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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17
For tie Herald Of Freedom
Letter from Wyandott.

w tANDOII, u. =, u ull II 1000
DEAR HERALD OF FREEDoM:-In my
last, see that the printers made Gov.
" Patterson" one of the builders in our
leyee block, instead of Gov. Roberts, who
is the real Governor engaged in that en-
terprize. Now, Mr.. Printers, as the Gov
ernor is a bachelor, and will sometime
make some printer, on some occasion, a
present of big loaf-eake and bottle OF
Catawba, it may be well TO keep an eye on
the type, and see that they don't slight SC
fine fellow as he really and truly is.-
En- pasSant. let me saysthat he has discoy-
cred very fine quarry of dark, elouded
marble, here in the north bank of the
Kansas river, while quarrying for the
foundation of his building. 1t admits o.
very fine polish, and contains the future
elements of many fine "front" in ou
young city. 1t is so high up on "Split
logs hill,'' that the stone do not need t.
be drawn up hill in order to reach any
portion of the business part of the town.
also notice that what / wrote abou
Dist. Atty. Davis may be considerably
softened down, as a better acquaintance
leads me to believe that he is disposed Il
do what is right in the election about t.
come off. We should neither spare tn,
villain in high places, who seeks to tyran
Rize over US, nor do injustice to the fear
less servant of the people, who never quaili
from his duty in times of peril.
Our citizens went out on the 1st inst.
to drive the first pile in the new bridge
just commenced across the Kansas, on ouI
"Southern road" Thus we go-first VIZ
ford and swim our streams, next ferry
them, and then the last and best mode o
transit, the bridge. In a few short months
we hope to see the great caravans thai
annually cross our great american desert, ,
threading their way over this structure
most of which, to-day, is growing wild il
the forest.
We had our "4th" yesterday, in ths
shape of q Sunday School picnic. The
bountiful tables. good appetites. and com.
plete harmony of the whole occasion, rem.
dered it one of the most interesting scenes
ever witnessed. The ladies of Wyandoti
outdid themselves. if possible, in providing
for the multitudes present. / was struck
with one of the sentiments, "1he ladies'
May their shadoscs never grow less. -
Speeches read and toasts responded to by
50 many, il is not possible for me to name
all but they were all good. The spirit
stirring drum and the ear piercing fife were
there, reminding one of the noise and con-
fusion that must attend field of battle.
But not one of the old war worn veterans
of the revolution was present, to carry Us
back to the days which tried mems souls.
Long since, most Of them have slept be-
meath the globes Of the valley. So passed
Independence day here. The rivers are
still high Few boats running. No rain
for about week Crops look fine. There $
asoOd time coming. Alden. QUILL.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

OF Judge LEcoMprE has been tary-
ing several days in Lawrence. He wears
better phiz than he did two years ago,
and probably feels that his tenure to the
use of bis brains has been extended sew
eraI years. His late decision on the laJeas
corpus case of the Territory vs.. Henderson
will not have a tendency TO popularize his
administration.
By the resignation of Judge Caro-. we
suppose that LscomPte's Jurisdiction will
be extended over this District until = sue
ceasOr 70 Cato is appointed and qualified.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

The vote upon the acceptance or reiee-
ton of the English proposition takes place
two weeks from next Monday. All the
necessary information relative to the place
of voting. who are judges, the qualifca-
ton of electors, the manner of voting, and
all other things touching the subject, viii
be found detailed on our fourth page,
among our advertisements, where weshall
keep it standing till after the election
We take il for granted that there is but
one determination among the people, and
that is to vote "PROP0SITION RE-
lJECTED." Remember to write these
words, nothing more, nothing less, upon
your tickets, if you wish to defeat the Lee
compton Swindle.
The people are eager to give one more
blow at this hydra headed monster,
which has given so much uncertainty to
Kansas politics, and SO much uneasiness
to our friends out of the Territory. We
are glad to learn that we were correct in
our surmises two weeks ago, that even
Judge SMITH would vote against it, in
view of the fact that the condition on
which he felt willing to receive the Con-
stitution, merely for the purpose of super
ceding it with another, has not been COM
piled with. The Judge told US, some ten
days ago, that were Calhoun now to issue
the certificates of election to all the Free
State men who were candidates on the
4th of January last, he would feel COM
PEELED to vote for the rejection of the Con-
stitution, as the circumstances surround
ing Kansas at this time showed that it
was futile to attempt TO do anything with
the Lecompton Swindle. but sink it below
ground at once, to depth from which
there could be no resurrection. Out of
the two thousand votes which will be
polled in Douglas county, on the I'd proxi-
mo, we shall be disappointed if there are
seuenty,fre given for it, and our present
convictions are that there will not be fifty.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

or a military company, nuInbenas
#filsy persons, hsvs been organized IN =. y
vicinity Of Chetsesa's Trading Post, un0',
the command Of Capt. WEAyEs, ana p.
By the gosernmens. who are laDOrins :
suppress the difficulties in that p0rtiOa "
the Territory. and ts put down h''''
stealing, &as
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

0T Gov. DEsvER has gone to Wash
ington on business connected with his
official duties in Kansas. Il Is rumored
that be win resign Immediately after the
returns are received and counted for the
August election.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

OF Mr. BRIxKLr. residing near Blue
Mound, lost valuable horss some two
weeks ago. The thief is known. A large
number Of other horses have also been
stolen from the vicinity.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

Or The weather continues warm. We
hear that many fieldsof wheat and oats,
which were sowed late. in consequence
Of the heavy rains. followed BY extreme
heat have sBsen struck with rust.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

9 JoRS Q. wArrLEs, Esq, of None
ka, writes US that hs is just recovering
from-s case of coup de solea, or sun stroke,
which came near dsrr;ying himof life.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17

SATURDAY MORNING, JULY II, 1858.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17
Sensible 70 .hs Lasi.

REV. John E. Stewart.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

INTERESTING 70 PMsTzgs AND ADvggT!s
ERs--A decision has been recently rendered n
one OF the Courts Of the State OF indiana.-
interesting to newspaper publishers an,i others.
a controversy had existed between the Com
inissioners oi Hamilton counfy and the Poifiei
newspaper. 1t was neld by the Ju'ige-.'Eiiit
the published terms OF newspapers constitute q
contract ii wDrk Is given 10 publishers cf
newspapers, without u special contract con
trayeaing the published terms the publisher
can charge and receive according TO the terms
50 published, 1t IS not necessary 20 prove what
the work cost or was worth The publishers
have a right to tx the estimate value OF their
columns and il so fixed, no other question need
be asked, bat tie price thus charged can be
recoTcrel.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13
Pride.
BY JOHN O. SAKE.

'Tis a curious fact AZ ever WAS known.
But often in human nature shown.
Alike in castle and cottage.
That pride like pigs Of . certain brood.
Will manage 70 live and shrivs on FOOD.
~ poor ~ . paupsr's possage!
or all the notable things OF earth.
The queerest thing is the pride II birth
Among our fierce democracy
A bridge across hundred years.
Without prop to save it from sncers-
Not even couple Of rotten piers
A thing for laughter filings and jeers.
Ii American aristocracy!
Depend upon it my snobbish friend.
Your family thread you can't ascend.
Without good reason to apprehend
You may find II waxed ON the other end
By some plebeian vocation
Or, worse than that your boasted line
May end in loop Of stronger twins.
That plagued some worthy relation.
Because you flourish in worldly Affairs.
Do not he haughty and nHt on airs.
With insoient pride Of station
Don't be proud and turn-up your nose
At poorer people in palmer clothes.
But learn for the sake your of mied's repost
That all proud flesh. wherever it grows.
Is subject to irritation
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13
ROMANCE IN REaL LrrE.-The Bucyrus

ROMANCE IN REAL LFE-The Bucyrus
(Ohio) Journal says, that man residing near
that town. lived many years ago in Homer, n.
Y, where he lost his wife. He then left the
country, placing bis little daughter IN charge
of friend. After ten years absence he re-
turned, but could find no trace of his child. SO
he got married again and went to bousekeep-
ing. A few weeks since be discovered, from
some marks upon the arm and foot OF servant
girl who had lived with him for the past two
years that she was his long lost daughter. and
after hearing her account of her life IS far as
she recollected, lie at once acknowledged her
as such. and has sent her to school. at Granville,
Ohio, to receive an education suitable to her
altered cond ton
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

NALUAB!E DIsCoyEgY AND BEiyr r"
ACTION IN 8MBERGRIs.- Schooner N4tc4
Captaia Charlys W tiusseg, Of Na1-rcI
captured spQrm whale willie cruising .u s..
Bay, from which were obtained eleven lal.
Of oil worth about $50. The most ya.ga.
part OF the whaic, which Was 4 yurg larg5
and in pcrishng state when struck. ccjs
| however il tbs eXtraordiary secretion in tae
testines of about SIX hundred pounds o.. ara
girls, solid Opaque infummable substance 3.
sessine peculiar scent. which il always rcta
The largest piece before known weighed b.
hundred and eighty-two pounds, aud Dag w
chased Of the King Of Tidore By TIE ~
East India Company. Another piece t.1
inside whale near the Windwald Island
sold for $500 sterling. The article, meii. ra
ly into sort Of yelowish resin, ana is .9'l
in alcohol, III which state it is used as 81
fumc. 1t is also employed in refining go..i. B.
by Catholics in burning incense in Iheircleu
cs. The article, however, is rarely obui
and fom its scarcity commands d great pr.,
selling at from ten to fifteen dollars an oGu.
The owners Of the schooner hoped 70 real
$1,000 from the sale of It, 1t was sold C.
enterprising Grm of druggists in Boston.
The large sum OF $4,000, the whale yiale.
$10,450, which is said to be the most galua
on record. The purchasers HiIl probably
ize 100000
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

The Losr RRosAUr-A Chicago paper
publishes a calculation concerning Thurston.
the aronaut's fall. LIS elevation was thought
70 be three miles when he was last seen. and
assuming this to be the distance he fell. it
would on y require thirty one and half seconds
for him to reach the earth. mean velocity
of 495 feet per second. Assuming his weight
TO be l60 pounds, he would strike the earth
with momentum equal to 10000 pounds or
little more thann so tons, power sufficient to
scatter his body. bone and muscle, into atoms
50 minute as scarcely TO be percePtible, if moi
to bury hia laep into the earth.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

\ BIr OF RoNANcE.-The circumstances at
tendant upon a marriage recently censumma-
ted in Aleghauy City. have incidentally reach
ed Us, and We give them without mentioning
any names. Some eight years since, lady OF
Alleghany, with her daughter, then only elev-
en- years OF age, took pleasure trip to Ireland,
her n4tiye county. There she encountered
friend Of her youth. who had grown with time
10 be an cid bachelor. She playfully twitted
him concerning his single bleSsedneSs, when he
replied that, although richly endowed with This
worlds goods, he had never found one of the
softer sex who struck his fancy. adding that he
would finally be Obliged TO come 10 America
TO get a wife. The lady answered that she
would raise her little girl then present, for him.
He said he would one day claim the fuliillment
Of tl.e promise. aud the party separated The
lady returned home, and the girl has, ~ the
meantime. ripened into womanhood. Her
mother kept her staiiousiy secluded from young
society, and some two or three weeks since the
Irish bachelor, 70 whom she had promised her
hand eight years before, arrived here and claim
cd his bride. The nuptas were celebrated
and the young Lady returned with the YcBera-
BILE, but wealthy friend of her mother, to his
home in Green Erin, having met ont two or
three times previous TO becoming his wife
Ptts6urg Past.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

MoyJa2NE TO iiENEy CIAy-}Fe sl}
The St. Louis Republican. tbs (o.,5w'a G.
scr,piion OF tic Henry Clay meuaw
in course Of construction at As.aa. 3D..
iueSy
Il is situated on al elevation. ia f75at Of,
main eutaarce 10 Tie cemetery, s1 ;i.t
be seen rom far arovad. ll4e ..gaia
dheen !e1t deep below The suria,e Of 81. a.
and is laid N hYd7agiic cement: tau .ala
alone cost about .eu thoasaal ao ae.. l
ionadaiion commence tl- base o. il1 G
n!cnt, which Is iorty ierl slgae. ara
aHi half 'acL high llis na-c
9aulj fof Sue reception O lle .c.l4.u-. ....
5asc IS pacesta sixteen t-.. 1a.- l.
feel high; a-d then aDol,s9 lsa a
und ,en fct hiyR. From tha a-t .-
arises 9 ronnd sha1.. serenity fre
including the cap, and six ,4et ala ..i.
il diameter at the bottom, and five Gee, .1s
ches diameter at The top, On l.a ep t'.-
90 be seven l,s'l oi t,'il masAsy. e.
10 stand statue of Mr. riasi sle
be eleven feet il height. Vie si
the monument VIII BE- something osee el-
dred and twenty feet.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13
4. Model PostIna ter

When Judge Mclean was Postmaster Ge-
erai, he was grossly abused by a disl7poiat
applicant for rc-appointment as pos.mastlr
one of the small towns. lie at length duaar
ed to be informed, in writing, why he was
re-appointed. He was so informal. an
following was the information
PoST OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
June 6, 1925.
SIR: The allegations against you are ~
merous and strong, and are chiefly these
That you cannot write or read, are not
safe accountant; not delivering letters win.
called for; delivering letters frequently 70 p
sons for when they were not iatasels.xs. n.
send letters aud packages by nail iaSsss'.' ''
time sometimes sending off the mall Ti,lo
putting into it any letters or packets -ha-
been lodged at your Office reverse tie d
alton Of letters, and send them bac; 10
places whence they CAME have uoi
enough to discover tie error after tfA it.
have been repeatedly returned; make ifoar
and gross mistakes IN tie bills .erear.i.,.
other offices; open packages addressed g. oh
pestoilcrs when a matt is called for ~
neighboring postmaster handing out any 81
right OR wrong ;-aisabey tie roguiatie Is f.
specting dead newspapers I; appropriate ha',
dozen OF them TO your own use for two o. ,li,
years, and resort to the miserable speculn,
of selling them for wrapping paper; IL. ~
circulating library with periodical wogts
tanned in this way arc Uncouth in yetc 3
ha9ior, odious 10 the population Leap
upon error and avail Yourself ot taos
IA order 10 suppant your employees
been tried by the y;cirage and found sl
and, 70 sum up, they charge yea wita Tal.
principle and capacity
Respectfully, your obelisHi.
JOHN AlciHac.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13
The yesper Bells.
BY SAMUEL CAMERON.

'Tis summers pensive twilight reign.
The wsrld seems Que embodied thought;
Silence and shadows ill the plain.
And nature to the flowers has brought
Refreshing balm Of crystal dews;
And zephyr leaves Its place Of spells.
And with voice of music woos
The modest flowers that love the dclls.
The spisjt Of Ne boar swakss
To luxury Of thought and truth;
Pure - the water Of those lskes
Where spirits drink immortsl youth;
And Through the silent Sabbath air
heavenly music scars and swells.
Making a glorious Eden here
The mu-ic Of the vesper bells.
heard those bells at morning hour,
summoning worshippers to prsyi
And felt their holiness Of power.
As though from heavenly harp alay
OF promised mercy had awoke.
Such as, on that redeeming morn,
Gladly upon Judea broke.
Proclaiming the RxDERMBR born.
And then, ~ grew the golden light
To fniness and 70 gladpsss.
shared the bliss Of sound and sight,
And felt not cen one pulse Of sadness:
But change Of time brought change Of soul;
And now love those lonely dells
Where. with saddening cadence, roll
The echoes of those yesper bells,
For evening says lifG's brightest day
Must also have its closing hour;
That manhood's power viii pass away
From Earth, and perish like the flower;
And must to the grave desccnd-
The grave where silent darkness dwelis,
To meet no more my cherished friend,
And hear no more those vesDer bells.
o GoD how full of bitter tears
OF agony the very thought
That they, he friends of fondest years,
Whose :, mpat,.;ies the heart bas sought
As its best refuse, sol&re home
Where love enshrine1 mi, virtaes dwel.s-
Must part; and !, within tie tomb,
Nor hear with them tn )se vesp.r bells.
When earth is past, and | am gone
On that far journey, which the mind
OF man may oft reflect upon,
Bat which has never bcen defined;
When on that journey depart,
Friendship en- now NY spirit tells.
thought Of me will reach thy heart
Whene er thou hear st those yesper bells
Hear me, oh. thou, beloved, rcyerel,
Among a thousand hear t. me;
Oh, let a memory shrine be reared
Where my rapt soul may list to thee;
And let thy pious thoughts arise
For him, within the grave who dwells;
Twill meet and mingle in the skies,
With music OF the vesper bells.
Dcws will not be the only tears.
Upon the grass above my head.
For some will mingle with thy prayers.
To tell u sorrow far the dead;
And as some angel N ATS above
Thy prayer to him who his CT dxells,
Thou'lt hear thy Gods rewarding low,
In sweetness OF those Yesper bells.
Then when the rosy Sabbath morn,
In glory treadeth Der the hills.
Or evening gems the fragrant thorn,
And with her dews the blossom fills,
Whisper thy friend, who low and lone,
Slecpeth amid the silent dels,
And he will know thy music tone.
OFT heard beside those vesper bells.
When in their beautiful array.
Through Times bright vista shine the hours
In which our step, rejoiced TO stray
Through avenues Of odorous flowers;
Oh. wilt thou not in fancy deem
The whisper of my spirit dwels.
Like echo of sOme tuneful dream,
And mingles With those vesper bells!
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

EXECUTIONS. Ralph, the negro slave who
murdered his master lately, in this place-was
executed on Friday last, in our county prison.
He observed entire silence at the time, and
met death with the ealmness of resignation or
despair.
The negro boy, who murdered young Bibb,
in Limestone, was convicted last week, in the
Circuit Court of that county, and sentenced to
be hung on the 27th inst, in the Jail.
Thus the law will generally vindcatc its own
majesty by inflicting retrbutive punishment
upon the guilty. We rejoice that wiser and
better counsel prevailed, in preventing the i'm
mediate punishment of these slayes by the out
rnged friends OF their victims, and that they
were tried and executed according lay. The
iniquity OF their crimes and the tenor Of tbeif
punishment appear greater, where exhibited in
she clear light of Judicial justice, than when
viewed through the mists of vindictive pas
sion
We are glad too, that the executions were in
private. The terrors Of death arc greater in
the gloomy walls of prison, in the presence OF
hat few persons than in the open glare Of day
light and in the midst of multitude.-Hunfs-
rale Ieras) Democrat.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

AN ISC1DENT.-A touching case was ?:
sented yesterday to the consideration and cfa
ity of one of the Good Samaritan5 who ne
take care Of The sick, relieve the desttnte 2
feed the starving. a bog was disccgc,c3
the morning lying in The grass of Claiba
street, evidently bright aaj intelligent, &
sick, 4 mar who ims TIE l-eliagz 81 lsia3a
strongly developed, went e. lin, sAaok lim
the shoulder aud asked hia what he aas d
in5 there. "Waiiing for GJd to cJae form
said he What do you mean, ai3ttcr
;icnlaa, touched by the pathetlc tone cf
answer and the condition tie boy, n vie
eye and flushed face be saH ihe egil gc1s
TIE fever. "God sent for mother sno rata
a4a little brother, said ie, AID took 'lt
away to big home up il tAe Sly aA1 n4
told me when she was SICK thar God e.
take care Of Iae. have no home, Ho5ei
give me anything, and 50 / ci-'4e out ier
have been looking 50 long up ln tie AY g.
Sod to come aud take care OF 0e, ne rist
SAID he would. lie w!i caa9e Won't
Mother never tod ne q 'ie.' 81 u- l
SAID the man. overcome " i5l 5s49,lQa
sent NE 10 take care Ut YJ1. r1 ra
have seen his eyes ilasn aud lie s1e r
ui1ph break oYer his face as he sa mo.
never told me a iie ST, bat you Sc hte
long on the way y, ha, & lesson 1i tgt
and how this incident shows the elect c} uef
dccelglng children with idle iaies. Is
poor mother expected when sA5 tod Aar
Col wonld take care Of him." He did, !
toIchiug the heart OF this 6enevoirnt niaa Ui
compassion and love 10 the little silaa9ei.
". u. Delta.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

psy- Padiy's description of q fiddle cannot
be beat ..lt was the shape Of turkey and
,he size Of q goose he turned it over on
its back, and rubbed its belly with a stick, and
och by St. Patrick how it did sqgale q
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

E-7J- An American eagine4g iias oheaed
Governor General OF Caoa -. 600 lor r
mission to raise i've Spanish Inea-ol war s0...
in the mouth OF the Aaghor OF Havana.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

BIsHoP OyDERDoNK, OF New YoRE.--.
n. Y. letter, Of the 9th ult, to the Chaslesi ..
Courier, says:
"Bishop Onderdonk, who was depoqed
this diocese some years ago, is still living
this city, and is hale and hearty. lie oca'
pied the Episcopal residence, il Walker stra
for seyera! years after deposition lie
compelled by the church 10 give this up, q
is now residing higher up town, in I@ea
seventh street, in very fiue house, and sec
to wish for nothing in the way of worldly &C.
fort. The eX-}ishop carries Oh 2 veTy c1h
sive correspondence, and being denied
privilege o. the pulpit, he is working i5iih
ly with his pen. Ills manuscripts and cogI
pondence, after his death, viii be q yaHa
addition TO the literature and remin.scenees
the Episcopal Church of this city. B.shl
Onderdonk seems TO be in excellent health s.
though bowed down with years and recoll,
tions of former troubles"
The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13

STRANGE DoISGs At WISCONSIN, HfLI.-A
correspondent Of the Union, writing from this
place October 3lst relates the following:
The following particulars of the murder Of
three Cinnamon gather from couple of
Germans who were at work on the same canon,
about half mile below the Cinnamon. These
men state that, yesterday forenoon. two Amer
leans came to their cabin and inquired how far
it was to Yankee Jim's They told them
about four miles. The men rather doubted its
being so far out of the way as they supposed it
was only five miles from Iowa fIil The
Germans asked them how they came to be so
far out of their way, and they said they had
lost it. They also state that while
in the cabin looking around, the other was on
the outside and appeared to be on the lookout
for something. Soon after they had left,
Chinaman came to their cabin and stated that
two Americans had been at their camp and
had murdered three of their number probably
for money! | cannot gather any further par
ticulars at present; but, from the description
of the men by the Cinnamon, there is no doubt
that the men the Germans saw were the same
that committed the murder. The affair hap
pened near the junction OF Shirt Tail and Gris-
kly canons, about three miles from this place.