rtDttf pAyhNf4vaf'1
rec ular mail-coach 10 Ksnsas City and large aud
growing population of good, intelligent people from
elmos every State in the Union, and there Is good
prospect of this place becoming the county town.
We are troubled here as they are elsewhere IN the
Territory by the members of the Blue Lodge lMssou-
rans thew carried the day here at the last election as
they did in other places. We were visited by them
Yesterday in rather hostile manner Some time last
Fan man from Missouri named Kirby, who had no
right to preempt squetted upon claim and remained
until the Winter this Spring man from the North
found the claim vacant and moved IN. Kirby with
about forty Missourians upon the ground two
weeks ago yesterday to drive Baker from the place.
but he found Baker with twenty rifles aud as many
Yankees to back them. At this Kirby and his friends
were scared and backed out as they might fester-
day, knowing that Baker had notice OF their com
ing, X. and his friends surprised Baker and took nm
prisoner. They took lis rifle and broke II over a
stump. mounted him on mule and carried him some
distance into the woods and took measures to hang
him without Judge or jury; but upon his suggesting
TO them that he should have the privilege OF speaking
for hmself he was allowed to do 30. After he had
made bis statement the company were about equally
divided, one-haf siding with Baker and me olher
half with Kirby Kirby did not seem to IKE ,ne urn
which affairs had taken and swore he would NOT DC
satisfied until be had Bakers blood Al lnis one u
the Missourians handed Baker revolver, cooked anu
| capped upon which Kirby held hs peace; BAKER
was finally released. He has given up the CAIN OUT
| intends to preemPt it at the proper Tune