The Kanzas news., 1858-05-15
News Items.

Missouri river at " Wyandott.
-Leavenworth City. with population Of
5000, has one hundred lawyers, or twelve
and one-half per cent. of the entire pop
ulation.
railroad from st. Louis to the Iron
Mountain and Pilot Knob. IS completed,
and the iron horse has at last snorted on the
summit of the Ozark Mountains. st. Louis
calculates that this enterprise viii add large
y TO her prosperity.
The Oldest clock IN America is one in
Philadelphia Library, which is nearly two
centuries old. 1t was made in London,
keeps good time, and is said to have been
owned by Oliver Cromwell.
1T is singular fact that while one Ira
Stout is being tried in Rochester for bru-
tai murder, another Ira Stout is being tried
in st. Louis for attempting to kill police
officer. It is singular coincidence truly
The people of Blairsville, Pa, recently
set upon a slave catcher, and his official and
unofficial help, rescued fugitive they had
captured and drove the whole posse with
much indignity out of the place. Good for
Pennsylvania; but what is to become of the
Union?
1t is expected that all the Atlantic cable
viii De got on board the receiving vessels
by the 3Oth of May, after which experiments
with the machinery viii commence. No at
tempts VIII probably be made to lay the ca
bic before the middle of June.
The President has issued proclamation
for the sale of lands in Nebraska, to COM
menee on Monday, the 9th day of septem-
Der next. The quantity of lands to be of
fered at these sales amounts in the aggre-
gate 9, ,285, $40 acres as follows: AtBrowns-
vile, 905, ,685 acres; at Nebraska City,
699. .656 acres; and at Omaha City. $685.,
534 acres.
The Toledo Blade of the 9th ult. says j:
"The through travel East and West is now
immense. Yesterday morning the passen-
ger train going West over the Michigan
Southern Railroad, was composed of Is
cars, II being passenger coaches.
The Chicago Democrat says that the fa-
nous Mr.. Thomas Alsop, who fled from
Europe on account of his participation in
the late attempt to assassinate Louis Napo-
leon, was in that city a few days since, on
his way to Kanzas.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Pittsburgh, during the last winter, do
mated $1,000 bushels of coal, 5000 So in
cash, and $50 in groceries to the poor of
that city.
Col. Forney, of the Philadelphia Press.
is fighting with all his energy against Eng
lish's piece of thimble-rigging. He is
working hard to atone for having elected Mr..
Buchanan.
The Legislature of Illinois to be elected
next fall, has the duty devolving on it, of
electing successor to Douglas. Without
some change the Republicans will not sup
port that gentleman for reelection and he
cannot be chosen. Abram Lincoln is spo-
ken of as his probable successor.
-Messrs. Dupont & Co., at Louisville,
after boring 1900 feet-16O0 through solid
rock-have struck vein of water ten de-
grees warmer than the atmosphere, and
strongly impregnated with salt or alum.
The Chicago Tribune gives good rea-
son for the opinion that if there are but two
parties in Illinois at next falls election, the
Republicans will carry the State by 10000
majority. Should there be three parties,
which is most likely, doubtless the Repub-
licans will have the plurality.
"A bet was made between two politicians
at Albany, on the result of the vote for May
or, by the terms of which the loser was to
live wholly on potatoes and salt for one
month.