Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-12-01

4EE IASD SALE y hASsAS-Ihe sale OF the
Delaware lands in Kansas was 70 taiesplaeeun
the 18th instant a letter dated Leavsnwcrth,
the 18Th says:
sTHo thirds. If not thrse-fourfhs, Of the spec
ulAtDrs noF present here are from the north:
can hear OF but fer from the slave States One,
, KentDekian, has 5000, and one from BaIti-
more, Maryland, $4,000 70 invest In the pur-
chase Of as valuable land as there Is in Kansas
There arc several from the north; one from Hi
n0is Sith $50, 900. one from Indiana with rs
much more one from New YORK with $4,000,
and one from Ohio with as much, all 70 be In
vested l,e
a letter from Leayenwprth to the Mex. York
Times. dated the 10th, contains the following
Night before lasr one hundred and fifty per-
sons arrived in this city on steamer from St
Louis. a gentleman informs me that twenty
five were from the South and the remainder
from the Northern States They All come here
% be al the land sale, which commences on Mon
day next One firm in St Louis has had 5000
90 pass through their hands from the East for
this city. Another firm half as much more.
The land 70 be sold i now being explored by
hundreds Of persons, who are desirous Of pur-
chasing. Horses and carriages are IN great de-
nand. One gentleman from your city, an old
friend Of mine, came here intending 10 invest
money provided Fremont Was elected He is
4tlqW SDiluue4L sIieAl
President and he shall not make any invest
nienfs here, but intends going to,Nobrasla OF
] lOwa, aud make his investments there. have
learned Of others in the same fix.
From another letter to the same paper; dated
the 18th, We extract the subjoined:
! Mr. Scarf, Of Lawrence, has just returned from
an extensive exploration Of the interior Of ths
4 country which IS comprised within the Della
ware track, and is 20 be offered at public sale II
q few weeks In one township, about u mile,
west Of this city, III claims, all but IL are ia
ken up-l00 by free State men, 80 of whom are
unable to pay for them when they are sold; q
are held by pro-slayery men. Within a fes
4 days, 10 Of the free State men, who were out o
funds, and consequently not able to pay for thei
lands, have sold out 20 . pro-slayery compan,
4 from Kentucky. In this way the Southerner.
are getting possession ofKansas.
A free State man hasa claim OF 1G0 acres o
land, within 8 miles Of this city. "A Kentuck
i ian has offered him 5000 forit. 1t will proba
1 bly, be sold Tomorrow morning. Another FIRE.
j State man sold ont yesterday for $1,000, 70 .
! Rentucklan. To-day the same claim could hay.
been sold for 5000, doubled in value In "a
hours.
The first claim offered Mt public sale is in tn.
northwest corner OF the tract, and then dow,
towards the south. The land upon which thu
lefty is built is the last to be sold and il is esti
mated that it viii require three weeks time L
dispose of it all. If the Commissioners are sat
listed that there is combination to prevent FIRE,
bidding for the land, they are instructed to sto,
the sale and to continne 1t in Washington d. q
These Delaware lands have been appraised b,
koaze q fPS sg Sp 70 aFssf at - nj
The lots in this city are "a by 125 feet, ant
i range from Sl00to $1,000 each The city wa
lclaimed by number Of men associated together
land they have disposed of several lots. Gov
Reeder owns forty in this city, purchased of III,
association. Some of Reeder's political enenie.
have threatened to bid on them, and il that i
Idone there will be fuss, for the association i
pledged to purchase every lot for the differen
lowners and to prevent their falling into thu
possession Of outsiders