New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26

gong to LeayenwOrth They shook hands at part
ing, when eur Hungarian expressiyely said
Mine fiients, Won thing toni tO-nind, toni tie
solve te Union"
ITEMS OF NEWS.
ESCAPE or FUGETp--The murderer of Hops,
the brutal and barbaroGs Fugett, whe scalped his
unhappy VICTIM has been acquitted ard has escaped.
1t was eaid that the authorities %. Leavenwcrtb
would zee justice DONE
So far as the election returns arc in the vote il
mierably meager and the ultra ticket elected.
Mr.. DELAvAN'S KANSAS CONTRIBUTIONS
To the Bditor,ef The " Y. Tyi1ve..
SIR: In The TRIBUNE OF the 18th inst. find, ex-
tracted frem Tile Lorreacc Republican, the following
statements:
We noticed day since auction sale Of several
large boxes OF documents 70 eh and charges The cir
cum,tsnces under which he documents to be Sold
are infofmed ale these Some time last year MI =. e
Ds.s3p Of. G Absn Ns York made s"S.rRSGn Of e S
he paid IN tsnperssce documents The freight cherses
to barge rum and 'st year som, thing more
"as peeded by the struggling patriots Kansas nobody would
pay for ib then Thy Were sP acns a9 the S,neT day.
Permit Ine 70 give the real facts in the case:
/ contributed 81 O0O to feed the hungry anS clothe
the nakcd of Kansas and when made this contribu-
ton supposed had the right to that il should do
the greatest possible amount Of good.
large cealer in ready~made clothing VINO was
about 70 remove from his plsce of business offered me-
ye,y believed at the time, 81 800 werth of cloth
ing for my 81 COO These purchased, paid for, and
have The receipt for the same amounting to 600.
Years since | forwarded about five tuns of temper
ance documents by sea, TO NewOIlesns, and sent q
person with them to to their gatuitOus di,tribu-
ton from that city, i'll States bordering the Mis,s
sippi. l was assured from many sources, that this
distribution had done much good ~ enghteuing the
| public mind on the tempe rance question.
About year since | forwarded to California, to a
Temperance agent there, about fear tuns of temper
ance matter. The Transportation Companies on the
route, passed them Tree.
| Trusting that by sending alagge amount Of tempe
eading to Kansas at its early settlement seed
mig be scattered and take root in good soil, had
| prepared nineteen large cases. weighing four
Iuns Of temperance publications for that Territory.
| benevolent and energetic Lady Miss Pellet pre-
sented herself aud offered not only take charge of
the 81 coo worth of clothing but the 81 600 worth
Of temperance documents, and see to their faithful
distribution in Kansas.
| After consulting friends who well acquainted
with Miss Pellet, accepted her offer, and procured
free pass for her and all this mass of property to St.
| Louis beyond that could not reach. A few gen
tlemen Of all parties in ptcs, in Albany, made up
purse of SIO and presented it to Miss Pellet TO pay
| her personal expenses.
When she reached St. Louis she found the cold sea-
son had commenced about month earlier than usual
and she could get no further with her property but
went to Kansas and made all necessary arrangements
lnele INSTITUTION as dS Ill nel
power, of the clothing and documents when the nav
cation would allow the packages to be forwarded
| from st. Louis where they were stopped by ce
| was advised by leading friend of temperance in
st. Louis IA Mr. Mills / believe,) to forward only
| small part of the Temperance documents to Kansas,
as they would at that time do much, if not more
| good in Missouri and as ! was given to understand
that while part of these documents could be sent on
free to Kansas, the whole could not, the more
readily consented 10 the suggestion. If the part sent
on has been sold for wrapping paper as stated hope
much good will follow even such sale.
neversha forget man calling upon me in Albany
once stating TO the fact that he was present in
Jersey City in house while a carpet was taken up
under which, covering the whole floor, found Tie
IemPSrGnc e. lntHlgeneer paper published by the
took one of Them" said he. 4" | was then miser-
able drunkard, but good mechanic read that
paper, was converted, became sober mar, and
" now am master builder, and often have 100 men
in my employ; and as was passing through Albany
felt mpeed to call upon you and state the fact
Should some OF my temperance documents have been
sold in Kansas for wrapping paper as stated it may
of pOor miserable drunkard, arrested him in his
downward course, and saved him. Should such have
been the cese, should feel richly repaid for ell the
expense and labor | have incurred, well &c the
abuse and Misrepresentation / have been subject TO
with regard to my 81 900 contribution to clohe the
" baked Of Kansas
have had considerable correspondence with regard
to my Kansas contribution. | would send Won the
whole of it fer publication, but il would take up too
much space, and not be very profitable. l will. how
ever give you the last letter received and my reply
thereto, which will render the whole transaction more
ineligible:
BLAAISyGToy H.. Feb. 20 1857
EDWARD c. Dc. AvaN-Dedr Sir When Kansas, Mss
Pellet spoke to NE 20 attend TO the distribution of clothing
Ac foT~ arded by you.
have received letter from Horace White ESQ., Secre
ay OF our COMMITTEE IL which he calls attention these
goods.
engaged in SHIPPING here this week of cloth
ing, and will proceed Louis all goods
belonging 20 Committee shipped from that point which,
with the articles hece VIII nake over $40 cases.
BY arUtoUtiOn OF The Nsoua Committee their
kew York the clotlg o. Committee be- valued
sod on time the PoCeda 81 Dc appropriated the redemption
OF the Protection furS scrin
ldesiTc Instruction fiI to whether shall do the
sane With tie clothing appropriate the avail.
tie eduoAioIal Interests Di IT, TcTnoTy-in
notes VIII be payable Of the Treasurer
tiond Committee, shall distribute them grdtsliy aud
account % and Ce~Izite how II DONE aud
whom they gwen.
will have them shipped with Ehe other when 90 to
81 Louis and the irtlshi aud c!Es ~" all be paid ~
Committee
wall see Mr.. NILS and get portion of the tempeiG
documents 10 DC dstl uted IL 2hern border counties
Missouri and soatb,W portion Of Es Please let
from yoa by retain mail Respectfully yo,xs,
Signed w f. NJ. Army
Ireplied as follows:
A44stNy Feb. .. 1857.
DEAR SR; have yours goth inst 5. my donation was
made expressly c1,hc tie naked" with IL - BE- thus
bcstowed be kind tefore % that he distribution il
made 10 the most needy without regard 20 co5 party aud
n, mode Of distribution aud 10 the
Committee also wish had kind ete from the Pres
al