Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
From the Herald of Freedom, Nov. 2s

Late Intelligence from Kansas.
Judge Cato's Court at Tecumseh was opened
on Monday, OF this week, instead of last week,
as enormously stated in our former issue. The
forty free state prisoners under indictment for
murder were put upon trial. Those sentenced
at Lecompton, by Judge Lecompte to the peni-
tiary have not been Inundated 10 the ball and
chain and labor Oil the capitol, as the Lecomp-
ton Union ntimated would be the case, and we
have too high regard for Gov. Geary to be.
licve that it will be done.
The newly elected Ruffian legislature will as
sembe at Lecompton, on the second Monday OF
January. One Of their members to the council,
elected by the mob on the 3Oth of March, 1855,
has left for parts unknown, and vacancy will
ensue, unless a new election Is held. Congress
failed to make any appropriation to pay the ex-
penses Of those representatives Of Missouri in
Kansas.
The Kansas Central Committee are purchasing
5000 sacks of -four, and proportional quantity
Of groceries, enough III their opinion, to feed
all the destitute in the territory until May next.
1t is their intention to supply those only who are
else great precaution in the distribution of the
charities which have been so generously placed
at their disposal by the philanthropic persons Of
the Eastern States for the relief Of the truly
cessitous in Kansas
We are informed authoritatively that the
Kansas National Committee will soon hold a
meeting in New York City, at which some of
the most prominent friends of Kansas will be
present. The whole operations of the commit
tee will be audited, and measures will be devils
ed for future action. Due notice will be given
of the time of such meeting.
We learn that over a million of acres of pub
lie domain, situated mostly north of the Della
ware Trust Lands, usually known as the Kicka-
poo lands; also quantity south of the Shaw
nee Reservation, has been turned over to the
register of the land office; by the Surveyor Gen
eral, and will soon be opened to pre-emptors
The Surveyor General gives notice to pre-
emptors that all papers and documents connect
ed with the presumption OF lands in Kansas, have
been turned over to the district land Office, 10.
Gated in LecomptOn, in which all business con-
nected with such matters will hereafter be trans
acted.
Professor Daniels, of Wisconsin, will accept
our thanks for a beautiful cane. 1t serves the
double purpose of walking stick and "a frelock.
Shonld we point our cane at any one hereafter,
the person within reach of bullet should dodge.
Gov. Geary and Mr.. McAllister, his private Sc
cretary, remained in Lawrence last Sunday night.
They were on their way to Leavenworth, with
view Of attending the land sales, and preventing
any disturbance between the different factions.
Thaddeus Hyatt, Esq, President of the Kan.
sas National Committee, arrived in Lawrence
last Saturday evening, and is sojourning few
days with us. He visits Topeka before his re-
turn
DR.. Root, of Waubahsa, arrived in this CITY,
overland. from the East, few days ago. He is
the chairman Of the Kansas Central Committee
Another storm seems to be approaching, as
We write. We have had a week or ten days Of
most delightful weather, and look for several
weeks moro before winter sets in.