New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-23
KANSAS.
ITEMS OF NEWS.

sbootinc and death of Free-State man named war
fin Kline at place between TINS Poin' ah1 hea'oh-
worth. The murder, being 'ofhcia+ Is o e"ulsr
al av and Order transaction. Inc ihoi'lduii VINO
performed this "Natonal Democra5s SET SeI'Ice l 10 i2r
tho pro. slavery marty is man named Merrill SMITH
n :. 90 ,re,snds 70 be- Deputy Sheriff OF LCayen-
.o~.h Connt, The deceased was arrested last Fall
" ~ oharge of being at the battle of Hickory
n D.. Tben uothing could be proved against him.
IL =. ,,.s discharged. lie was not really present
~ tbst time. A warrant had been issued against
a., on which be was charged with horse sestesling
tTLa stealing was alleged to have been done at the
t;,,s of the Hickory Point affair, but, / have no
Soubt. was also untrue. The probabilities are that
some Of his Pro-Slavery neigbbors dislike him, or
want his claim. Deputy Sheriff smith tired TO
make the arrest Sunday. As if still further to show
bis contempt for everything sacred, he waited nntI
bis victim was in attendance on religious Services;
Being evidently bent on mischief, he took n PoSSo
with him. who, no doubt, felt themselves eu'norI1ou
10 disturb the public worship Of " Aboiitlonisu;
The warrant vas read in church No doubt this is
part of the services of the "Democratlc ronxon ,x
proiessed BY the Rer. Martin White. MI n'l"o
ref, lt a 20 with the Deputy Shenn tnen' ou' " w
mr.. "a Nv linoness To do so on MONDAY, or any
week aaI. On his persisting IN MS ieiu'aI Titil'n
drew his revolver and commenced hrlhS at htic'
He discharged every barrel oi dis pistol Ono ~ us us
IGnoss.v 6red a couple Of tunes. By one or oOtn Nc
p - .',,rtsIv wounded as he had several severe
.,onDds He has since died. The house wa'
crowded. and the incident OCCURRED during service
Tuck;h no other person was shot rs SUith and
his band Of miscreants were the only persons who
appeared 10 be armed, they made good their retreat.
4 would commend the claims of this man Smith
to the consideration OF Mr.. Buchanan. Had he
merely murdered a Free-State man, he might have
been entitled TO no more than the immunties of car
rying on such pleasant pastime; but his violation
of AN " Abolition sanctuary, his delicate perception
of the proper day to make arrests and the fact OF his
firing rcsolutey in among a crowd Of unarmed rec
State nen and women, all point him out as fit sub
iect for Executive reward. He is almost as meri-
tOriOus as Emery, aud the services Of Mayor Murphy
pale before him.
AMUSEMENT OF THE LECOMPTONITEs.- There
are various ways by which the Law-and Order men
of this place vary the monotony of the present COM
narrative peacc. Two men are confined here on u
charge % murder. One OF them, person named
Wright who has q claim near the Wakerusa was
brought here two days ago by the indignant and sus,
pciOus neighbOrs. Another man, hls nelghbor ana
friend hrd sold his claim for few hundred dollars
and disappeared. The neighbors were suspicious:
A search was made, and the body OF murdered
man E,rpd. supposed to be the absentee. Several
circumstances seemed tO attach suspicion 10 W right
He protested his innocence but was seized and car
red 10 Jecompton AS he was Free-Statc man,
he Was ;cken and committed. Hearing that an Aoo-
litionis. murderer was in jail, crowd OF Leconpton
Soaf.rs maid him visit for the purpose of amusing
tbeDlg.iyes They told him they bad come 70 hang
Aim. aud ss their past course rendered such spon-
tareous exercise of judicial might at least probable,
the unf, rtunate wretch was beside himself with fear
rTesr and fearful he protested his entire innocence,
and be,Cupht them ut least to let hin nave trlai.
They tod him no. aud placing cord round MS neck,
threw it over one Of the osts OF the miserable frame
shanty used for prison. The blasphem0us wretcnes
told him to pray Trembling and protesting his M
pocepce. the poor wretch knelt and poured out his
agony in supplication-in an agony OF fear.
Ima9pr the delight of the Border Ruiiian spectators
Fame, Nero tickling his sentimental vision with the
eyn;riing throb of a diving gladiator, or a Calgula
Istepng Ia the music Of the dying Christians scream
IA The wild beasts sprung upon them, and you can
re,lzc the exquisite delight OF our Lecomptohites'
n, ,ssed close to the building during these per,
r,,inn,,s and saw the man on his knees, and heard
.Hn @il.'t ID laughter, but thought it was merely
80 I.,ntan ,r-olic and went on. Learning the
facts from . youno n. IN went down The house was
cIsared when cot back. No one was IN 1t but the
Two prisoners. and two men elarIed the door In
answer 10 my inquiries the latter intOriAeV "o' W
vehement urotestations that the report was ia''o
I bnd seen enough myself TO know that this wA>
false, end have since learned that 1t was roo true
Wright vas bound and lying PROSTATE on the moor
of the building in evident exhaustion. The other
ward aid forward like a hyena IN cage. Poor
fellow, he is insane. There is no doubt but tins man
took the life of another in irighiu manner, but IL
syss ~ ;diot's wildness. This Winter hc had been
found i,y Captain Prather i'll a perishlRg condition,
b;s mind evidently disturbed. As he seemed to be
harmless, he was kindly cared for, but IN moment
of ;diotic fury he chopped an unfortunate man named
Hoppcr to death. He now has Wild, haggard iook-
He has made his escape from custody once OF twice.
hat doc. moi 90 away. He got out two inlghts ago,
9,1 80, q =; the morning sitting on the stones
s Suu We 4Ia f,n.,. ,.tiop 0f the future captal OF
Kansas. =. :. ..:d "A
beTe that no part Of the lands will be sold ana ,hal
Robinsnn the Indian Agent Will drive on al S't''ois
in q lew days As the people hereabouts nave not
sjyf, I'D the hope of holding it, receive TINS STATE
Inent 20 th grains of allowance. Inc reui'ihosr vi
th, 1,,,nre Trust lands will be sold here IN june
,Tha "a Office will be- open for presumption on
Ma,5.. - r All the Government lands except the
na,t;os .aA ID by the Shawnees, which includes al
tba ,,c.s;o,, south Of the kaw RNer, from the
shawn, Ra ,erve 10 Council Grove and twenty-five
T 6,.," RIM or that Col Lane has been arrested
NJ tbe tusa of tchison. do not believe u. ooa''
40, II up here for the arms taken oy
I Soot. from the Eldridge train last Fall under
Co. C- 'C",,a nr1 RS. | believe the parties wh'
~v,, 60 sr .bem h, I'd an order from Coy. Geary
vJ hon cont up here by Dir. Thaddeus hyal
az. T.sor ;n1Is, of Gov. Gcary, who IS SUI
he Sse n' TS@ We dysrs and w"IS osaIy ta1r,
awsv in WAGONS ouietl " without eAcil'hS ooseir'
ton The cannon tai en DS the tLooPS WIZ" '-' G
captured At Hcs cy Point h cv ha' GfGn It hs. nis ds
on the Capitol Hill all 'es o,.' Iaar' bsre % bsv,
appeared. The I.aw-i n-oruer HE" "'''
hidden Il. -, ,
The weather has been e, oil. Emigrants still al
rive. bat not so numerously. Bresdstuls and every
thing else are rising The Mira ourl River reported
AS being quite high for the scsA IN, having risen rap