The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-04-02
For the Cadiz Sentinel.
From Kansas. s'.
WEST JERsNY, X. T. ~
March, ii, 1856. (


March, Ii, 1856.
DEAR SrR:--Nsvigation is now open on.
the Missouri. Yesterday morning. at the
dawn of day, we were startled from our.
slumbers by "the ear piercing whistle Of
the frst steamer ap. She proved to be the
" "Arabla,' = with a.tull cargo of mercantile,
passengers, &c. Now for The Spring trade
On her way up she touched al Lexington,
sixty miles below. to discharge freight aud
land pessfngers; She WAS boarded by a
Committee which politely asked the Clerk
for view of his bills of la4ing which we're.
readily submitted. Upon examining the
freight, there were some supicious looking
boxes and packages watch drew the atten-
ton Of the Committee; and fearing they
might be centraband goods, determined
upon closer aud minute inspection. The
reputed owner or, Supercargo was on board
but he could not or, would not give his in
ter locuters much satisfaction as to the char
oStCt Va nLos Hollono. NC result Oh tGe
examination was, that the articles did not
confirm to the description given in the bill
of lading. IT'S true, the boxes and packa.
ges were not In this instance, AS in others.
marked, "Bi5lss''--''B s"--"Reli lieious
Tracts" but still the description differed
widely from the outside marks. The VIII
liant Committee ascertained that they were
destined for Kansas Territory. They pro
we'd TO be two pieces Of pondtr0us ordinance
ct for the batteries Of Gibralter, one hun
dred "Sharp's rifles" and other, military
munitions, Thee articles, the iudciou,
Committee considered were not intended
for any useful purpose, and might, If allow
ed to 90 there, be employed viciously ane
Irnlawfully, and in derogation Of THE PEAcl
AND DIGNITY Of the Territory. The Com
mittee then declared the goods smbjeoi /,
Quarantine and committed them to the car,
of the Board Of health ndsafely locked then
up in ware house. A close surveillance vii
be kept upon snch chattels sent to this Ter.
ritory. as we have strong reasons for think
ing they are intended for other uses thai
Agricultural, Mechanical. Commercial, Q
Scientific.
We learn BY from Topeka that the bo
gus Legislature are in session at that place
They have two Military Companies On til
ground, and defy the power Of the genera
Government. These facts were communi
Gated to Gov, Shannon by the Deputy u. s
Marshal. The Governor Immediately pro
ceeded lie the seat Of rebellion. 2a s'a
Het In haste, Yours,
WM. WALKER.
A DaGuEREoTrpE- The Hartford Time
furnishes its readers with the followin
spirited daguerrotype:- - ., ,.ss
What q queer coll ction Of poli:ical nor
descripts aud strange bedfel!ows' is that 3
2 The new tangled republican know nothing
! party Surely. there was never beiof
! SEEN n Connecticut or any where else, suc
singular ASSORTMENT Of horns and Glove
boots, birds Of i'll omen lions. lambs. on
creeping things, since the day when M
D abs collection went one by one intesih
arkp' VI sslm 5aeas
8 s6 ------r------c GfsJB Ya
ET A good joke was Perpetratedsin th
abolition know nothing Stale convention n
I csatly held ia Connecsicut. A gshtlena
was very anxious that Professor Silllma
I should Re nominated for governor On u
. grounds that he wasf'a great ehcJaist. i'n
i could analyzssail kindsof soils" One ,
Z the minor men u said .ohaye replied tha
s.emiaent as he i ID such matters, Il Va
i doubtful if he could aualyse the elsmen
jpf that oonysniionp