The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-12-31
From the Leavenworth Herald of the 18th.
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Kansas Items.
The sales of Delaware lands are pro-
crossing rapidly towards completion
On Monday last the Commissioner ad-
journed the sale to investigate the valid
ity of Squatter's claims in the vicinity
OF Levenworth. Everything was settled
satisfactorily, and the sale proceeded on
Tuesday morning. But n quarter
was sold, when it was announced that
new instructions had just been received
from the Government. The sale was
closed for that day. It seems the in
structions had reference to the sale of
lots in Leavenworth city, and that they
are more stringent than former instruc-
tions. As we understand them, they
have reference to the unoccupied vacant
lots. It seems to be the determination
of Manypenny to have competition in
the bidding on vacant lots. Discretion
airy power, it is said, is given the Com
missioner and Gov. Geary, in reference
to the sale. What that power is, we are
unable to learn. But we will at farthest,
learn in a few days.
We learn that up to Wednesday last
the sales had amounted to over $780,
900. That which is to be sold yet, in
Guiding the towns, will bring the amount
above half q million of dollars. This
sale does not include much over half of
the Delaware Trust Lands. The re-
mainder, it is thought, will be sold next
summer. The whole amount of the lands
in the aggregate, including that which
is sold now, and is to be sold hereafter,
will bring the amount of $500, 000.-
This was the estimate long since of Mr..
Robinson, agent of the D%elawares, and
it seems will be fully verified. The mon
ey arising from these sales will make the
Delaware Indians the richest tribe west
of the Missouri.
On Wednesday last the lands adjoin.
ing and surrounding this place were sold.
The appraisement was ten dollars per
acre. There was no competition on
these lands, but all sold at the appraise-
ment. The towns of Hardtville, Jack
%sonville, Delaware aud Lattaville, will
be sold to-day, and if not completed,
continued on Monday.
Lands in the vicinity of Leavenworth
City continue to bring, what many seem
to think, high prices. The Lands ad-
JOlllDS tOMu that nCIO oOAu " S~OS
per acre, are now in demand at much
higher prices. We learn $3.50 per acre
has been offered and refused for a por-
ton of it. Mr.. Wallace, living three
miles from town, sold his claim of 100
acres last week for four thousand and
four hundred dollars.
Lots in the city are changing hands
every day at still higher prices than they
have heretofore sold Men are now buy
ing, who will i'm extencively next
summer.
Messrs. Heedleback, Seasopgood &
Co., of Cincinnati, have bought three
thousaad five hundred acres of land at
| the sales. They have also bought Sl2,-
900 worth of lots in L~eavenworth City,
and will make, during the next spring
and summer, $20,0 600 worth of improve
ments.
It is estimated now hat there will be
over six hundred good buildings put up
in L~eavenworth City next summer, and
hat the population which is now near
three thousand, will at least double.
OPENING OF THE LAND OFFIcE.-The
Land Office at Lecompton, we under
stand, will open Immediately after the
close of the lands sales at Fort LeYen-
worth, for the transaction of business in
reference to presumption claims. About
the first and second week in January,
we may calculate the Land Office will
be opened.
Trespassers on the Christian Indian
reservations are notified, in this weeks
paper, by the Indian Agent, MI. B. F.
Robinson, to abandon all claims or set,
Elements on that land. The reserva-
ton is within two and q half miles OF
this place. The land first belonged to
the D~elawares, but was coded by them
to the Christian, commonly known as
the Munsee Indians.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain Of
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning,
the river continues blocked with ice. Or
Thursday last persons were crossing the
river on the ice. We noticed a large
drove of turkeys skating across on the
ice, on the same day. We presume
horses might now cross without any diff
fculty or danger.
observation-disclosures in Lecomptor
are selling at this place at from four tc
five hundred dollars, and eagerly sought
after at that. Some are asking more
than $500 a share. The stock is advan'
cling and the tow improving at a rapid
rate.
Fifteen of the prisoners at Tecumset
have been tried and acquitted, and eigh'
teen remained to be tried. Thirty pris'
oners escaped and are now at large
There are two of the murderers of the
Doyles and others of Ossawattamie now
in confinement, will be tried in a weel
or two at Tecumseh, before Judge Cato
The evidence against them, it is said, ii
sufficient, to convict them of murder ii
the first degree beyond doubt. They
will certainly hang. They committed
the most fendish and inhuman murder
known in the annals of history
A number of witnesses, having bee,
summoned to appear before judge
Cato's Court, and refused to attend. tn,
Judge issued writs Of attachment, an'
adjourned the Court for il week, unit
these free soil witnesses can be COMPEL
ed to come into Court, and swear to tn
truth.
Judge Cato was in our city a few day,
this week, but has left for Tecumseh.-
His Court will commence again IN Mon
day for the trial of the remaining pris
onerS.