Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-07
From our own Cori esponde
FROM KANSAS.

GuINDAN, Dec. II, 1856.
This place is situated upon the Missouri river,
three miles above the mouth of the Kansas and
two miles below Parkville upon the Missouri
side. Althouh but short time has elapsed since
its location, yet the attention of business men
ia turning eagerly towards it. The citizens of
Parkville held meeting a few days ago to take
in consideration the project of building t. Rail-
road to intercept the Burlington and Missouri
Railroad at Grand, river, cross the Missouri at
this point and run up the Kansas Valley.
Mr.. Parks, the founder of Parkville, who two
years ago had his press destroyed (The Parkville
Luminary,) and was himself driven from the
State by Rufians and subsequently, invited to
return by the citizens of that place, made
speech favoring the road, showing the great
utility and advantages it would have and urged
upon those interested their most active exer-
tions before roads should be commenced run
ming parallel to this and te ermnating at the 9TH
er places above and below. He also urged
the necessity of interesting the citizens of this
place and Lawrence in order to secure West
ern connection. sa,-s
Yesterday committee of twelve men from
Platte City waited on Mr.. Parks, informing him
that their business was to make an inyestiga-
ton of what he was. busying himself about,
| stating that they had sent him out of the coun-
ty once and wcytd do so again in a more ef-
fective manner than they had formerly done,
| if he attempted to form any alliance with the
Kansas Abolitionists in any enterprise. They
also threatened other principal citizens of Park
vile who are becoming interested in this place.
telling them they would destroy all the property
| they hadin Missouri if they made investments in
| Guindan.
| Thus it is, although those men were active
in prosecuting the inhabitants of the Territory,
! yet they must expose their property in Missou'
ri to Ruifan outrage because they have been
| interested in Free State town.
There are but two men in Parkville but Will
stand by Parks and others threatened, for the
business men of that place have learned the
disadvantages Of political disturbances.
The best part of the story is, however, that
the people of Weston, Mo-, sent a man to Park
Vile to act as spy on Parks, he noticing that
Parks made frequent visits into the Territory
followed him and found he came to this place
Seeing him in company and apparently init
mate with gentleman, DR.. Robinson, who HI
addressed as Governor, he asked some one Wit
it was that Parks was with. He was told it wa
Gov. Geary, and he Immediately returned ant
told his employers long story about Gear.
promising the citizens of Gundan that if the.
would not build any forti6cations he would pro
tect them by the strong arm of the Military
Since that time the leading spirits Of Westo
have held meeting and unanimously resolve
! that they can destroy Guindan by raking
, with cannon shot and shells, without invadin
the Territory, from the Missouri side, and flu
ther resolved that it must be done. Consequen
iy it may be that the spirit of enterprise whc
has led the people to build town upon tn
( Missouri river which shall be free from Misso,
ri jurisdiction, will kick up another little row
for not only are the citizens of Weston jealo'
+ of our advantages, but also St. Joseph, Leayel
: worth and Kansas City, are ready to assist
our destruction and attempt to lift themselv'
!. up by our overthrow, and more especial
:, would they envy US if We should be placed
; direct Railroad communication with Chicag
: and other Eastern cities. o. B.
i E.4is
s.DYED IN THE WooL"-Since the Superinten
ent Of Public Instruction publicly Don Juanizs
e himself, we notice that his used-to-be-flaxe
N hair has changed to soft, beautiful, jet-blat
: curis, of which New York dandy might We
q be proud.-fF Fort Madison Argus !.
re Perhaps all our readers may not understar
the significance ofthis paragraph Of our ooser
III porary. Forither enlightment we would 50
that DR.. Eads a short time since made his a
pearance in Fl. Des Moines with public pro
.ie titute, put up with her at hotel introduced
= as his wife, and was expelled from the house
n the demand Of tie guests as soon as the fac
l 4 = Z AZ n. had ~-sfa md a.,