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ious to them than Governor Reeder |
ever was. 1t is believed that he will veto
their call for Constitutional Conven-
ton.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
New YORK, Feb. 27.-The Kansas
correspondent of the Tribune gives the
following additional particulars of the
outrage at Leeompton. The dispatch is
dated Lecompton, Feb. 10:
An afray took place here last night,
in which Sheriff Sherrod was killed, and
three other men wounded. A meeting
of Geary's friends was held at the capitol,
to sustain his course and express disap-
probation of the recent outrage to him.
Sherrod and his friends came armed, to
break 1t up Whar, tho rUSuiuIiOns were
read, Sherrod declared that any one vot-
ing for them was liar and a coward
The excitement grew intense. Sherrod
drew his pistol and fred, wounding a man
named Shepard. Miscellaneous shooting
then began, and was continued for some
time. Mr.. Sherrod was shot through the
head by a young man named Jones, who
came from Pennsylvania with the Gov
ernor. Shepard has two wounds in his
thigh, and wound in his head two
others are slightly wounded. The Sher
rod men, seeing they would be overpow
: cred, offered no violence after SherroC
| fell.
1oung Jones was arrested by bogu
! sheriff, and after the meeting was thu
broken up, Gov. Geary called out tn
troops to prevent his being lynched. Tn
Governor has also organized a compan
+. to defend himself, but disbanded it at dus
last night. More violence is approhend
= ed as great excitement still prevails
!. The Legislature has passed territoris
election law, based on the census, whic
provides for the Constitutional Conver
ton. Only those who may be in the tel
:, ritory in April, and whose names sha
: be registered, are to vote at the ne2
/; October election. The Governor hs
sent in no more vetoes."
- The Washington correspondent of ii
EUening Post gives the following versic
Of the recent Kansas outrage:
Il A messenger, six days from Kansa
4 reports as follows of an alteration b
- tween Gov. Geary and Mr.. Sherrod :
of Sherrod, who was candidate for Sh
r riff of Douglas county, Kansas, and wi
Il failed to received the appointment, i
al dueed the bogus assemblage of the TIE
he ritory to pass a resolution instructir
.;r Gov. Geary to appoint him. Throu;
is the activity of Gov. Geary's private S
or cretary, the passage of the resolution "
. prevented by one majority in the Sena
at This enraged Sherrod. who sought I
at private Secretary, and knocked hi
!, down. The Secretary, being physical
a weak and ill, could make no resentmeI
on A few days afterwards, Sherrod n
he Gov. Geary in the Senate Chamber, a
~, called him a id scoundrel' 7
IN latter made no reply, and Sherrod spit
he his face, which indignity Geary did I
! a resent, inasmuch as such action on
DC part would have cost him his life on |
at spot. Anticipating the insult, he mel
m as became his station. The result is Il
me an indignation meeting Of the settI
be has been called, to take measures to
,se rest and punish Sherrod, who viii |
ice doubtedly be sustained by the bo.
Legislature against the Governor.
: feared by Leading Kansas men new