The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-22

Afternoon Of re Sd n commenced gessmg oold, ard
frezs q pshI The ~ moderate, but cloudy; the
oh the same until about zen O'Clock d night when
rais commenced accompanied BY thunder. But such RAIN
Il appeared a. Il The whole heavens were osmins
Gown, the wind blowing very hard al the same time
continued at The same rate for sbous four hours. %
the 9Th rsined 81 intervals until sbest IL A. NJ whom
II commenced eettug cod asNa. On she showed
and blew hard for about four i've heurs On the 9Th
the sun came out bright but thsue sll COOL wind
blowing Yesterday was coolest day have had this
year, The Thermometer being ten degrees below zero
seventy. two hours over Ms time n was impossible 70
the ferry boats account RI Vie Zoe running 20
s An ATTEMPT TO 90 wo1S only nsvs n S.rs aS
the letter mall horseback night before last and the
paper mail came in yesterday 10 wagon be'sasmg 70
The Teoumseh mail has mot got IN yet; 10 -FOUR dAys
over ss time, ON account CT high wafer.
from Sy or .ous other Town on he Ms
souri river. 70 this post 1t may do we'll enough Tor
While but n r sSe yes XIV mail = |
proper time 10 - much - they can DO attended 70
OR Pos Ofce here 10 adjoining the su,tles's
store all VI der the root the rsou about II by
10 feet and In one corner ycSet 'encs which takes
whs% she s ,e,s in iss su room 70 crowded - full
torso, 10 ss,e IN former letter Of mine that We have
q billiard room for the ofHcsrn and men rhe rom Ia
open from guard mourt (which quarter 10 A y y
until II, hr the officers, and from l r n. until 70
Nv" We have have had change Of ou.rormsstsrs here
viz;-Capt r L. Brent goes 70 Fort Leavenworth and
Second dsgoons Qcstermasler here, instead Of capt
There are vrsa. many ludisus aoou. here :. preaea,
they belong 70 The Cav TRIBE; they are dirty booking set
and Kill good deal Of deer and other game, for which
,hey AK pretty stiff price.
O,rIe.xenworth Correspondenc.
InvxSwoRln CITY TX. T.), Feb. al. 1851.
Tie Recent aoedy at Lecomrtos- Governor Gsarys Refusal
10 Commissscn SAerrard Vi,lation Of tbs Or9anic Act
-xupplensntcl Mistakes Of the Leei ldtre-Ano.Aer
Vsr,ion Of ne Cireumsanca Attending Tie Shooting Of
Sheyrard-T< IGray satd TO haze no Poiicdl Bearing
-Danoers Resuhiae from too Indeprsden- q COurN Of
Action On the Part Of the Executive, dc.
IL said that the sight OF water viii throw rAbld cur
into conyulsions and In that state he s susceptible
doing great harm, by impartng hs dseAss 10 Others
through the process Of biting No. desiring TO be under
stooe ntmaing tost the leaders and Journalists Of the
republican party are have been the subjects OF polit
cal by rophobia, BY any means, still has seemed thai
any incident Of note 10 Kansas, for upwards Of two
years past, has operated upon them In similar msuner,
with only this their mode OF doing njory
has been to dhssors and misrep resent facts.
serious bro, csgrsce ul 70 al concerned occurred
shw days snce NJ Lecompton; and fearing Il may pro
duce IKE consequences. for the FIRST time attenps
newspaper correspondence refer 70 the case which re-
suited in ne shooting Of Sherrad on the 18th inst and
&c certain sSators bsely enseavorirg to give
to tue difficulty peht cal character or, may say ang
seY character with the view, 10 believed, Of proyckog
another general fight state tho whole fscs from its oy
gin 10 l q bloody nrmin-;loo
To convey . correct i3ss Ct me MT or becomes ne
css,hry 70 quote sec5n Of onAP'sr 100 o. the Tor
ritorsi statutes.
Sec sny vscarcy hsppers in the ONCE Of Sheriff such
vscancy .ea 20 ted a9.ein,,en ~ The tribunal trans
snesia Jones, who dzared largely in tbs c,mu,nc
ent OF Kxpsa, ofcultts and vas sounded 81 Law
rel &C, rtrered by ofcc sosrh o. Douglas cocny 10
The early part OF tie present winter, Ind the Ccun;y
Cornl.oners selected sberrard, Under tue fcregong
stcuor 10 f he vac.Ecy for The unexprod torn. Ater
the feecuon became the duly OF tie Executive Il issue
10 sherrsrd com n,.ios. wnicn Gov. Geasy uu na,sIy
refuted DO rne latter cisu,e OF section two OF the
oiksuic &c! reads az foior Va
spIorie 70 Gree unser he laws Of The scd TerTto "
shall lako laws he ialihflliy executed.
A.I coIsuue The statuses OF The Territory, end view
The ~ e md euns OF sxecu Two, ueder tbs ora
Ac, INC Boo q o. County Commissioaess sa5 ne o1y
utuEaI 10 pass ueon tie ouAG cations aud ness OF
snsrrad and the duie. Of tbs Govsrsor IN the
Of hsuitg commission were merely minsterai, II
soleuf lens coYrecafd there sppeus n, room
TO- c,yi- hon Gov Gesry onissio1 or reiusR u stue
sbtrrArd's eomnis,on wss IL v.oitoa OF the paa pro
visions OF the itIuies ARD euostqaens events tay ex
pose Tie growing gerous sentiment that executive
efcers with vie~ TO good results jos1ed
In violating Tie fautsTy rules aid dow Tor ter eirec
utp
That he reelection Of sbe,ra'd bad one his cwn
subsequent conouct fully proves, and that Governor
Gtsry believed sucb there no douoi bet % long a.
the Jaw gave In discretion he OF coarse signing
COZ misi rem nsumed 70 responsibility. There embrace
tie nrsi erron In this tragedy Of olnnders
The party 10 The Territorial Lesiclsurs
Forae.,,pg that the courts s9e jarsaclon OF tbs
question Of refusal 10 commission Sberrsfi snd thai
rpon ne woul1 have been req AREA ssae IT,
they powers no, belonging 70 them ~ toe iss
making power and By I,sjuion called o, the &c vornor
ter hs ressots for shrhodns the con msron Herethe
fCpIW sias -Ersl
TeongIizpg the right CT tho LEGISLATURE 10 inierrosae
80, and secondly, In seniins In q communication In
y, containing staienena deross!ory 70 inc character
AT this stage the plo, thickens and assumes more
tragic form. sbsrare became noe and more excited
and reckless and In q king saloon ~ Leoomp'on
young Tire face, by The name ~ ones, sho
In snc employ OF ins Governor. shorrsrd, nciye,
tMptd took oocsNoa the Governor wsr psssny from
the ane room OF tho Corro,l chsmo.r 70 ssan h with
the synhes 'tcounJIe aDd coward Ild then apt upon
hin, with ,be view Undoubtedly Of p'ovoxlns bloody
gotd Judgment throughout 'he whole oifhsrfy. Cover
Gesry pared on Without The slightest notice Of the
brutal Assanis OF sheTIsd or the man, treating both
with silent ard disrlhea cortenpl
Rsrsuyop, the Legislature (sid hos cord regard
ysssec resou,icos enpbatcsy ensuing tn sss.ul,
of Snerrard CD The Governor In imitation OF he ON
and rrnor ssss sss Tree se and pro slavery aud for
believe nev-osliec uecsins TO txpress tner dis
srpiovs o. tne ssssus severs onsens mono puf
the Courel ~ claimed u ives adjou fned 70 t7e 18Th
mt ~ the Capitol. The Adjourned meeting me-, The
Mage Of Iecmpton rresidiDE sosrrard. greatly cx.
cited ioos tho DOR and stAed In suosi,ncs taai .ny
mar who duspproveo of his a,ssuls urou tue Cav
trror vas scophcrei aud coward, and that he coad
WHIP auy who vctec Tor resolution csGsurIg the
act A BY the name q 5hspard remarked ins. he
dspproved Of NJ wnereufoa Sacrrare Drew bis revolver
and commenced nrinf upon shepard, w0undins him 10
sevrrs pisces here the excite uicus secso intense snd
The OF no tive prcGeni agree IN mauT ps-tcu
Ars one account says vpc Sncrsrd wee thus exnsust
nf his rcvolv,r % shepard the youuz Jooes CO
verrors employ dred IRON os hind sorne castings gyiDg
sferrxrd fsis wound TINS, OF course, 10 ON The
utakzers with shtrrvd. Another version ls-spa Of
from the people Of Lswrence-ihat sher
rard having exhausted hts revolver nrirf q, S1opsrd
sered anoncr turned towards young Jones' tas
BIO would nnist hiu vhcreupon Jones being prepared,
nrst cred, thus sivise tho fesl wound.
However "a may se SnerGi received ball on bis
fore head fscturng the skuil and glan ing upwards
plouebed furrouFh through the sesp from ne eGeo;s
of ~bioh he died On The ao'n inst Youue Joses was