Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-12

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$50 CONVECTION - Sosn = ssAfE scosnFrenes-Es
Ascossiing 10 An set Of ihe Legislative Aasem-
hiy III the Territory Of Kansas fsee Statutes ippg
siis snd IA j 3 poll ~aa OPENED throughout The
Territory On The same siAy Of our general eisc.l
ton, lot and against Conssn. ion. III tbi,
county, 0st Of 1901 soses east. It was nearly
unanimous for A Convention. /. was generally
ehe enke % far m he's I'd aryyoi II Was yoted Tor
on the rround 81 n. wing ,he auestina srtiled OF
uskiug Ksnsas SLAVE or : Free state, at an
early dsy ~ possi ole and that Il, fair aud Ie-
csi manner The i. = r,royide.s. That the Judges
81 slce,ion .h.lI msLr oct 4, sbstracs or the
soses given a each precinct for and against
Convention. certified snd returned 10 the Secre.
tasy OF tl,s Territory. The Secretary has 20
make eat faiI report from sasd abstracts, 10 the
nexl L~xisiaiurr. Ifs majority for the ConYc =
don then .the Legislature shall provide for, and
make al necessary provisions for an election
OF mericfs 10 said Convention. defining their
daiics 10.
The ,,rople have voted for Convention. and
the Legislature II to,btlcss order the election
soon. perbsps nert eorinr. We suppose the
yesenfofion N Ne see nothing in the art TO .tiat
effect. Oar friends should look to this Question.
Lis one OF yast magnitude. This will bring the
issus up directly. IN this rag ,ce .cai proceed
Leoaliv aud fnfio,saily In fAis rdg ne can
male Raasas Giape Stat. and Drsserye II from
Inc Gys.l blotcA Of abolition f0naficism. Al the
bsliot-box We can determine for Ourselves the
character OF The institutions of the future STATE
of Kansas. II we are 10 be oyerrun with negro
thieves and hjrelincs Of the North. the sooner
We know Ii the better. At the present time our
prospects are bright and cheering.
WELL or GAS IN MIcHIsAs.- We learn from
the McClemens Advocate that gas spring has
been discovered on the premises Of Mr. Rose
shout four miles above New Baltimore, on the
border of Lake 81. Clair. Some workmen had
been for A considerable time engaged In digging
q wen on Mr.. Roses premises, d rod or so
northwest of the house. whict, il of brick and
newly built; and had by digging and boring in
all. attained the depth of seYenty.fiye feet
They had drawn up the augur TO the place
where they left of digging and commences boz
ring and there left il with some other tools and
WY nv ''nnes snen ,n'y W.. a'aeu y! :
sioeht no'se' ~ nfs. hhe al cApsuso,' anu .'ie"
io,oSed aroar IKE oioNihg OIL iafge stea,h
ponei, accompanied py very percepsipie
tepunHe VI '"e ioah,auoh VI VIC n"u9o. a
may DC suppoe' Tue ,h"ates rushed OUT anu
pebeid, 70 their astohlshmeht ahdconstcrhation,
tue wen Somitne iorth huee coiumn oi saha
win snch iofce as 10 throw IL 70 height OF
over 200 eet.
LANDS on tree cioSe py. some oi them TWO
ana tHree 1ncneS through, were kuOckeu OH
and broken in pieces by the coarse gravel and
pebbles as they would have been by shower
OF muskct balls; the body of the tree and the
apple trees in the orchard for thirty yards away
were 9lastered thick with sand and mud; the
aagur was blown $50 feet from the well stone
weighing sixteen pounds was thrown up nearly
the same height and fell hundred yards off,
The ground tor full an acre In extent cover
ed with gravel aud sand to the depth Of from
one to six inches. The gas has been several
times igDited, and burns with beautiful white
fame; and though the well has been filed up,
for fear that the entire underpinning of the
Swan Creek county might be scattered to the
four winds the current OF the gas is so strong