Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-09-20
Kansas Items,

Incorporated Cites.
There are ten incorporated cities or towns
in Kansas: Leavenworth, Kickapoo. Paw
nee, Delaware, Paola, Indianola, Douglas,
Lecompton, Fort Scott, md Benicia.
Eighteen Town Associations have been
incorporated: Mount Aurora, Lecompton,
Fort Scott, Atchison, Doniphan, lola, Paola,
Mt. Vernon, Louisiana, Delaware, Kicka-
poo, Pawnee, Indianola, Douglas, Benicia,
Marysvlle.
Leavenworth is the most populous city in
the Territory. Its population, its citizens
say, is 1900; persons from other towns,
700. Lawrence ranks next, population be-
tween six and seven hundred. Kickapoo is
entitled to the third place in the list; its
population, | believe, is nearly 400. Atch-
ison contains 300, Fort Scott 250, Doniphan
and Tecumseh one hundred souls each, al
lowing one soul to every inhabitant, which
is a liberal allowance as men 90. Pawnee
has half dozen houses, Osawatomie twelve
buildings, Marysvile numbers some thirty
or forty individuals, and the other towns
are constructed of that valuable substance
paper. Lecompton will have, l suppose,
two or three hundred inhabitants in the
spring, and all the other towns, cities, coun-
ties and districts in the Territory (the rep
resentatives from these sections say,) are
"going to be" ''quite places" or grea. coun-
ties. some day or other.
1t is very difIicultto ascertain the truth
respecting the population or real advanta-
ges of any place in the Territory. The few
facts recorded in the foregoing paragraphs
cost me three hours investigation. be-
licve the figures are accurate; but l have
heard tro accounts, at least, Of every place
mentioned in it.
Territorial Roads.
At least so territorial roads have been
established this session. Tie expense Of
locating, marking out and constructing them
will be paid by the counties through which
they pass. The taxation, l should think,
will be heavy in the territory for several
years TO come. This evil, however, is COM
pensated hy the superior advantages for ma
king fortunes rapidly that early settlers CHI
Joy over latter day emigrants.
Miscellaneous.
There are no usury laws in Kansas.
No Free Soiler, unless he take an oath 10
support the fugitive slave law, and Kansas
Nebraska bill, can hold any office OF profit
or honor in this territory. He cannot be
Councillor, Representative, Sergeant-at-
arms, Doorkeeper of the Assembly, Public
Printer, Clerk to the Legislatuae, County
Commissioner, Probate Judge, Sheriff, Mil
tia officer, Lawyer, Public Notary, or, if
challenged voter! In the marriage act, as
it originally STOOD there was clause pro-
hibiting any clergyman from uni.ingthe SEX
es in the ''holy bands of hemlock," unless
he first took an oath to support the fugitive
slave law, and the organic act. This proyiso
was struck ont by committee. twas sus-
pected that if tins provision was executed;
there would be an increase in the "natural"
baby population Of the Prairie Paradise Ter
ritory.
Common schools have been established.
Death penalties have been enacted for
all attempts to interfere with slave property
AS deooyins negroes from their masters,
Sc.
The promulgation of abolition or freesoil
opinions is to be punished by two years i'm
prisonment with hard labor at the peniten-
tiary, after Oct. |.
Common law has been established in this
territory.
About 250 acts have been passed this ses-
sion.
From ID TO 20 ferries have been charter
ed.
The Louisiana married woman's rights
bill was rejected by the Council, in conse-
quenoe of the House amendment, exempting
householders 10 the amount of $1,000 real
estate, and $500 in personal estate.