The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-24
Our Kansas Corrsspou tienes.
OopsN. RILN Co. X. I. A

OcDss, billy Co., X. T., Aug Q, 1851.
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rerr~ Walser-Ka~sa, Abolitioni,., dc.
Whoever viii lake trouble 10 consult the mar. here
tofore published OF the territory OF kansas gill nHd
HUMOROUS inaccuracies although Of them purpor.
70 be compiled from the Geld notes In the Surveyor
Generals Office" Among those which have come under
my observation, glaring than found In
the latest nap publish ed by John Balsa, Of 81 Loas
On this map may be that the torn OF Manhattan In
Riley county IA Represented being only about ak miles
rom For, Riley when In fact II IL abou, eighteen Where
the town OF Manhattan represented a. Standing the
seat Of the thriving town OF Ogden.
This town is situated the north bank OF the Kansas
river, four and hall mles east Of Fort Riley thirteen
and half miles west Of Manhattan. Although lea than
year old OF the striving mia I'd 10 sps 10
the Tertiary 10 surrounded by Of the beat sgnsu
tursl regions In kapsas
II has been deermned by compe,en, engineers 70 be
the best point for Kansas Valley railroad to leave
valley snc intersect ~sle Republican Valley road and
thus or Though Bridges Pass 70 the Pacific
he tnoe Of the Western land ds'r,os IL located here
under be management Of Frederick Emory reg ser and
James y. Do~ber, reo-lver
Kawss river vi compare In sire with the Nerrmac,
ana nsvesoe 81 certain far Fort siey for
small steamers sx or eight uips be made annually
Two siope house, alone W marx the spot paw
reel ~here the Legislative Assembly convened 1855
TOTS town, having been laid tue military reserve
within two miles OF FUrt Riley The Secretary OF War
fused the application 70 build tosn there, queuty
Riky county In fec, but poliucaI psriics the
oemooau, end republican The pro slavery people
no claims parry r~o FREQ STATE democrats sad two
prp slavery democras we're elected 70 me Con.u.aucp.
Com enon shch meets al the Capital he nrs, Monday
In iepember next
,taieo ths several hon ircd Indians had arrived within
nine or ten miles Of the fort and had already murdered
continually augmented they would, In all pro-
liability, soon attack other villages In this vi.
entity shorty second messenger arrived, and
then thbd both Of whom coanrmed the report Of
nrst Az there the fort only about twenty ave
soldiers-the Uah expedition having cslled or nearly
al who arc usually stationed there--the Command
rg officer, MAJOR smistcad deemed his duty
toe Governo, for AID Having dispatched messenger
compton no placed himself al the bead Of bic soldiers
and stsr cd In pursuit. Of Indians The OF these
deprsdaons spread rapidly through the ooantry, and
early the next day al least three hundred armed
Who had not suitable firearms supplied with govern
meni mu,kes All boon started 10 puuuit Five miles
nom the fort MAJOR Armstef and his company met
rc,uynps no having become ssas1ed that The
false.
hssm, that the rotovastomIss and Cheyenne. had had
battle, in which several killed on boxh sides Out
or This originated the false report
Governor walker sooner received the news than he
started with large force for the fort He role nien
day until be veacbedh AZ soon he became satisfied
that the report was noorec, be ordered the troops re
turn
ID ye the facts in The case No whites have been
kies hs Indians IN this vicinity for a long time
Msoyhrmistesd feared that had acted TOO hastily In
the matter and would therefore be censurod by The Go
veyAS. Bot this not the Csc. and his Evcellcnc-
spoke Ns vews Of every citizen In this rerion when no
ssd ths, ire Major with the Information had received
could do NJ s.ss than he had done
While here TIE Governor YVES 7ited 10 adiress the
citizens Of Riley -cury. He consented and spoke about
hour ., hsnhsssn During his speech he vss fire.
auenty INTERRUPTED BY paced crowd Of rod mouthet
Massachusetts sholuonsv Two ~ their rumber attempt.
cd rely 10 ni Esoeoncy. Gov Walker walled pa
enty MI the close OF tneir hsangues when no gave
them drubbing .bich will Rot forgotten In ihe
neiehbThood Of Man haitian