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kN- A I.nndon Reviaw in sne

~ A London Review, il answer
to the questiou--"What is man p
says: Chemically speaking, a man is
fortyfive pounds Of carbon and nitro.
gen. diffuscd through five and half
pai|fulls Of ENTHUSIASTICALLY pcrfumed
with stimulating beverages!' In an
swer to the question--"What is wo.
man - bachelor wag says: me.
chemically speaking, woman is one
hundred pounds Of flesh and blood.
two pounds Of silk, ten pounds Of cot
ton, and one pound Of wbalebonc,
with an indefinite amount Of fuss and
Gathers"
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ToarApc.--On Saturday night la.t,
another terrific tornado swept over the
parish Of Ccncordia. striking the city
81 Matches in = North Westerly direc
ton. The wind WAS accompanied
~ith hail. Many gin houses and other
buildings in The parish Of Uoncordis
were un,eofed snd leaveled with the
ground.
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A RESPONSIBLE friend il the voucher

A Responsible friend is the voucher
for The truth Of she following capital
story. 1t says.
Half = century ago OF less, The picus
out some out Of the. way village Of A
III, the STATE Of " Steady Habits. -
The Doctor g ideas were libera'--tnuch
more 60 than many If his congregation
approved nevertheless he kept on the
even tenor Of his way, and Iisregarded
the prejvJices ofsome Of his people.
He had scn named Ehoch, who Al an
early age manifested remarkable Ia
lent for music, which the father cher.
ished and cultivated with care. In
the same village resided an antiquat.
Ell maiden lady, who, having no cares
Of her own TO occupy her time and at
ten.ion, pagnanimously devoted her
self to those Of her peigbbors. One
morning she called nj the Doctors and
requested to see him. When he en-
tered the room where she was seated,
he perceived at a glance that some
thing was amiss. and before he had
time to extend 10 her the usual "t1ow
d'ye-dc,' she began
thiuk, Doctor Pond, that 4 man
Of your age and profession might have
had something better to DO, when you
were in New London last week, than
to buy Enoch A fia,e' Oh dea,
what is the world coming to when
ministers will do such tl,ipgs!''
who told you had bought Enccb
a fiddle p inquired the Doctor.
"Who told me9 Why, every body
says so, and some people have heard
him play ON ii as they passed the door.
But amt il true. Doctor 7"
II bought Enocl violin when /
went to New Lcudon."
IA violin what's that 49,
did you never see one ?
"Nevet.'
"Epoch,' said the Doctor, stepping
to the door, bring your violin here"
Euoch cbeyed the command, but no
sooner had he entered with his instru.
ment, than The lady exclaimed.
TIA now. there why it is n fiddle.
'Dc not Judge rasl,ly," said the boo.
tor. giving his Son wink " wait IN.
til you hear it,
Taking the hint, Enoeh played Old
Hundred.
The Indy was completely mystided,
u looked like fiddle, thea who ever
heard Old Hundred played on fiddle ,
Il could not be. So, rising to depart.
she exclaimed. Ann glad | came in
10 satisfy my self La me just think
row people will lie l''-Hwper. |
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T. y, THcRrs-A few days ago, We
had an extract from New York pa
per stating the fact, that Col. Trcpe,
was then lying dangerously III, at his
residence in Brooklyn. Yesterday We
saw 4 letter from Mr.. Thorpe, TO our
fellow citizen JAMES N. ELAN, Esq.
from which we are pleased to learn,
that Thorpe. has so far recovered az to
to be out Of danger.
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Knick-knnck-.its Derivation. .-

Kn;ck-knnck--its Derivation ..--
Meaning a toy for decoration. Nick.
Mack, is nod nod-and is evidently
one Of those initiative iteratiops, a.
when We shy tick tack, click-cnck.--
1t is supposed chat the expression
knick-knsck was suggested by the
noise made BY the nodding heads Of
those Chinese mandarins that used
formerly to be sought after ~ orna-
mental toys for masterpieces, and
hence the word came to BE- spilled 70
any ornamental toys.
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NEW GOODS.

usT KICE1vED per steamship CahswbA, from
y New York, Beautiful White spd CoJour.d Bril-
'onhnes, Plain and Plaid White Jsconets, Nain-
socks, Swiss Mnsllns, Embroidered Swiss ana Jsc-
cnst hands. Plain Black aud Coloreh Bsreges,
Ladies' and Misses White Cotton Hoss, Black an i
Colored Silk Gloves, ffst Misfs, mick and White
Ovsps Collars and Sleeves, Figured and pTsjA
skirts, ior .sl. vs,y Gns1p a .hs ' ~'''s'
PsnApKLrHfA CHsAr Cam from.
April -. Lafayette Street,
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For The Comet.
tnMtsenee IT Educ alton NJ, n DOG.

"a long time ago" when the presen
century was young-and. when the eoun
try sfo,sd Columbus, Miss, was compare
itively wilderness, there "sqostted i,
thst lonely fsgicp very worthy and high.
~ respectable gentleman named B..
Ate, putting Up = cabin and clean.
ing spatch," II. visited some 81
his friends in the older settlements east
ward, one Of whom presented him an in
FAINT pig, which he carried to his wilderness
home. There were there no hogs in Is
settlement and for want Of other compsn-
ions the pig assoc lated with the horses who
gave him aid and eomfortn in the shape
Of occasional falling grains Of corn. The
pig became warmly attached IT, ~ riding
horse, and when l. rode over his farm. or
around the neiehborbccd the pig would
trot after him ss would dog. In the
course Of time the pig had grown 10 be a
large porkef," Of two hundred pounds -
One day r., had occasion 10 visit
Co|"nbus-snd after travelling in that dir
sstion several miles, discovered that his
hog was tfotting behind him. He could
not drive him back and he petmitted!him to
60 on TO Columbus. H., tied his horse in
the suburbs Of the then village and the
hog laid down beside him. After leaving
the horse and hog some fifty yards, L.,
noticed 4 large drove Of "town hoQs,n
rushing towards his "green" cot hlry hog,
and stopped to witness the result. Having
emigrated west "before he was wssned,n
the country hog had no recollection Of ever
seeing any Of his species before, and look.
ed at this rapid approach with sstonish-
ment. He immediately asspicionsd too,
that their intentions were not pacific, and
being pluck to the backbone" spare
ribs included, he prepared for battle. He
knew nothing Of the principles Of hog war
fare; but had often seen horses engage in
battle. Profiting by their example he
turned his heels on the dancing hosts and
commenced knking like all cIsasion.''
The town hogs" were astonished-beat.
en-, and surrendered at discrestion.O
Soon after their defeat tho town hogs "
become quite hrmaly disposed towards the
country hogs" and commenced ys.edscat-
ing him in the rules and regulations gov
srning hog warfare. o X.
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wise,

The indications are unequivocal, 10
the effect that Gov. Wise, Of Virginia,
il derapged, and that his family Ant,
Immediate friends are greatly troubled
about his condition. We should feel
ncre sympathy fet the man than We
do. II We did know that his insanity il
to be traced to the unbtidled rein he
has hsbitaslly given to bis uneove,na-
tie temper, and vicious disposition.
The Boyus Democracy Of Virginia,
and other States are barping upon the
Inconsistencies If Old Line Wings,
who now come into the support Of
MAJ DoFELsoN, one Of The best in
formed politicians, and most honest
and loving men that WAS III the
Democratic ranks, because, fotscoth,
the Majct, while editor II the Wash
ington Union, opposed the admipist,a-
ton Of M. Fillmore. We propose to
show that the Democrats Of Virginia,
who voted fot Wise, and those Of
Tennessee who fejoiced at his election.
thould be the last men IN earth 10
shtow up Inconsistency to Old Line
Wings, who now support Dcnelscnl
In 1886, when Wise was an ultra
Wing Member Of Oongtess, aud James
K. Polk was the Speaker Of the House,
Wise met him on the Pennsylvania
Avenue and said 10 him
"Sir, 70" IRE a d---n Nttie petty
tyront--f mean this a. personal you
chr pocket The tn..iti"
To this abuse. Col. Polk afterwards
replied TO his constituents
"Fellow citizens, this Wise il moth
ing better than a grcg shop bully. /
should have diegtsced the high sta
lion | occupied and yen my eopstitu-
nnts, if had condescended 10 notice
him. My course towards Wise met
The appreciation Of the greatest man in
all the tides Of time''.--the ccn1uer-
II Of Wellipgton's iovinciLles-of Ma
polecn's conuuerors. will read his
,ettiticate.'
The letter Of Gen. jackson, which
Col. Polk read upon the stump, was.
n substance, published in the Gala |
in Union, dated August oath. 1910.
nd the part relating to this aH.ir, is t
n these words - o
RI recollecs when Wlse assaiitd him
Folk, as speaker Of the House Of
representatives, using probably the
you have quoted, I spoke
+ Wises conduct as did every citizen
Who had any respect for the House, in
trcng terms Of disapprcbaticn. And
concurred with others in the opinion,
hat the Speaker (polk) in treating
UGH biachguord;sm m;M contempt
pursued the course which rms most
ons'stent NTH the dignity Of The House.
md q Just re, wct.-Amyrem yarksen.
Now, Democracy. look at .h;s affair,
md connect with it. Gov. Wise's bitter
personal abuse Of Gen. jackson for
'ears-the double and twisted cpl
he,s and oaths, he heaped upon Jack
on. and your support Of Wise. and
our rejoicing at his election over
|ignitied and gentlemaoly elder of the
Presbyterian Church last summer,
1r Flourooy, and answers us,--are
'ou not a pretty set Shame on your
your bsseness, and utter
rant Of honorable resentment
Wise said in the days Of his Wing
cry that one might as well turn
ack Ass into a corpfield and tell him
ot to eat the corn, as TO let jackson
Democrat have access to the United
'tates Treasury, and not expect them
. steal .--Hnorv;Ne WHY.
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Notice.
THE undersigned has this day associated
L with him in the Hardware business
JOHN 8. HUGUET, asd thankful TO his
patrons fes theiT liberal patronage, soliets
continuance II psst fvoss TOT the new
firm.
apl0 D. G. MONTAN
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10 A single lady in Leo adver.
tises for . husband, hoping that a lit.
tie fortune of several thousand dollars
1.-The fruits Of her own exertiops-
will enable the happy man. who wads
her. TO overlook = certain personal de-
Feet. which might otherwise render
her undesirable as . wife, but she does
not advertise what the defect is. The
dollars will cause every object TO be
overlooked!
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Nt1r1fU.

NUf1GE.
WILL be sold Al Public Auction, In N.
w highest bidder. on Saturday, May "a.
1855, at 12 o'clock NJ. Lot No /, IN square
No. H., in that part Of the town laid out bv
Edith Devsl, fronting 50 feet on Lame,
street. by 100 deep on st. Hypolite. scec,J-
ing to the plan thereof Said lot being the
property Of the Presbyterian Church.
mayi-9t.
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~ tn. Hon MITES TAvluK, NJ. c.,
e,cm thi. state, will accept our thanks for
hi. repeated attention, in .endins ~. copies
II rublic Documents. NJ also the Hon Jcas
at,psll, q. SIS. .....s
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-01

New THEonv.-Admiral Ross, be-
fore the British Association for the ad.
vancement Of Science, presentes the
theory that the phenomena Of the Au-
rora Borealls are occa.ioped by the
action Of the Sun, when below the pole
on the surrounding masses Of co|ored
ice by its rays being reflected from the
points Of incidence to cloud. above the
pole, which were before invisible" lie
states that he has produced the phe.
pomena artifcially, and thus has pro.
we'd the correctness Of bis theory.
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~ some enthusiastic married man has written
the following:
Oh,t there's not IN this ride world . .,,,,., 49,
A"sn 20 81 near The stovs.pips ana tickla vouy
1ssse me sweets " her lips IN The moments Of
ana 's lit TIE cats tsr whss shs Jumps % your
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Nfi,, Abufrtisfmsnts.
Auction sale.

A0Ct1O0 SM1e.
IN SATURDAY next, May std 1863, viii be SOLD
y At the residence Of ex- Gov. ?. d. Heheft. in
Baton Rouge, lot Of House hold furniture con.
sissinx u Sofas, Cushioned Chairs, Besds.esas.
GARD Tables, tJeftte fables a..
TssMs.-euhrs Of 10 and under. CASH, o,A,
42g credit u Jantaty lat. 1851, III notes endor,es
10 the satisfaction u the vendor.
..aa - JOHN h. 1UrRO0Q,
April ~, 1853. Atsckicneef.
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st-s0tf
Tax office.

4 IL PERSONS indebted for corporation
a Taxes are hereby notified to hold them
selves In readiness to pay the same forth
with II. l.. WOLFE,
Apf1 49, Collector.
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Wines ana LiauO,s.

~ oesnac. Best n. Brandy, Old Port Wine, Am
cntiliadc Sherry, Madeirs Wine, JatuaicA Rn,,.
wa Bourbon whisky, Old Scotch Whisky, 600 do,
London Porter ara Ale, for sale by
ap-W WM. BOftet. r,,r..;.t
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WHITE COTTONJ AND LINENS.
lust RECEIVED, per steamship Cabawbs from.
j New York auctions, fns lat cf shifting cot.
tons apd Linen Shirt bosoms, for sale very low ~
the PHiLAbsl&sIA CHEAP CAsr srosg.
Apl. ~. LAksyetts Street.
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Now h the Time.
v1'uNA1sH TOlLET and fLEsH BRUSHES
l. for sale by VIM. BoGEL
apyO h,rxs,s.
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medjcjne t,D,ssts.

Medicine Chests.
A FINE AsSDH'cnENr Tor piants ticns also
~ bsnce0s, Toothforcept, scheihcattrs. Ccp
ping Cases and Cnpps, Btesstpuhps, rhtsci i. ne
Pocket Cases u viIes and instruments, At
ApD BOfsX1ja 1yro. s.o,.
'VnACCe-S0b 6xes MAC-AND- MAC Tobacco.
just received and Tor sale Nv
APPS Jnsut,A hrAf.
EtOUa--7o barrels ONO, just received and -,
sale by
ap4S JOSHUA HEAL
(NEAH BACON stfIEs~s casks just reee;v
" ed and for sale BY
APPS JOsHtA HEAL
(LAHET AVID WHITE WrNEA--.eo
~ casks just received and fos sale nv
ap-23 BOSNIA heal
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STRAW MATT1N0s.

STRAW MATTrNps.
JUST Received from New York auctions Twsvy,
7" Five vstcss WHITE and flOt,OKED MATING
which win be sid vt VERY Low rKJC NJ st the
PHttAbsLrHtA CHsAt GAsH sross.
Apl. %. Lafayatta st,ss,
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Fls,ar,

A FEW BARRELS, just received snd 10, ~.
n ~ A.. W. HYATT,
,nyl Cor. Church and 81. Hlppblite a.
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Eth ms,
+. Young Amerte. s.xsr s,.,.e >,

u sessr store Of ? verbs. l., pg9,cnssea th c
forms their friends ard the public generally ibat
they have jnst received from New Orleans i l.,xa
Assortment II imported sessrs II ~ Brand.
Pipes cf all sorts. M. assorted Chewing ,nd
smoking Tgtacch, Imported Clsarettas and also
country promptly attended TO-
The Young Americas Cigar Store solicit. s,tsr.
81 public patronage.
DROz
sp-sWH CHAS. GRANUpRE
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Potatoes.

Potatoes.
4 LOT II MEsHANfO, just teeeived, snd IN al.
~ NJ A. " HYATT,
'nvt Cor. Church ard 81. Hipptiite ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04
Great Cry and little Wool.

Whoever it was that mad the all important
discovery tha. Major SArr. IN voting for Drnn' 5
amendment to the Kansas Nebraska bill had
voied TO extend Slavery over that Territory.
should have the best office in the gift of the
Democracy of this county. 1t was such a bone
as they do not often have thown to them. and
they should literally reward the giver. Their
fortunes were ulade-.heir happiness was ccm-
rlete-.tor a uARe. From hopeless chance of
any of them ever getting 10 Congress, the prob
abilities now were, that they would all get there.
Whv,-beeause SAPP had voted for Slavery
Horrible. but 1t is fact, said they, they had
money TO bet en- if. "You can't vote for SAPP
now, e:n you? "WhyG" "Oh. because he's
voted Cor Slavery-yoted 10 enslavc men and
women made of the same flesh aud blood that
you and l are made Of, what do you think of
that" Think of it, why, if he did so. you
felix's TO be consistent ought all TO vote for him. as
he's done, just what you have been, and are now
laboring to do, voted to ez.end SGpery." "Oh, but
we're democrats, and he's Black Republican,
catch US voting for him, will you.
But their happiness was of short duration.
They have all been TO Congress in their dreams,
and nov they are going about as men again,
wondering who they can ge. TO beat SAPp with.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04
Railroad Accident.

EAsToN, PA, Aug. 20.
One span of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
bridge across the Delaware river at this
place gave way this morning while two en-
gines were passing over it. One of the
Engineers was preeipitated in the Morris
Canal, distance of 60 feet the other
caught in an abutment. Of the persons
on the engines, two escaped injuries, two
We're seriously hurt, and one was killed.
SECOND DIspATcH.-EAsroN, Pa, Aug.
27.-The fireman killed in the accident on
the Lehigh r. r. was named Geo. Howett
he belonged to Waterbury, Conn. John
Geary, the engineer, is supposed to be IA
tally injured. There was no ears attached
to the engines, and they being in the pro
cess of repairing.
In consequence of this accident, the con-
ncction of the Lehigh with the New jersey
road is interrupted, and there will be a
stopping of the coal to New York, until the
bridge is repaired, which will be several
months.
Navigation on the Morris Canal will al,
SO be interrupted for week or two.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04

bargains. just as it may be necessary to extend
Slavery. and We are really afraid she won't.
And yet these Black Republicans let on as
though they thought the South was in fun and
did not intend to do what the say they Will.
Now amt that awful, And that too, after the
South has told them over and over again, in
Congress and out of ii, that they will dissolve
the Union. If these fanaiics go on,we are not
to blanche South will not be TO blame for
they have given US fair warning, that if these
abolitionists have the majority, they won't sub
nit. But they do go on, and therefore they are
in favor of a dissolution of the Union.
Thus passed off the meeting of the 2Sd of
August. Our opponents are proud of it, for ii
was the largest they ever had. and exceeded
their Own expectations. Nobody was hurt or
even badly scared. The Republicans stand
erect as ever, and as ever, are proud of their
cause and their candidates.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04
s!The Country is Safe.n

There is a class of timid conservatives in the
North who are very fearful lest the Union should
be dissolved in the event of Mr.. Fremont's
election. These same men predicted, when
they heard Of Mr.. Blair an Anti-Slavery man,
being nominated for Congress in the ST. Louis
district, that in the event of his election, st.
Louis would be openly arrayed against the State,
and that it would lead to trouble and blood
shed. The friends of Mr. Blair however, stuck
to him, and elected him, and it will be asource
of much satisfaction we doubt not to this class of
croakers to know that St. Louis is not yet burn
ed to the ground, or blood spilled in eonse-
quenee.
The moral of the election in the ST. Louis
District is very pointed. Let it once become
apparent that there is an earnest and determined
purpose on the part of the North to prevent the
National government from being prostituted TO
the purpose of extending Slavery, and the poll
cy of freedom will not want for supprters in the
Southern States. Heretofore the South has tri-
umphed in every contest between slavery d free
dom, because it has been united, and the North
has yielded to the threat of disunioa. Northern
E0IIiIcIans have joined with the Sprth N echo
ing this cry, and whenever the lines have been
drawn in Congress, until the present session,
there have been "doughfaces" eIVagh ready
to sell themselves for Southern favor TO secure
the triumph of every Southern measure. John
Randolph, who originated the expressive term
that has been applied to these Northern mer-
cenaries. sneeringly told the venerable Josiah
Quincy, who had warned him that the aggres-
sive measures of the Southern against the CON-
merce of the Northern States, would put al
end to parties in the latter States and unite
them against the South, that be was mistaken
THE South" said the naughty and eccentric
VirgInan, arc as sure of your democracy, as The,
arc ofthc;r ou,a negroes" This remark has here
tofore been verified, but a brighter day is dawn
ing. Although the slavery extensionists cal
now rely upon the Democracy, what there ar
left of them, with even more confidence thai
ever, yet their influence is rapidly departing
The Union of Northern sentiment against tn
extension Of slavery is so complete and earnes
thai those at the South who do not believe tia
slavery is a divine institution, or that the Slav
interests of the Southern section would be pro
noted by its extension, are taking courage. Th
first result in this altered state of things is In
+ election of an anti-slavery member of Congress
from a slave State. and the probable formation
Of Fremont electoral tickets, in at least four @
the Southern States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04
From Kansas.

CHICAGO, Aug. II.
Reliable intelligence from Leavenworth,
Saturday last, says the affair at Lecomptou
was oecasioned by the captain of five To-
peka men by marauding party under Col.
Titus. A Free State party proceeded to
relieve them. Titus and company were
out stealing horses and retreating to a for
titled Block House. A fight ensued-one
Free State man, Capt. Chambers, former
ly of Richmond, Indiana, was mortally
wounded. None others killed. Col: tt
tus was wounded in three places. Three
others were taking prisoners and carried to
Lawrence where their wounds were dressed.
On the next day, Gov. Shannoneame to
Lawrence with five prisoners arrested by a
civil process under Territorial laws. He of
fered to release them on condition they
would release Titus and friends.
The Free State men insisted on the fur
ther condition that they should give up the
Howitzer captured at Lawrence, with was
complied with. The exchange was affect
ed the next day.
A company of Is Missourians attacked
Tucker, Mo-, 20 miles from Kansas City.
They commanded the inhabitants to deliv-
er up their horses and leave the Territory.
Their force was not strong enough b to exc
cute the demand.
Mr.. Mendeneall the President of the
Mission returned to Indiana to consult the
Society.
Mr. C. Hops formerly ofKentueky was
shot and scalped five miles from Leayens-
worth, on Wednesday, by Missourian from
Clay County, and left dead in the road.
Companies of Missourians were crossing
the river at Leavensworth, and passing in
to the Territory on Friday and Saturday.
They were also concentrating at Westport
and Kansas City. There had been no de-
monstration against Lawrence at latest ac-
counts. Sufficient force not collected
Gen. Smith concentrating military at Le-
compton. He refuses to act under any
emergency without instructions from the
authorities.