Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1856-07-22
News from all Quarters.

e. It is stated that the President has been
advised u Governor Stevens, of Washington
Territory, that the reason for his declaration Of
martial law in Pierce county, was the necessity
or arrestipg and trying esrtaid influential white
residents by military commission for treason
IN entieins the Indian war there. The United
States Judge he arrested for disregariing his
proclamation of martial law and attempting to
issue habeas corpus for the accused.
- The biggest gun in the world is in Ba-
iapoor, India, and weighs forty tons; a seat
in the interior accommodates five persons with
out croyding. II is formed Of mixed metal of
which there is said to be somA portions of gold
and considerable quantity of silver. Upon
being fred off as a salute on one occasion,
though not charged with more than half the
weight of powder which its chamber could
contain, the conclusion was awful.
e. CORRESPONDENT of the New Orleans
Picavune writing from Hort Nc Intosh, Texas,
under date of the 18th ult., states that infor-
NATION had been received there that Paymaster
Hill and his escort had been attacked by In
dams at DEVILS river, the corporal of the party
killed, and the major badly wounded The es
cort numbered about twenty Two; the att eek ns
Indians about fifty warriors.
~ An order for - 900 American rifles with
the Winnie sight and knob for the aiock bayo-
nets.' is in course of execution at the extensive
works at Windsor, VT, and is now probably
half completed. Another order for 10000
England. is ROW in course of fuliIlment at
Colts factory in Hartford.
CO The bfenasha Land Office is open under
Instructions from the Commissioner, that up to
the time OF the location Of the line of the road
thetitie of the State does not attach to lands,
and that till that tims the United States dis
pose Of, by pre-emp ion. any OF the lands grant
ed. So We learn by Me:asha Advocate ex-
ira.
for the purpose of opening rout TO Ind a
through the Mediterranean SEA. by means Of a
railroad from that sea to the Elphrates river.
Tue distance is eighty miles, and the capitll
required is 81 goo GOO.
EY- New York S.ate, the coming fall. will
have a contest for the office OF Governor. 1t is
believed by some of our exchanges that the
candidate of the Democrats will be Israel Hatch:
of the Known othings, Erastus Brooks, and Of
the Black Republicans, George Law
Eg- On Saturday night. gentleman staying
at the GiraId House, in Philadelphia, was rob-
bed in the street. by some daring ssamps, of a
gold watch of great value, and about $500 in
money The watch was recovered yesterday
morning.
G5y The New Workers are not likely to run
short of that great summer luxury, ice this
season-the quantity IN the different places OF
storage amounting to 33T 900 tons, OF some TO-
coo tons more than ever was laid up before
FL The people IF inter county, Alabama.
tn ouch their newspapers, have called meeting
to .sratify'' Mr.. Books chas.isement of SIM
ner The call is headed ratification Brooks
Meeting"
e~ Judge F. Davis, of Macon, Georgia.
elected last October on the know-no'hing ticket
as representative frcIn Bib to the Legislature
of tn st State, has come ont for Buchanan and
Breckenridge.
IL u,
Champion dismissal is much less beligerent
Than it was few months ago. 1t is fretted
bat it's irritation does not break out in such
flashes of anger.
~ When some one was lamen.ing Foote'S
unIu,zy fate I'm being kicked In Ddbiin, john
son said: - He is rising IN the world; when be
was in England no one thought it worth while
to kick him.
~ 4 Democratic exchange SAYS that ''the
names of six of the Presidents OF the United
States ended in N-nearly half-and that
the next N will unquestionably be BrcHAN-
AM
- There is ballot dancer connected with
Ni5Io's so ethereal in her nature that she feeds
on eggs laid by canary birds She is the young
lady who walks up a moon beam.
e~ The City Council of Athens Ga, have
determined that in future the bodies of all sui
cides sh1n be handed over to The ply s:cians for
dissection.
81 III g. Harris says if she should ever be
cas-. away, she would prefer meeting with the
rophe in The ebay OF biscuits 50 that she
should have something to live on.
- The Sentinel, an old Wing paper Of
Hell. county, Tenn, the editor of which says
he was Clay WEfig for twenty years, has
come out for the Democratic nominees.
~ The Brans.able, Mass, Patriot announ-
ces mat Capt. Joshua Nickerson. one of the
most prominent Wings in that section, has
joined the Democracy.
EE The Connections House of Representa-
tives has appropriated $4,000 for a school fol
idiots. The S.i.ate has yet to act upon the ap-
preparation.
90 John D. P.nnybacksr. eldest son OF the
1ate Judge Pennybacker, u. S. Senator fsom
Virginia, was with Captain Pate's Company
when captured in Kansas Territory.
fw Davy, slave to Garland Harris, of Han.
over county, Va, was killed on the Central
Railroad west of Staunton, last week, while
fighting with another negro.
~ It is rumored that the Rev. Mr.. Byrne
of 81. Matthew'S Church, in Washington has
been appointed Catholic Bishop of Richmond
Virginia.
e:~ The CongresationaIists of Rhode ISLAND
have resolved to discontinue fellowship witt
the Presbyterians both Old and New School.
~ Madame Goldscbmidt (Jenny Lind,
viii make her last and farewell appearance in
London on The 30th OF this month.
az ]. w Ward, of Guyandotte, Va, was
instantly killed last week by being cut in twain
by circular saw.
f~ Captain Spencer Sawyer was shot dead
on Inursdey last at Elizabeth City n. c., in al
ARRAY with William Davis.
e~ 4 writer from Muscatine, Iowa, states
that corn in that region is suffering for want
OF rain, bat wheat is looking very finely
kw Thirty odd couple just noosed were a
Niagara within a week, at the International
Cataract and other houses.
- To fair complexion is suitable blaci
bonnet with white feathers and white rose, OIL
red flowers; or light blue or green bonnet
We often hear OF man s:being in ad
vance OF his age but who ever heard OF wo
man being in the same predicament?
u Pompey says he We rked for man wht