New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06
New9lork daily Gribm,te
KANSAS.
MATTERS AND THINGS.

From Our Speclai Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., July p, 1851.
The Free State men are making an effort to
shake eft the impression created BY the invasion of
Lawrence. II is only week to the August cleo
ton, and there is great amount of labor required
to have voting precincts made in new settlements
The machinery for a general election throughout
Kansas is of necessity considerable, and, as this has
to come spontaneously from the people, 1t requires
no email share of enthusiasm and effort Still in
spite of the Governors threatening attitude, aud oil
his intrigues to prevent full vote, am inclined
to believe that the people will speak In the ensuing
election in tone of thunder TO the Administration
aid the usurpers II is rumored that the Governor
intends TO prevent the August election by force.
He has denied this to persons, but others sun
insist that he has made different statements IN their
hearing.
The weather is not so hot as it was week ago,
but It is still hot enough to make "isotnermar'
laws Joke. On account OF Che dryness OF tue sea
son. the crops in Kaw Valley are still suffering kaw
River is lower than any white resident has ever
known it to be. The grass on the praires Is even
short and il il only in the bottoms that any hay can
be made In the south part of the Territory, and
on the Missouri RIVER there has been more rain, and
the crops look better but the central portion Is eH
tremely dry.
The public health is generally good. Small pOx has
almost, altogether disappeared. Railroad specu'
atons are on foot. Meetings are being held. The
iver towns want to open communication with Ksw
Valley. A railroad from QundarO to Lawrence.
from Delaware TO Lawrence, from Leavenworth 20
Lawrence. First in will win, seems to be tho
understanding. There is lull in town-lot specuh.
lion. BlliOnaires stick at I" thOusandaires," but
Will be millionaires next Spring.
Three Border Ruffians brought Free-State pris-
Orer into Lawrence two days ago. They pretended
70 be going with him to LecOmptOn and Osawkoe.
The design was evidently to have him rescued by
the indignant people Of Lawrence. The captors and
their prisoner remained nearly two days, at grest
expense, at one Of the hotels Had the rescue been
made, the Governor and the troops could have got
up another Wakerusa war, and thus gloriOusly ter.
minated the invasion. The ruifian officials swag.
eered about town displaying revOvers and dirty
shirts, but their laudable efforts failed. The people
Of Lawrence would not nibbe at the green cheese in
the trap. Exasperated at the perseverance, Of this
cunning I" fanatlcsm,' the bogus Sheriff Indignantly
compounded with the father Of the prisoner aud for
$40 reea sed him. This mode of enforcing the Ter.
ritOral laws is striking but not exceptional case
How long will prudence and the love of peace in the
country make il necessary to tolerate such infamy,
and refrain from swinging up these scOundrels?
The horses Of the Dragons are eating up the
grass around Lawrence, and beggaring the already
limited pasturage. The dragons themseye, drink
whisky, piter hen.rOOsts and ice-hOuses, and 40.
stract stray pigs from discOnsolate owners. The
avenues to the west of Lawrence are blocked ~
sentries each night Travellers in that direction.
after dark are turned back. The dragons are de-
serting. Twenty five went off one night.
TheD. military stores and wagons are still coming
up the Missouri River. The expedition for Utah is
not yet fitted out 1t was to have started before
this time but there is no immediate prospect If it,
HOrses teams and cattle decline in value prOyi-
sions still high quote -four at ) per barrel
Bacon ranges from fourteen TO twenty cents per
pound Board at hotel is 81 per day and $40 per
week. and at private boarding houses 50 and So
per week. Nearly every article Of merchandise Is
high, and dealers must be making money. Trans
actions are chiefly for cash. Common
calicoes are fifteen cents per yard, and
domestics twelve and a half and fifteen cents
per yard. Sugar fifteen and sixteen, and
coffee 20 cents PER pound MoIa'ses ~ ~
and syrup 81 50 per gallon. Common honse-car-
penters pet from 80 so to SO per day; laborers
ron 500 to $50 per month, when boarded. Other
I,bor Il Maid in proportion. eictants bringing a
stock Of goods can generally get al opportunity Of
Going into new town aud receiving certain por
ton of the town company interest for making
such location. A shiDtlng and lathing machine
would pay in any neighborhOod, as shingles Of OAK
and walnut are from So to 81 per thousand, and
aths from 80 10 SO per thousand. Saw mills get
lrcm SIS 10 SlS for saving thousand feet Of lum
ber
TEE lsnd-sales still progress at Osawkee. Squat
tiers and bogus s1uatters get all the land. An at
tempt was made to stop Gen. Lane when he made
Il speech there one day last week, but some Of the
rufians got roughly handled-One was knocked
down. The disturbance was not at all serious.
Halter is closely confined ut Fort LeavenwOrtb
guarded BY troops His friends are not permitted
10 see him without the presence of Uffieials ~