New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04
KANSAS.
srRyEYoR-GENERAL CALHOUN.
'SCtye. decide
Ct ether State.

YIN OR sp,cia Correspondent. - ~
LECoMPTuN, K. T., Jan. %, ls31.
The Special Commissioners sent 10 investigate
he affairs Of Surveyor. General Calhoun have been
At w,rk Yesterday and to-day. They closed their
,.mi.iud!cial Court to-day. The testimony thus
taken will be- sent 10 the powers that be IN the De-
partment at Washington, and they VIII require
lone heads 10 comprehend AID SEQ through al the
evidence submitted.
There were several charges: Irregdarlty III the
business of b. office aud neglect OF II, intemper-
auce. and mixing in political caoals. l 1ese
chsrees had been made against him. and athtayIts
sen, with them 70 Washington, by taose who had
haen about the Office AID might be expected u
know whereof they testified. Witnesses have
been examined here, and their testimony goes TO
sustain the charges. >,
ON the other hand the Surveyor General had over
dozen citnesse., many Of them his cleres VINO
brought rebuttipg testimony 10 exonerate hn from
some of the chaIgss. l De case is mus nade ou'
! !. about as clear as mud. IL Is evident that the
parties on one side or the Sther, have no particular
fear Of laws Furnishing perjury before their eyes.
TIE rebu.tipg testimony goes chiefly to ylndlc Ate
The General Of the political charges, aud OF the
sin of habitusl an gross intemperance on Inc par.
of himself and his subordinates. By the evidence
| thus submitted, II would almost appear that the
| General was member OF the "total-do't. nence
| " from all lind. of-dnnk society" Not only was
| nould not tolerate drinking people
MORE ARREST COsTEMPLATED.
A Uu:ed States Deputy Marshal and four dra-
gcons have gone down 10 the new settlement on the
| Potaw atsmie 20 arrest Col. Harvey. They have
20. returned yet and venture 20 say they Will not
| bring Harvey back prisoner If The four dragons
| try aIy projects IN re way Of compelling. they
| viii re. their haods full. ,hink the Oficlal re-
| lurp viii be aon. eer-atbEs.
A Deputy Marshal has had a writ in his pocket
for Capt Walker, but il had NOT been .e:Sed 1t The
lss, accounts, and no dragons have been SEM ID
arrest him yet He has been 10 corre- Pondeace
with the Governor this week, bu: the subject of the
| arrest | have been informed, has never beeR a.
| ludt6 20.
| Capt Walkers company have az last been psld
| Of Instead of some S24 each (Which wss e1-
pec,ej according u proml-e(, PriSa,es received
| st. these militia have been charged With the
| cttes Furnished them, which they had been PROM
I'D would be in ,d1ition 70 heir pay. There l.
maDy ssy of settling an hcOn7enicut score. l
want TO ASCERTAIN, l. possible, Lax Aild o, settle
| men. vas made With he o->layery militia Of
| Gel. 1ltHs.
| The HICKORY POINT COSVlCTS AND COY. GEARf.
TIE Hickory Pviot coayic's ats s.N here n
IrIson. They ale .:l hoping relief from Ge4fy :
premises. These promises, Doubtless, preyens
hem frcm making a. c'cafe, ina, would give iEelr
eteu a cbalce 20 declare them ol'stS-. he
s,o,s + Gov. Gciry. sh0 are the keepers Of these
u,,so.tr.. h4i.er .Len with 2rospe:.. i rei~l-e
sni )fp,rdgu. Thy ale AZ tod -, 'hei' beng