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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
Hcrse Stealing.

A couple of fellows were taken in this
city last Saturday evening, charged With
stealing pair of horses from Missouri.
The citizens came together, organized
Temporarily, and on reflection concluded
that the men were guilty, and allowed
those having them in custody to remove
them to Wakarsisa, where it was proposed
to give them summary trial. On hear
ing the case there. it was concluded they
would get better justice in Missouri; so
they were taken back where the crime
was first committed where il is hoped am
pie justice win be meted out TO them.
Horse thieves deserve no sympathy
from any quarter. In the States we are
opposed to the death penalty, but in Kan
sas it is a suitable penalty for horse steal
ing and necessity viii compel the people
to resort TO it, to save themselves from
these infamous wretches. Hardly a day
passes but We learn OF some person who
has lost valuable horse through the ac-
ton Of these scoundrels.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
a.slro.d. . o. rss. and slave s.ass..

The whole length Of railroads in OPa
alton in the United States is g'I
in recent publication st "a. .29O Biiss. ~ =
which 6,605, or q per cent. are u -
slave State, and II, ,685 in the free o's's J.
A German geographer wss smpio;esa o..
draw map Of the States. on . ~
scale, to exhibit the extent and the Va III
Of the railroad interest in the Oniz.
States. A friend who was inspecting -
map, suggested that It would Be 81
theme for lecture, illnstrzting the ns--
cial and economiczl Taiuc Of free lsl",
Il think" said the savan, ashat the n..s -
itself Is the best lecturer. No ns9 %
look at this close network OF Fosas - =
one side Of the line, and thea cars =. :.
eye to the broad space on the stfief ~ =.
without seeing the difference beyoza "
power Of woFds.n
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
lsis,aken rdss.

Judging from the course pursued b.
many who are holding claims in the Ts.
ritory, they are entertaining the hcpe q
getting rich By simply waiting until The
improvement Of their neighbor'sor the IL
creased demand for land makes them So
Our reason and judgment teach Is, ths
this is not the best way to accomplish th=:
end. Large spectators in the public Do
mains pursue the same course, only On
larger scale, and the consequence is, thz!
thousands of acres remain in a state Of n
ture, comparatively yalueless, and aserieu
drawback upon the immediate vicinity
in which it is located. The soil is valrs-
bic only as it produces that which sup
plies the wants Of man. It is the imEos.
ed claim that is worth the most monet.
and the productiop of such claim VII
more than pay for the improvement.
This year Kansas has been supplied viii
provisions from Missouri and other Wss.-
ern States, and the transportation addes
to first cost, has made them high-uk
reasonably high. And yet, how mud
better off will we be in this respect ner;
year than this? Through the drough
and the small amount of grain sowed, sc
have produced scarcely beginning to
ward sufficient quantity to support GU
present permanent population, to sg
nothing of the large emigration that mus
be expected in the spring. And thns :
will be for years to come. There's BS
the remotest danger but that our hont
market will be good one until RsilrOsS
give us an outlet to foreign one
Exporting cash and importing grain snt
provisions, is hardly paying business u
such a country as this, where the requisite
amount of labor would easily reverse tbs
operation. Improved claims in this y
einity are worth from s1,0O0 to s3,0G
those unimproved. from 800 to $500
and the former will sell equally as readily
as the latter. Then, with a superior hone
market it is very easy to discern how o
make the most money. Those interested
will pay attention to this, and act sccoFd-
ingly.-C Ceatro1solis Leader.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

We understand that some gentlemen o.
this city have it in contemplation to psI,
chase a steamer of light draft. say 10 orE
inches, capable of carrying about so tons
for freighting upon this river this fall and
the ensuing season, IS Car Fps Fort Rlie!
and the town of Buchanan. This WI d
a great enterprise for small one, and ss
see no reason why it may not succsee
The convenience and benefit 10 the tosS
upon the river would be immense, and ?
the enterprise is entered upon-we o. .,
not doubt but that all such towns wcaa
give il all the aid in their power. nc
are told that an agent is to be dispsiehSl
Immediately for the purpose Of seleenns'
suitable boat, and making the purrhsss'
and til the thing is accomplished ss
are not at liberty to give names. Sung
it to say here, thai they are gentlelnen :
well known enterprise. who generally isas
instead of following the Improvement
the age. Hurrah then for kansss nse
and its steamer-Eeauensuoyt5 Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
Dslaxas. Land Sale.

The sale Of the Delaware Trn,. T..
at Osawkee, which commenced on n. on
nit, is still progressing. It .estim,..s
that nine-tenths of the tract is be;nr ~
en- BY squattefs at its appraised : - ,.A'
The appraisal ranges from ST ,25 to sls
pes acre. Those quarter sections ~, -"
for bidding were sold at prices rsn.;.
from So 20 S13, $4,000 acres Of 20
are embraced In the tract, and win hsss,I
Il is in the main Of rich, feft;l. -
with sufscisnt timber for farming pu,,s. b ~
Is. 1t compares favorably with The -:
ne and bottom of this Ooniphanl and =
joining counties, extending back from i.
bluffs of the Missouri. In travelipg f,a.'
Leavenworth to Osawkee, we found -
land back Of Leavenworth CITY. for 49,.
eighteen miles, or to the Little Strass...s-.
possessed of a barren soil, rough, hills :,
scarcely sillabie. We were sarrrissd = !.
this, both as staggering a trihe the t5sss.-
that Kansas was an entire mas Of fs;st
ty, and as dashing the brilliantly repar,:i
prospects of Eeavenworth, so far as H.
may be founded on the back cOun.,,
trade. From the hanks Of. the iiri.
Stranger to the Grasshbppsr the chrar..,
Of the soil changes-growing smooth an
fertile. The village OF Osawkee Is sitr,-
ted on Grasshopper Creek, a stream p.,.
in size in the Territory to the Kaw RiT.,
1t has some fifty inhabitants and i pS-
growing rapidly, bidding fair to teeOnr,
place of some note. It was forsnrr-
owned by pro-siayery men, but has no.
passed into Free State hands. hiSs
tant from Leavenworth 80 miles: Lsv.
renee %; Topeka 25, and from this tor,
so miles. A large hotel is in pzUces q
erection.
At the land sales the crowd Of peorl.
was small and bit few Speculaton. None,
was Scarce and the weather was exceedip:.
| iy hot: two decidedly unpleasant ineidens
A company of dragons from Fort Leay.
enworth were quartered in town, to prOses
the money received as proceeds Of Il.
sale. No disturbance however oeeurea
If we except the sctape in which q pS
devil found himself who was caught SEA.
ing a pistol. Always the advocates 4
summary justice, the crowd led him to !
tree, placed a moose over his neck, ssd
stretched him up till he could Just perfura
graceful pirouette on the end of his tee.
He seemed to be the only one who faiIsa
to see the point of the joke, ard the crOzl
in pleasant humor, let him off with ths
slight stretch" and few words Of pom.
ed advice. The Irishman couldn't srs
home from here, that 'there's no hang.:
for stalin.''
Across the creek there was camp 4
75 to 10 tents, occupied by the mos. il.
favored gang of gamblers and hOs..
thieves, on whom it was ever our fortz1.
to look. Their business occupied Tie.
attention day and night. The COmnE
sioner, DR.. Eddy, and the Register, Whit
field, used their utmost endeavOEs to e
cure to the squstters their rights. and Il
hasten the progress of the sales.-EiEgs
advertiser.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
A New Era Inanzursied.

1t was urged at Centropolis the other
day that that was Walker Convention,
and as evidence that such was the case it
was stated that the Herald Of Freedom, "a few
weeks ago, had said, when mentioning that
such Conventionwast to be held that anew
era was to be inaugurated" at that Con-
vention. The result has confirmed our
statement. For the first time since the
settlement of Kansas, opposing sentiments
were patiently listened to, and that with
ont producing discord; for the first time
the voice of the PEOPLE has been heard
above the voice Of designing, intriguing
politicians; for the first time in the histo-
ry of the Territory, the people have re-
solved to go to work in practical way
and do soD,ethiag to liberate themselves
from their present thraldom. They have
stood aloof and cried for help from abroad,
until they have become weary with their
own opportunities, as have those to whom
they have appealed. Satisfied that "God
helps those who help themselves they
are now about to merit success by their
own energies. The aera' when the rEo-
PIE shallGoyERS instead of being forer7a-
ed by dem0gogaes is upon us, aud the lat
ter can step aside or be run over, just as
they choose.
The winnings of those from whom pow
er is departing, viii be loud and bolster
Gus. What tyrant ever Welded up his
authority without a struggle? Political
tyranny is the most bitter and relentless
of any tyranny which disgraees republi-
can government, and itis the most to be
deprecated. Wehavesuffered from thatty-
ranny, until forbearance has ceased to be
a virtue, and submission is a crime.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

are honest and patriotic in their ,aetives;
and among this number we recognize
some prominent individuals; but there
are Others whose stay in Kansas is bound
ed by this unsettled state of society, whose
fortunes are dependent upon continual
excitement in the body polite, and whose
every effort has been and will be to pro-
crastinate this period as long as possible.
They came here because of our political
troubles, and they retire when those
troubles end.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
n,znat,on

Il may not be known outside of Law
renee that We go to press on Thursday
morning of each week. two days in ad-
vance of our date. so as to get our large
edition worked off and mailed by the pub
ication day. This viii account for news
not appearing in its columns after wednes-
day afternoon. and it should stop the
mouths Of some of the pagpies of the
eastern press, because We did not publish
an account Of Gov. WALKKR's entrance
into Lawrence with the soidiery on the
18th alt. in our issue Of the 18th, although
We did issue it in an extra on that day TO
the press. which was very generally cop
pied By Our exchanges.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

Many Of our young men who have
taken claims and built cabin, are going
East this fall. From their happy looks
and the beautiful letters they receive in
delicate hand writing, there is evidently
something good in store for them. We
hope the girls wont be hard to please, for
we assume that Kansas is the finest coun-
Try in the world to baild up beautiful and
desirable homes. That our young men
should get married, is now the one thing
needful.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

or The beautiful andrefreshing show
ers of the last week have cooled the at
mosrhere, revived dropping vegetaticn.
and-made the roads muddy
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22
frWe caII attention 20 the adyertise.

or We call attention 10 the adyeTtize-
ment of A. j. Booth, in to-day's paper
A model of the Germ Planter is in town,
and can be seen atthe MerroW House, by
those interested. It comes well reeom-
mended from the highest agricultural
sources in the United States lin the
using it proves 10 be what il i recon-
uieuded, twill have an immense sale
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

These are needed also In every town N
Kansas. Who win begin and put one in
successfml operatioaa
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

Or The bogus Constitutional Conven-
ton VIII assemble at Iecompton On the
first Monday IN September.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

@A new paper, indepenien.. in pei
tics, is to Be established at Washington
City, Pottowatoulie county, Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-22

M. Esos viii accept our thanks
Tor quantity ofsery nice vegetables
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-09-02
NoRTHcARohINA WED NEsDAY. sEprEMBER q ls5z

taught to compose, and the teacher must "correct"
countenance big with despair, he receives the little
Dick, Tom, and Harry, filled with unintelligible
scribe, or rather translate and arrange for the edi
fcation of the yonng hopefuls aforesaid. This task
the master is expected to perform as part of his
known duty, all in good bumor; and although he
frequently feels like passing over the compositions
and correcting" the writers, he must keep cool,
for loss of temper wond be conclusive evidence that
he is not fit to occupy so honorable position
1t is impossible, Messrs- Editors, to describe the
perplexty of the teacher in such cases, Suffice it
to say, that after strong injunctons to the writer
not to "plagiarize," and after quarreng, fretting
and scolding (in good humor) till his patience be-
comes threadbare over bad Compositions, it is GER
tainly great relief to the poor bedeviled school
master to receive something like the following
which, with one or two exceptions transcribe,
verbatim ct literdtin- Here it is:
. ~; COMPOSITION ON THE FROGS
the funest that creep the ground or fly the air it is
the frog. He have his trials by the lump but then
he holds himself Quite cool for when you see him
he give jump into the water deep. Then when
you see him over muddy deep all in his Sunday
best he splung into the water. Their eyes is on
top of their heads. The frog that neither walk nor
but she goes it with jump poor harmless thing
will catch all the flies that to eat See him pond
adown he ker ehug into the water deep $50
Such, Messrs. Editors, is specimen" Would
you "correct" the writing or the writer !? Please
inform A SCHOOL MASTER
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-09-02

TIE TELEGRAPH ACROSS THE ATLANT1c.-The Ia
test intelligence is to the effect that the work of lay
ing down the Atlantic cable is going satisfac-
torly as the best friends of the great enterprise
could desire. Up to the present time about three
hundred miles of the cable have been laid The
depth of the water into which it is now being SUBJ
merged is nearly two miles. The laying of the ca
BILE from the shallow to the deep water was effected
without difficulty. The signals from or board the
steamer Niagara are everything that an electrician
could desire. The steamers are heading west, with
a moderately fair breeze and the cable is being run
out from on board the Niagara at the rate of about
five miles per hour, and messages are being con-
stantly received on shore.
Four American and four British steamers are en-
gagged in laying the wire The following is the la
test fash on board the Niagara: " All we'll on board.
All more and more t,ustful of complete success
When completed, the communication between the
United States and Europe will be instantaneous
And what wonderful result Liverpool speaking
to New York. New York to New Orleans and in a
few years Memphis or New Orleans to San Francis.
Ifthis effort now making in the Atlantic should
succeed, there are persons now living who may wit.
ness a line of telegraph wire around the entire
globe. ...
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WHOLE NuMBER 1900

The Galveston Neps of the 11th, referring to the
election returns, says: -' ~ O. ..--iE5skI
In what has already been received, Runnsls leads
Houston about 5000 votes and the balance Of the
State will doubtless increase his majority to:nine
ten thousand at least sr =. -,..is1 81
Frank Lubbock, Lieut.. Governor, runs ahead Of
his ticket pretty generally throughout the State.
White, for Commissioner Of Land Office, 10 run
ming better in the eastern and northern counties
than was expected. he is some 1000 yet ahead Of
Crosby, and stands good chance of election
Both Branches of the Legislature will be more
strongly Democratic than ever before. There win
not be more than fifteen or twenty Houston men in
that body, and of course the champion Of Northern
ism in Texas will not be returned to the: United
States Senate --, s..-,s--.. --..,re., 4.
~ Both of the Democratic candidates for Congress
are elected by very large majorities es.a
Among the Senators elected We with great plea
sure, notice our friend Capt Forbes Btitton from
the district composed Of the counties of Nueces,
Webb, Refuge, &c, ss --...
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y . -|----|| y |t"--|--| For the Standard.
A CORRECTION IN THE PHYSICAL GEO
.. .-s GRAPHY OF FNORTH-CAROLINA s...

It is stated in Lippncott's great Gazetteer work
of high authority, that the top of the Black Noun
tain in this State is 6941 feet above the sea. Now
the North Carolina mountains very high-ffteen
of them are the highest on this side Of the Rocky
Mountains. But the number given above (6941) is
rather beyond what they are fairly entitled to. The
late most deeply lamented DIR. Mitchell discovered
that the top of the Black Mountain was 550s feet
above Morganton, in 1885. A few years since it
ascertained, by the Railroad survey, that Nor
canton is 1900 feet above tide water. So it results
from DR.. Mitche's measurement that the top of
Black Mountain is 6708 feet above the level of the
very strong confirmation of this early meas
urement by DIR. Mitchell, is the fact that Prof.
Guyot, of Princeton, estimating from different
point on the Railroad survey, decided that the
top of the Black Mountain was 67Ol feet high. This
peak is called Mt. Mitchell in various works on
Geography, such Morse's. S. Mitchell's, Harp
er's Gazetteer, &c, and its height is there marked
6476, because until this Railrnad survey Morgan
ton though, to DC only 96S eet above the
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Supreme Court.

The following cases have been decided in the Su.
pleme Court at Morganton, August Term, 1867.
NASH, G. j. Den on dem. of Reed v. Largent
from Mcdowell Judgment affirmed. r."
Edmonston v. Shelton, from Jackson. Judgment
affirmed.
Frances '. Love, in Equity. from Haywood. Bill
dismissed with cost.
State v. Mott from Caldwell Appeal dismissed
Dale v. Ray, from Yanccy. Plaintiff has Judg-
ment but pays cost.
Den on dem. of j. Stewart " Rutherford. Judg-
ment affirmed. ...
Hardy v. Andrews, from Buncombe. Judgment
affirmed. ....-.. -..s,...r H. = v.
Doggett v. scroggs, from Rutherfordton. Bill dis.
missed with cost. -.- "a.
PEARSON, j. Wilson v. Folger ct al, from Hen
derson Bill dismissed. .....
Bennick and wife v. Bowman ct al from Ruther-
ford Decree for amount reported - .-
Chastein v. Phillips, from Macon. Judgement re-
versed. Venire de novo. - -s.-- - ~
Blalock v. Peak, in Equity, from Yancey. Demur-
rer overrued. ..-.-. -....- .esa. - tr'..y g.
Homesley " Hogue, from Gleaveland. Judgment
affirmed -. d. -.". ..s. III s-.e -.
State v. Boon, from Yancey. Judgment affirm
ed. .--....-..sr- r-. . .-., q -....
Stevenson v. Stevenson, from Alexander Judg
ment reversed. ~t.-.,- b.. ,..- v..s-...s'-
p E. E. Greenlee and wife, " Mcdowell, from Burke
Exceptions overruled. Report confirmed. s
Fisher Y. Altman. Pet. to re-hear granted. De-
cree reversed Exception sustained. --. ~
BATTLE, j.. Den on dem. of Patells and Drake.
from Henderson. Judgment affirmed. -.
Mills v. Duf6e, in Equity, from Rutherford. Ac-
count ordered -, -a... ,--.E,.. .r...s =
Gunter v. Watson from jackson. Judgment re,
versed. Venre de noyo. sa.. t'-..f
r Mcdowell Butler, in Equity, from Burke Demur-
rer sustained Bill dismissed. .-
Den on demise OFF H. johnson v. Pendergrass,
from Cherokee. Judgment affirmed - -
Estis v. Oxford, from Caldwell. Judgment rever-
sed. Nonsuit. II -. e.. ....:s q. 81 a
Waugh v. Britain, from Surry. Reversed.
James and j. E. Patton v Thomas j. Patton and
others, from Buncombe Pet. to re-hear dismiss.
ed. u, - q: Es,. >srE -.'
Dugger ". Ho1sclau and Others from Watauga.-
Decree for plaintiff -
By the Court remanded j. Kilian, Adm.r. of j.
Jones, Y. Carroll, from Haywood; W, H. Thomas
v. Adams, from Cherokee NJ. Durham " Green and
others, from Rutherford. ~ ses.r II So :,
Dismissed without prejudice: D. Taylor v. A.
Harshaw and A. Taylor, from Cherokee; G. H. How.
erton v. Alexander, from Buncombe. p ..s'.i
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The state Fair.

. The fifth annual Exhibition of the North Carolina
State Agricultural Society will commence in this
City on the Goth of October next and will continue
four days H-a.
We trust the Exhibition will be full one, and
successful in every respect 1t is time that the
planters, farmers and mechanics, and the ladies
we're making their arrangements to attend. The
productions of the earth of all kinds for the present
year give promise of being unusually full and valu-
able and with proper attention there can be no lack
of articles for exhibition. -''
We append the names of the officers of the State
Society and of the Executive Committee:
OFFICERS OF THE SoclETY-Hon. Thos Ruffin, of
Alamance, President; Rch'd H. Smith, of Halifax,
1st Vice President; Jno. S. Dancy, of Edgecombe,
I'd do; DR.. w. Holt, of Davidson Sd do; Hon.
VIM. A. Graham, of Orange, 4th do; j. F. Hutchins,
Treasurer T. j. Lemay, Secretary: - ....--J
Executive CoMMIrrEE.-W. R. Pool, of Wake; c.
L. Hinton, of Wake; W. N. Edwards, of Warren !;
Richard H. Smith, Of Halifax John s. Dancy, of
Edgecombe; P. c. Cameron. of Orange; W. II:
Jones, of Wake; w. A. Eaton, of Granville; and
w. w. Whitaker, of Wake. -. .
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For the Standard.
THE WESTERN SENTINEL.

For the triumphant election of Mr.. Scales, in the
Sixth District very much is due to this sterling little
Democratic sheet published at Winston. 1t has
been conducted with marked spirit and ability
during the campaign. and noby has it met all the
issues involved in this bitter contest To the oppo.
stion it has been an evil genius. haunting them at
every step, and which would not "down at their
bidding" 1t has been thorn in their sides that no
subterfuge could extract-a speaking trumpet that
no abuse could silence. Passion and prejudice has
been arrayed against il, but it may know for its
consolation that it only at fruit trees that thieves
throw stones" The Democracy of this District
may well te proud of the Western Sentinel and its
energetic Editors. STEEL PEN.
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The DEMOCRATIC PRo-SLAvEKY PARrY-The New
York Tribune thus notices the result in three old
Whig States:
'The three old Whig States, North Carolina, Ken
tucky and Tennessee, elect tuentytsco democratic"
to sac american" Members of Congress and! give
an aggregate Democratic" majority Of over 80 0OO
The People of those States comprehend the real is
sue-Slavery Extension against Slavery Restriction
-and vote for the party that combines the power
with the will to uphold and advance the Pro Slavery
standard. They vote against the American party,
not its radical idea tending if supported in the
South only to divide and weaken the champions of
Slavery Extension. Shall the North alone be blind
to such obvions truths ?" 49,. ..
The Tribune is grieved at the defeat of such men
as Puryear of this State and Etheredge of Tennes.
see 1t says
Emerson Etheredge late NJ G. from Tennessee,
has been run out by barely l27 majority in poll of
some 16, 600 votes. He was an able, honest inde-
pendent Member, and lost his by voting against
the Nebraska bill. OF the Southern Members who
voted against that bill not will serve in the next
House. Col Benton, Louisiana Hunt, Tennessee
Culom, &C., were run out of the last Congress- and
the rest, with Gen. Sam Houston, have now followed
them" - ..'s.. ...a . q. ..-,f '
Albright The Tribune grieves and we rejoice
over the result. s.: -