Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-09

as ornaments We, including the drivers and |
their strikers, had about ten revolvers along and
i've rifles and ,carabines, besides that harmless
thing, bowie knife, of which there wese several
provision used, and the cooking is done by some |
Of the company, All the driverswere clever and |
observation-disclosures In their way, except young
Kentuckian, whe had not vet seen the old quad:
ruped we were 10 Search Of; and he entertained
some str anRe notions Of natural history not at all
consonant with prairie life. He was the raw
material, and one Of the finest specimens at that
state Of glorious rebelliob against the conductor,
who is great man on These occasions. IL was
his duty to collect fuel for cooking and when we
purpose were 60 buffalo chips or the French
call it, bois d'raehe. One morning had been
after wolf and returning passed by Ping yly, 8
for 90 he was caHed; he was performing his
duty as unwillingly as ever a boy crept to school,
and said 20 me rs passed - IL this not pretty
thing, that j, an American citizen, raised in a
woody country, should be here, on Vhe prairie
fast % -"f"rST- 'AiaG-'y
The whole company is now before you we
make start; about O'clock we stop and get
we can get water, we stop, Craze the mules for
couple of hours, and resume our travel The
next point to be settled, Is to get to a watering
place; in fact, nothing Is Ia demand or request
on the plains but water and grass. These direct
our movements and control our stopaxes. We
keep our canteens filled and small keg likewise.
We must keep supply on hand, for we do net
know when we shall be In a region where it is
not found As Que day passes, the whole twenty
are to pass We are not to expect much variation
of incidents or scenery. The broad prairies are
before US, and Heavens arch above The
whole world seems to lie in the small circle
bounded by the horizon, and the boundary Of that
circle Is as hard to find the end Of the rainbow,
which, you follow, flies. You may be inter-
ested by the sight OF a herd of antelopes, which
you may think are within gun shot, but they are
full half mile off. The lobo ard coyotes 1.-TWO
species of wolves-pronounce one lo-vo, the other
ki-O-fa,) NAV venture In sight of camp, attracted
by the smell of your bacon. But you may let
them alone, rs they know the exact range of your
rife and will keep out Of it.
Our first " morning. or resting place, was on
the Kansas line and our first My ht was spent on
the prairie near small town, the name Of which
do not remember. SO far In Kansas, there are
few houses and some small fields enclosed in all
sorts Of fancy fences. IL is surprising to man
accustomed to fine fences to see how easily they
can be made without timber, or with what little
timber one can be made. An inclined set of stakes
with two cross pieces is common fenCe-some-
times a wall of turf takes the place. The corn
looks fine, and that is the main chance | slept
In the wagon, as did nearly every night; but
tn. other passengers, who were provided with
bidding, took the open air. The second day at
noon brought us to the city of PALMYRA, when
Captain Walker and myself went to the hotel and
dlned. This city contains five dwelling houses
two hotels, two shops, aud one buiIding-looking
like DOCTORS ofice-a martGn box POLE and
from twenty-five to thirty inhabitants. There is
is a SCHOOL hOuse-called college. These are
two Of the most beautiful cities I ever beheld-
upon paper, when Autographed. We are aiming
tO-nig hi for Willow Spring, in Douglas county,
some eighteen or twenty miles fIom Lawrence,
the seat Of the Kansas war. We reached the
spring and had supper, just before heavy storm
arose, and we Were invited into the house, a very
acceptable invitation. | shall have occasion to
speak Of thunder storm before concluding and
VIII let this one pass. On store door at illow
| Springs, there was hand bill, requesting ssaIl
fapn hlaf to- 80
property from an organized band Of horse thieves
infestng the Territory to meet at Blanton IS
Bridge and perfect arrangements for bringing
those disturb ers Of the peace to Justice 1t was
signed by John Wheedon. Ilearned that a short
time previous a part of the band Of the Kansas
patriot, Monts omery, had robbed that and another
store in the neigh borhood, and this call was for
the purpose of forming vigilance committee.
stanton was in the neig hborhood making politi-
| al speeches and hope he was bfoug BIT up bv
| them under the second section. He could not be
viewed In any other light than disturber Of the
peace. Our next haven of rest is Council q rove.
| where we are promised a better team, and some
| curtailment ofonr force, but we are to have two
men TO each team. The dispensation Of the con-
tractor VIII keep plug ugly with us, and we have
to leave one or two fine fellows which we wished
| to retain. Among these is an Irishman. who
always has his joke, or rather he will let slip one
without any consciousness of the wit il contains
There is a Yankee among the muleteers he is
called Gns beiiy-the general nickname Of his
CONTRIBUTION we shall part with without shed
ding a tear. should have said before that a
number Of mules and their drivers came along.
| ***
NAvAL.-It is stated by private advices re.
ceived from the U. S. ship Savannah, now lying
at Greytown, that a malady similar to tha,
which broke out on board the U. S. steamship
| Sus4uehanna, had appeared among the crew
and that several deaths had occurred in con.
| sequence. The commander Of the Savannah
had deemed it advisable to put to sea for shor,
time, and will remain until the health of the
| crew improves.
Lieutenant Bancroft Gherardi, who was at.
tached to the U. S. steam frigate Niagara
during her recent service in laying the Atlantic
| Telegraph Cable, and was afterwards released
from active service, has been appointed to the
U S. Naval Rendezvous in Boston
The propeller Z. w. Chaplin has been pur-
| chased by the government for the Paraguay
expedition, and will be fitted out at the Phila.
delphia navy yard at once. Her boilers will
be lowered, her spar-deck bulkheads wilS be
removed, and such other necessary alterations
made as will enable her to join Com Shubrick' s
naval force. % .
GENERAL DENvER.-It was some time ago
stated in the Star that this gentleman had ten
dered his resignation as Governor of Kansas,
and that this was soon to take effect Subse-
quently, an appeal was made to him to con-
tinue in the Office which he has graced, and the
duties appertaining to which he has 90 ably
and satisfactorily discharged. We now learn
that he declines longer to continue in that Do
sition. 1t is hoped that this information may
prove incorrect; for, certainly, never has a
similar executive officer rendered himself 20
deservedly popular among all classes of people
in that " bleeding" Territory.
GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA.-The New York
Neps says that papers received from Nebras-
ka contain the information that petitions are
in circulation there soliciting the President to
appoint the Hon. Sanford E. Church, the pres
ent Comptroller of New York, Governor of Ne
braska.
The CONTEST In NEW YORK.-Our private
advices from New York satisfy us that the