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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-12
KANSAS.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

Prom Our Special Correspondent
LEAvENwoRTH, X. t., April ], 1858.
The Constitutional Convention, having under con-
alteration the report of the Committee on Miscel-
kneous Matters had quite discussion on the sub
ieet of homestead exemption 1t was finally set
led by the adoption of an article exempting farm
Of 160 acres of land, town property to the value
Of s., 900, from sale under execution for debt.
The original proposition, as reported by the
Committee, was for 80 acres. The Yeas and Nays
exhibited 81 to 10 for the increased amount ex-
sppted. Mr.. Barr of Iowa Point urged not only
the exemption but the inaenable right of every
man to farm or spot of earth. There had been
two reports-a majority and majority. The mi.
nsrity. which was for exempting 100 instead of 50
acres, was suppressed in the Committee, but called
ND after very sharp alteration.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Prom Our Special Correspondent

LEAvENwoRTH, X. t., April 2, 1853.
The Convention is wearing to a. close. 1t vii
probably finish its labOrs tonight or tomorrow
They are now going over the Constitution, as ar
rarged and put together and reading and amending
il by sections. The utmost interest is manifested
in all its essential parts Of them before con-
tested, are again contested. Most elaborate discus
sion and struggle have ensued during last night snd
the whole of this forenoon on the subject OF elective
franchise on a motion to insert the word "white.
An effort was made to insert a clause permitting
the women TO vote which received upward of one
third of the votes polled. The ordinance was
amended so as not to specify points for railroads
that might receive grants of land. Threats have
been made by the minority that the Conservatives
or Douehfaces would not vote for the Constitution
unless the majority yielded to their demands.
There is provision inserted in the part now
adopted, that persons who have been guilty OF
frauds on the elective franchise shall forever be
deprived of it. Women are guaranteed equal prop
erty rights in property inherited or acquired. She
has equal power with the husband in the custody OF
their children.
The plurality rule has been adopted with relation
TO the election of all persons to office.
good deal of feeling is Occasloned by the various
reports which reach this place from Washington
In regard to the fate of Lecompton. The meeting
of last night has given rather healthier tone tC
popular sentiment by showing the weakness of those
who might wish 10 organize under the LecOmPtOr
Constitution,
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SOUTH AMERICA.
ANARCHY IN MoNTRyrDEo.
MoNTEvIDRo, Dec. %,


MONTENEGRO, Dec. %, 1857.
yAere are fewer than usual Of ships az anchor
A.r. Al. including 9 large number OF men-"f-war,
~, do not in all exceed so vssseb. Business is
Ali owing partly TO the state Of the country Tns
had Of ioterminable strife lie again plunged IN the
As,rors OF a civil war II 10 hard for stranger
"a harm the true state of things so fearful, are all OF
treacbery. The Government, however. IA a<salied
IN party of considerable strength, Judging from
as efforts to prepare for the worst. Inc capital 10
"A daily fear of an attack and the country Is biled
Nth Darauding parties. Press gangs are travelling
the streets compelling citizens TO aid the Govern
usut. Produce from the country is kept out
through fear of robbery on the way, and provisions
are not bought from abroad, as large stores may in
few dsys be inconvenient, 80 that all provisions
are dear in the city except -four.
The bark Fame Of Baltimore was tOwed into
pert on 25th December by Brazilian manot
war steamship. She went aground on shore mar
The Flores Islands, night or twooefore, and was
after attacked by lawess band, enieny Italians
Of Nontevideo, who, knife in hand, drove forward
The hands, and proceeded to rob the vessel OF
valuable chronometer, several watches, and other
property; cut up the rigging, and in various ways
did serious damage. Seeing nan of-war approach
hg they leo, but not without another struggle on
deek. No lives were lost The matter was promptly
placed in the hands of the American Consul, who
viii prosecute the affair efficiently. The Fame was
loaded with -four. She is ihe same vessel that lost
her masts in the storm that proved fatal to the Cen
trail America.
The Brazilian ships have frequently rendered the
most generous and valuable services to our shipping
on this coast.
The bark Zedee, Capt. Fairfield, bound from
Eew-York to Buenos Ayres, with lumber, passed
this point for her destination on the morning OF the
18th December, after voyage OF 40 days.
Every preparation making for a war between
Brazil and Paraguay. Ever since the Independence
Of the latter country in 1852, there has been an
open question of boundary between the two coun-
ties hontogrossO was claimed by both, but occu-
pied by Paraguay The latter country has no sea
coast, and hence has little need for fleet. Brazil
has both land and naval force, and the contest If
net averted automatically will be serious one.
There is Just below Assumption powerfully forti-
fed place, past which, it is thought, no vessel
can 20. 1t is ofheayy masonry strongly mounted,
ut point where the riveris narrow, and the chan
mel Is, by piles made difficult to be found, and EN-.
barrassed by heavy chsins. This is by many called
the Gibraltar of the Parana. Brazil has never felt
cordially toward the republics around her, and this
opportunity to chastise one may not be unwel-
come.
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order 10 run the Lecsnpton Govsnmsnh should Cao,
gees succeed In establishing against the wshes o.
the people. Not bali Of the settlers see 10 preempt
and valuable cisims and thousands Of sores OF the
most valuable lands in Kansas will, in conseqssnce'
ne purchased q. the nomins value OF - per aTe;
Unless Northern capitalists, farmers, mechanics, ana
manufactures come to our rescue Ksnss may BE- lost
Money has been, and is now losnrg st 10 70 10 per
cent per month, and hear it rumored on the street
that some are asking 10 per cent per hour tine
latter aiion need corrmatioDl and nctwithstand
ing these high rates Of interest with the best OF Sc
curly not cent be had Property OF all kiods
s selling at great sacrifices. Boston capitalists, ana
Hew-York monopoies, Lowell manufacturers, New
Enslspd mechanics, Pennsylvania and Ohio farmers
AID Western men" generally, will do well to come 20
Kansas and purchase this land at % per sore which
in enc years time, will command from = to siV Psr
acre.
The affair Of honor" which some supposed might
arise between Lane and Denver, has ended very much
Ike the cases Of high in Kansas without loss
of Hfe-Lane not anxious to accept and Denver not
wishing TO challenge.
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FORT sCOTT-TwO MEN KILLED.

The Le0renrOrh city Ledger OF the Sd inst. says:
"Relisbe information reached here yesterday that
posse OF men who represented themselves to be in
search of deserters from the United States army went
I. the house of Isaac Denton, on the Usage about
100 n.s south Of this city, the hight OF the 9th
o. Mar, last, snd, after nquiIing if any deserters
were concealed within, and receiving negative sn
.er, Insisted searching the premises. Mr.. Denton
src,e from bis bed and let the posse IN and without
further ceremony shot dead.
"They ne1t preceded TO the residence of Abraham
Hedrlck, and after making tie same inquiry and re-
ceivirg the same treatment Is at Denton's he was
shot dead.
They then proceeded to the residence of Newton
Davis and, forcing entrance, shot az him while sit
ing up in bed, buckshOt striking him in the hand
be residue Of the charge lodging in the hesd-bosrd
of the beds'e
There was but one Of the party recognized his
name is Brockett. The neighbors in the vicinity dis
patched express to Lawrence for assistance which
las gone down.
"These ere all the particulars We have, and give
then ub,.antslly IS related 10 US by 8 gentleman
from Lawrence, and whose veracity can be relied o.
I've hope that the Federal authorities OF the Ter.
Ioy will lake this matter in hand, and, if possible
Arrest the gully parties, in order that they maybe
Irolery pun iste ed
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s3o eco. IVES ordered to third reading. Tho
,.iIo~;ng hills were read third time and passed:

= "a hs Charter Of the International Bridge Company
r. no,ee private canals Msses p~Ssuss Tor damaging pr
AZ r,p,l. same for State canals
vac 80, 70 the issue Of grants Of snds under water BY lbs
Cortors,ion Of New YoTs mn, r..,,,u -, Att.
r. II the Board Of Trustees of Tie Idio, Asylum
H. ,..,r 10 Tlesters in the CITY OF Se"foh ITO uh1or
dsr fourteen yes Of admitted unless accom- panied y pa
ms o. d he Revived Statutes relative - tie safe Of pressed
Lsy a. 18th ~ he Und.oa plyer on
scsif. the City of Troy -. c...-.,-
To nd the charter q The Harmony F"' ~~S
II New York. I'M -
In the Assembly large number OF oiis were re-
ported complete among wich were the following;
Directing the payment Of interest on Canal pfhT
In relation TO the transportation Of freight on nrosd e.
To suthorl, the consolidation u Banking Assclaoa' 'Se"
To INCORPORATE the Provideut Fund Society.
In relation 20 Il. Sesmsu's Fund Reties.
To amend the Charter OF New-iork City.
To Incorporate the Peoples Loan and Relief Company
Yor the benefit & Ne~ York Firemen
To improve CONDITION Of the sbong poor IN the City 81
Eew.York. v,,, Ia 49,
PRESBYTERIAN Church
To s1ue nd the Code Of Procedure
Defug the powers Special Sessions eNP; "a Albany and
N,w-lok.
t. smend the Per, Warden srt.
Euuprg brooklyn roui certain Rsilros5 rest is'oDs ~
Reie the appointment OF Pohoe Cert' IA DE ChJ Of
New York.
Relative TO the New.York Special Sessions
Among the bills passed in the Assembly were the
Senate bill TO repeal the Half-Dime Rairoad act,
and TO authorize the Supervisors Of New-fork 10
raise money by tax.
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SENATE EVENING SESSION.
The special order, the Railroad Toll bill, was post
poned and made the special order tor Tuesday after
the Executive session. and that the final vote Be
taken without dabate on Wednesday.
BILLS PASSED.
To Incorporate the New-lork Pure Milk Company.
To authorize an increase of the fare Oh the P,slt
burg and Montreal Railroad.
To promote public instruction.
Also, vast number OF private bills.
ASsEMBLY-AFTERNooS SESSION.
The HOure held over It's session until - o'clock.
Canal and Finance bills were taken up.
The bill to increase the efficiency Of the Engineers
DEPARTING Mt by transferring al power to the State En-
pil eer was ordered to a third reading
In the course of the debate Mr. LEWIS made weep
ing charges of corruption against the late State Eagi
neer certain resident Engineers and Others.
The bill to transfer the power OF making contracts
and the general powers of the Contracting Board to
the Canal Board was debatedu the adjournment
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ITEMS OF NEWS.
From Our Special Correspondent

LEAvENwoRTH, X. T., April g. Is5s.
The Constitutional Convention adjourned yester-
day evening. Complimentary resolutions were
passed to the President, Judge Conway, and ex-
president. Gen. Lane: also to the other officers.
State Convention is 10 BE- called of thefree. State
paIty. 10 nominate State officers. 1t will convene
in d week or two.
Intelligence has beer received that two Free
State men had been killed, and third severely. il
not mortally, wounded, in the valley of the Usage,
near Fort Scott A Pro-Slavery party went to their
houses at night, and shot them.
Gov. Denver keeps very quiet. lie has never
taken any notice of or visited this Convention.
Emigrants arriving more freely. The Mis-
souri, River is in very good stage. A large number
Of fine boats are on it, and freghts and passage are
low
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Real estate here has improved a little.

N.
The rumors in circulation that q few Free-s'Me
men have secretly. intrigued to AID the passage o,
the Iecompton svindle. creates distrustfu sad
resentf feeling II is TO be hoped that these sus-
piciops are not wen founded and that the easous sen
tnent provoked by suspicious circumstances nut
the natural jealousy which guards interests SO sacred
The indignation and wrath which such course
would provoke if it did occur, would be more lli-
ense than against even such miscreants as Cal
hom.
Troops are preparing to leave for Utah. Ihe
grass begins 10 give the face of the erth verrii
look. The tree.tops once more begin 10 hook green
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cor,.nopdepee Of The s.. Loui. Republic N.

KAProsA, X. T., April ,, 1853
Millions of acres of lsnd are TO be sold next July at
tie Lecompton and Kckspoo land offices, at public
sale. Large tracts of this and are settled by squat
ters who os pg TO the Border.Ruian warfare aud the
sy.t, Of plu derng and robbirg perpetraed by Cow
e. nm, nj ofc als have been prevented from acquiring
means TO pay for their land while others have been
driven from their homes, pursued 10y bogus sheriff.
until all has been exhausted. All eyes are turned 10
Wsship for the contamination Of this -upendous
fraud ard while This is being perperaed the citizens
of Kan sas are 10 be robbed OF the-soii.
This il another Administration messure TO throw the
land Ito the hands OF the Southern slave dr ,ers Ia
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-17
Drinking at the West.

A writer from St. Louis to the Salem
Register, speaks as follows :-"There is one
thing which hxes deep and lasting impress
sion upon the mind of New England man
as he crosses the Alleghanies. At home.
he has been accustomed TO the idea that even
to be moderate drinker is disreputable,
while in the West he finds almost every man
a ''free drinker;" whiskey and poor New
York brandy are as common beverage as
coffee or tea. In this city. drinking saloons
are more numerous than the stores of any
other department of trade. Lager beer sa-
looms stand out in bold relief at every turn;
Germans and natives alike imbibe bever-
age which a modern Scion has decided not
to be intoxicating. This practice of whis-
key and lager beer drinking is the great
curse of the West. More men have been
ruined by il than by all other causes COM
bined. 1t is confined to no class-the mer-
chant and clerk, the lawyer and client, the
editor and the professor, all alike visit the
fashionable saloons and drink to excess
A strictly temperate man is an anomaly.
This state of things is brought about by a
variety of causes, not the least Of which is
the fact that a young man, coming here,
feels that In order to be true Westerner,
he must adopt the free and easy way, and
drink whenever asked. throw off all restrain.
and Ego it blind for the sake of being
considered sseleEer fellow" which means,
in these times, a natural fool. Now, young
maa who comes to the West and leaves his
religion or his morality in the East, had
better stay at home. for he is morally sure
to ind an early and d ;shonored grave. The
valley sf the Mississippi is filled with ''tomb-
stones from New England" !" and how many
OF these graves are filed with the victims
of whiskeyl''
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-17
The W hburnes.

The Albany Evening Journal furnishes
the following information in regard to the
Washburnes
''Israel, ElIhu and Cadwallader Wash
burne, are three brothers in Congress. Is
rael is from Maine, Elihu from Illinois, and
Cadwallader from Wisconsin, although they
are all natives of the State of Maine. An
other brother is Republican editor in Cal
ifornia, and, not unlikely, will soon be in
Congress with his three brothers. The
father of this Republican family still lives
in the county of Penobscot, Maine, in the
Congressional District represented by his
eldest son. He is man of sterling char
acter, sound sense and general intelligence.
It is said that the character and destiny of
his sons were formed, in a great measure,
by rather peculiar feature of the paternal
household. Il was always the home of all
the travelling clergymen in the country, of
the fathers faith-and hospitable home,
too. The only return exacted for this hos
pitalily, was conversation and discussion on
political and religious topics. The whole
available time of the sojourner must be de-
voted to the interchange Of views on all the
great questions of the day: and it was
these exercises, eagerly listened to by the
boys, that fist stirred their minds. and
reused their ambition to become intelligent
men and useful citizens.
/ Israel has served four terms in Congress,
EEihu three, and Cadwallader two. including
the present. Not less remarkable than many
other incidents in the lives of. these brothers.
are the majorities by which they were cho-
sen. Israel's was 4,1e5, EIhu's 1894,
and Cadwallader's 9,87I And they de
served every vote they received"
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-17
me wav to Eminence.


Long ago little boy was entered at Har-
row school. He was put into class be-
yond his years, and where all the scholars
had the advantsge'of previous instruction
denied to him. His master chid him for
his dullness, and all his efforts then could
not raise him from the lowest place on the
form, But. nothing daunted, he procured
the grammars and other elementary books
which his class-fellows had gone through
in previous terms. He devoted the hours
of play. and not few of the hours of
sleep, to the mastering OF Theses till. in
few weeks. he began to rise gradually, and
it was not long ill he shot far ahead of all
his companions, and became not only lead
er of the diyisio.i, but the pride Of Hsr-
row. You may see she statue . Of that
boy, whose career began with this fl. .Pof
energetic application, in St. Paufs Cathe-
dral. London. for he lived to be the greatest
Oriental scholar of modern Edfope-hs
was Sir William Jones.
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-17
Facts for the Curious.

Thomas jefferson and John Adams both
died on the 4th of July 1926. John Adams
died in his 9Ist year, and was eight years
older than Thomas Jefferson; Thomas JEFF
ferson was eight years older than James
Madison; James Madison was eight years
older than James Monroe; James Monroe
was eight years older than John Quincy
Adams. The first five of the Presidents
all revolutionary men-ended their terms of
service in the 66,h year of their age. Wash
ington. born February %. 1889; inaugura-
ted in 1893; term of service expired IN the
66th year of his age; John Adams, born
October 18th, 1856; inaugurated 1897.
term of service expired in the e6th year OF
his age Thomas Jefferson, born April
21st, 1743; inaugurated 1901; term of ser
vice expired in the 66th year of his age
James Madison, born March 4th. 1851: in
augurated 1919; term of service expired n
the 66th year of his age: James Monroe,
born April "a, l75s; lnalguratsd es.s 1917; 7;
his aoe,
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-17
Oh. 1---NO. 10.
Found Drowned.

We clip the following from the Golden
Era, published in San Francisco, CAL:
ave saw the body of man in the Coro-
ner's Office. a few days ago. 1t had been
found floating on the water near the Heads,
the day before, and brought in for recogni-
ton and burial. The corpse, was plainly
ly clad, with un-browned but intelligent
looking face, and could not have bGffeted
the storms of more than half the winters
allotted to man. One by one the curious,
or those who perchance had missed an ac-
quaintance and knew not but they would
find the body there, passed round the corpse,
peereG into the face, and then walked hur-
riedly away, anxious to rid themselves of the
disagreeable spectacle. 'fIt looks like him."
whispered one; ''but Jimmy has scar on
his left cheek"
An elderly lady passed in. Her face was
shaded By a thick veil. but through its folds
we could discern the trembling lip and look
of anxious terror AT the sight of the cof-
fin she stopped then. as if summoning
courage, walked firmly To the head of the
corpse. She drew aside the veil, and giving
one look, clasped her hands together, uttered
half-suppressed 'sthank God !'' and hur-
scarcely greater than ours that she had not
found son, husband or brother there.
Others, too, we saw who looked as though
fearful of recognizing the stranger; but no
one called his name-no one said, Il have
seen him while living" For day and a
night the body lay there, when. nameless. it
was buried, and nameless board placed at
the head to mark the spot. Not tear was
shed as he was borne 70 his last home-not
an eye was moist as the clods beat the re-
veille of the dead upon his coffin. But his
memory will not pass away unwept.-
Though none knew him here-none offered
the hand of succcr in the misfortune that
may have driven him to self-destruction, or
pitied him when dead. there are those be-
yond the great sea, upon whose bosom he
sank to eternal rest, who look for his COM
ing, and bedew the departing years with
their tears of sorrow. They will look for
him, and wonder that he writes not-they
will talk of him, and reproach him with
neglect Peace be with the nameless who
are ''found drowned"
The Kanzas news., 1858-04-17
How to Keep the Floor.

During the protracted session of the Sen
ate, forced By Senator Green last week. Sen
ator Clark having the floor, had hard time
of it. Having spoken from 43 to 6 O'Clock
he said: ''If il be the pleasure of the Sen
ate to adjourn now. it would be very agree
able to me. have had nothing to eat
since 8 O'Clock, neither bread nor anything
else But the Senate wouldn't adjourn,
and he proceeded until 81 O'Clock, when,
during an explanation by Mr. Green, hav-
ing spoken over three hours and bali, he
availed himself of the opportunity to in
dulge in that beverage which ''cheers but
not :nebriates,'' with accompanying mullins
and sandwiches. which gave his desk the
social aspect of a cosy tea table The Hon.
Senator retained his right to the floor, with
a cup of hot tea in one hand and huge
sandwich in the other The scene was nov
ei bu. a twelve hours fast had created an
inexorable stomach, By the call OF The
yeas and nays he was afforded ample time
TO finish his repast.- Ro5e.