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The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
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Wilburn Waters. the Hermit of po
MOdntajn. in the White Top region of W" Uau
ginia, has killed four bears within u. 1t.
three weeks, one of them exceedingly ,..- '
The Abingdon Hiryinian says of tb;s ::
gular man alslFlssaa sas-.ss
stFors more than twenty years he bs. L.;
alone in the solitude of that vast rno,.,'.
region, devoting his time to hunting soS
stoek-raising. He claims. we believe u -
be a half-breed of the Catawba tribe .na .
man of great physical power. He ow.s
about thousand acres of land, and r.;..s
and sells large numbers of cattle and bor.1
and takes vast quantities of wild honsvs
Although he lives entirely alone, the l,tch
string of his cabin is always out, and moth
ing seems to be more grateful to his f..I
ings than the dispensation of his hosp;t,E
ties. But, poor man. he now has no latch.
string or cabin. During few days absenc.
four weeks ago, he returned to End his hon.
bank of ashes, and all that his house Con.
tanned consumed. When. we. were tber.
last week, be had built FIRE upon the snot
where his domicil stood, and we partoOt of
his hospitalities upon log in the open air
'.Sinee his residence upon the Pond
Mountain he has captured IS bears. rs
wolves, and upward of 500 deer, and
countless number of wild turkeys and var.
Enints of the bills. He is IS years old, and
has lived about half that time at his present
locality, and has never been at Abingdon
but twice, though only thirty miles from it. ,
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
-rha oxford Frands.

The OA1OI0 3I81QSs
The following letter from Mr. Bait Jones,
uhess asase appeared s &c of, 8. J Sdgs
of Eieeeon of Oxford prseinct ia 1857
p;;vss ,ss more light on the Oxford frauds. Il
: vas first sent to the Missouri Rpz6iean.
bat the editor of that sheet refused to pub
'ish il
Sr. LOUIS, BIO. Nov. %. 1853.
To THE EDIroR OF THE DEMocRAr:-Up-
on the returns of an election held at the
Oxford precinct, in johnson county, Kansas,
in October, 1857, my name appeared as one
of the iudges.J Il never pat it there, nor
consented iIsr=suy one eise-should do 50:
The first knew of it, was from the Law
renee Herald Of Freedom. might have
made this statement sooner, and probably
should, but for the persuasion of friends and
the excitement which prevailed at the time
of the transaction. I did not choose to ex-
pose the affair voluntarily at the time;
though should not have hesitated to have
done so, if had been called on by any tri-
bunai having jurisdiction of the matter
In September last, [ communicated the
above statement in substance, to the Sc.
Louis Republican, from Westport, Nilsson
ri. I came here to ascertain whether it had
been received, but was unable to do So
Upon calling upon one of the editors of that
paper this morning, he declined TO publish
any statements in the premises. / there
fore submit this statement in the Democrat,
and trust it will receive a place in its col
umns. l do this in justice not only to my
self but to the country. ] ann aware that
my conduct il biarneah1e buL would never
theless have the case properly understood.
What the threats and curses of my enemies
in Kansas fail to obtain IN times of great
excitement, now voluntarily give. I am
not disposed to implicate others, and will
not do so except it be in self-defence.
By publishing the above, you will do me
a great favor. Respectfully,
5 - S Barr JoYEs.'
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
STOVES, TINWARE
FL ard w re, &c.
:, !. ". THoMps0r.,e. :
MAIN STREET. WEsTPl

su - MAIN STREET, " ESTP6RT, NO.
TIVE subscriber respectfully informs the Peops
L that he has purchased the store snd stOek
formerly kept by Mr.. james Little, snd intenos
carrying on the Tin and Sheet Iron, Copper sao
Stove business in sll its branches. Having ms
best vorkmen employed, he Is confident Of gI'lsss
has now On hatId aIg66d stoek Il
SO PE4IN IND Jap P4FNED TfyEARs.
which he il prepared "a. furnish to Cousty Ee1-
chantssby vholesale ss fsasonAbA sassss also
Cooking and Heaslsg stoves.
of the best and most approved patterns 10 -. :.
he has opened . large assortment OF Hcase I'd
ing goods, Hardware, Cutlery, Guns hInes aE "a.
CdfsPistea- Eei6R hexeRHhleratez . ~
e fsrInessessz ssessz s7gasa EaeagHs.figsI So
HOUSE KEEREEG PARTICLE.
6 Block Tin Tea and Coffee Pots..l
sBrittania 2 ar fss--tfss7 81 .r~
ls Br7stania Ware in sets, and pieces.
= CastoEs, Ladies' and Gobless- ss
Tea and Table Spoons.
Plated Tea and -TehIs Spoons and FORKS
Tea Trays and KNIFE Boxes.
= High and Low Britn1is Candle StieKe.
Iron Ladies, Spoons, Dippers. etc.
? Tea Kettles, Sauce Pans, and Toasfers' -
Brass and Ennr1eEed Preserving ketues.
COiiee Hills, Sugar Boxes and CannisitSc it.r5s.
Cedar Buckets, Cans, Tubs and Hash'>-
Coeos DipEsrs, Mhts, Chufns, ete.
81 HKRDwARE.
knives and Forks, Carving and Butshesar: IF
- Azes, HAtchets, Hammers If
Shoveis, Spades, Forks and Picks. - 49,
- Aueers, Cfiseis. Files and RssPs. .'.ag
% Saws, Planes, Rales and Goapasses.
Locks. Cut Taeks and Hinges. &c
Screws W Foaei.t Naiiss sad HasPs' 49,
Bevelz: Gauges and Try Squares.
Scales and Weights, Shovels and TeAs'
F1ne Aes1s 80 RIDE R;fIe and skst togsthssr:;s
: Fins Rifles and colsas Pisteis. ,,....A..s
: Sun Cans Esds. Shos and Bel,ss Fsu'.-
Spiders, Fets. skilless asd Ffy e zsAish
- With great many arteses nos 80 kebds
we're .,6slel.t from manufactures ana ~ sid
in New York and philadelphia, saa saIaaasssspsON. :.
1ow. 80 81 D 1S~1Ix reeeiEeo
~ Orders from the Country thar kins5 nl:5.iIS3b
and urcsnptiy attended 10.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of Admin.
IN istration have been granted the undersigned
by the Clerk of the Probate Conrt of Breckin.
ridge county, kansas Territory. On the estate Of
G. c. Waldo, late of said county deceased. bearing
date December 18th, 1858. Therefore, ali persons
having claims against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance within one year from
the date of said letters, +hey may be precluded
from any benefit such estate and if said claim.
of said letters they will be forever barred
WALTER B. DAVIS,
dee1S-3w Administrator.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

zsPeRE AND, CIvILIzATIoE.+In.t the report
of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture,
the following passage OCCURS: ut is 20 be
hoped that as civilization progresses, pork
as an article of diet viii, fall into disuse !; it
must be gratifying to every philanthropist
to learn that in Ohio there is certainly a
great decline. In il as an article of food
This, must be . deep and severe. conviction
to be promulgated by the. Agricultural
Board of State. one of whose chief sta
pies is pork. -. .....-.g -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

The Florence correspondent of the Prov
ldence Journal writes from that city under
date Of October i6.. as f0ll9Hs:s kaa 80
.af' Among the Americans recently arrived
here, is Mr.. Franklin Pierce, our late Pres
,idenL The health of Mrs. Pierce is I'M
proved after the brief tour and soiourn in
Switzerland and Northern Italy. They will
spend short time in. Florence, and then
set off for Rome. where it is their intention
to pass the WINTER -. - =
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
Death of Thomas q. Haa.rr-rriIs., :

Thomas E. Harris Member of Congress Col gFeass
from The 6th District OF. Illinois, and CON
spicnous throughout the Union as the leader
of the, Anti-Lecompton Democrats m the
House. at The last session, died at his resi-
denee in Petersburgh, at O'Clock. on the
morning Of, "Wednesday, s4lh ult. He Was
attacked BY hemorEhage Of the lungs, last
rinter. and has had several attacks since,
which al last brought on confirmed con
sHmptions of which he edied. - = -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
me @aiieuee.

q 1N9zz sa The Chaiienee.Gs .1sfzssd
= The prompt orgaaizaticn Of thssDsnio-
cratic Party at the LeavenwoFsh conven-
ton was doubtless intended as j Challenge
70 the Republicans. Backed By ,the whole
power aaa patronage falhs General Gov
aernmeat-wilh the whole streassh Of the
old Slavery -Law-and order National.
Denoersoy, reinforced by such new an and
jealous converts as loci E. Goodin. II. Niles
Moore, Dr. Dsvis, O. .EB. Holman. Il ID osa.
ne seasis. they grow jabiiaat and cry oul
with Macbeth. s.Hang out our banners on
the outer rsl,". LEI the brsggsrts learn e
rpossess their souls in patience. TheiF ease
win be attended to il due time The Re
pabiicsns. confident in the strength and
justice Of their cause. viii 5;ds tke;r tiis...
rs-5T'sT 77s.Tra in God and keep their powdel
dry according to the tesehings of .theiI
ssfebsliieus' 'ssFree State ancestors In ths
days of Cromwell Let the new-fedssd
Democracy learn that y -, : ..e.is.s1 @ q;
- ..The nee il IS not slTays go - -.
By them Is fastest runs.
. 80 Eof Ehe battts BY she people what
Shoot with the longest guns-s - sesi
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

The VoTE. IN ILLISoIs.-IlIinoi gave. at
the late election, 259, 900 votes, or mors
than any of the States save New Yorl
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Ohio gave, at tbs
last election, 364. 600 votes. Our youpo.r
sister is crowding fast at our heels. Sbs
gives nearly as many votes as Ohio did in
1910.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

Judge Parker, the. defeated candidate for
Goyernos Of New -Yerk has, been rendered
the Collectorship of New York city. by the
President, but. declines. Old Buck does
his best to console the martyrs in his csuse;
and is fast converting the Federal Govern
ment. into a Hospital for .broken-doyn poll
ticians of the Laeompton school,. - -.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

We are glad to notice the resuseitation of
the OsaWasornie sHsrGEd after suspension
of about four months. We hope that the
Herala win be constant yiisiiter 10 our sane
tum in the future. The citizens of .osa-
#otomis0Neit themselves to sustain the
Herald ia . proper manner. ge.ai5s72 -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

Amongst other disgracef1i reyelstions in
the contested csse between Blair and Bar
rett. the fact has been brought to. light that
some thirty pardons we're ISSUED 70 conyjets,
under sentences. OF the. Criminal Court. on.
condition that they should vote for Barrett.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

oMAsozs Is THE UsITED STATEs.-Accor-
ding TO recent statistics. there are: 4,202
lodges, and I83.y33 members of fhe Ma
senic fraternity IN the United States, not IN
eluding those not directly affiliated with any
lodge. New York has 4O9 lodges and 5o,-
900 members. ulnch the largest number in
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

Hon. Edward Everett has donated to The
Mount Vernon Association 81e.0 1re-
eeised from the n Z. Ledger As advances
pay fora series of. weekly articles during
the year. s 'seass5 -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
II h e Border Star
FORMERLY sSTAR OF EMPIRE"
4 Paper for Western Missouri & Kansas,
Published at WestpOTt, No, near Tie Kansas BOrSe,
BY H. NJ. M'CARTY, Late Of Kentucky.
TERMS S !:

For one year, (iR sdpaaees) - 20 g 90
SIX months non = stTo0.Afr 90
the States and Territories. The BoRDrR SrAE ha.
large. and increasing subscription list, and Is
the paper to advertise in. : y = -
H.. 10 All distant advertisements noticed IN edito
rial columns, and the paper sent gratuitOusly du-
ring continuance of advertisements. Address let
ters to ..Border Star" Restport, Mo. n79f
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

- II Is announced thai Senator Sumner win
: return. iT5m Europe "a time 70 rresnne his
ssess in the seaate sometime during the
pressnk session. ss'Ssssss sre5 sex szss
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

AS Oregon viii undoubtedly be admitted
into the Union this winter, with her two q.
s. Senator'S, the Democrats will have twelve
majority over the Opposition on, all political
questions This estimate gives the Oppo-
sition Senator in New jersey and one. in
Minnesota, which tits very doubtful wheth-
er- they will obtain. y sl-f9e sshL 3 EHsi
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

The best. bank ever knoSn, IS a bank OF
earth; Il never refuses 70, discount to benest
labor. And the best share IS the ploEshare,
on which diyidends are aHays liberal.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

T0uS IL Is tudtJ one Dy one. Inc reSIrdiHeS
which have fettered the free expression of
the opinion ON this great subject are giving
way, After the press is allowed 10 discuss
the question of slavery freely, and public
speakers attack is with the same liberty that
others defend it, in few of the slave States,
we shall naturally expect that the eompul-
sory reserve and silence, 10 which the enc
mics of slavery are held, viii be greatly re-
laxed in the rest of the South, until at
length the name of abolitionist will become
in that part of the Union as respectable as
that of friend of slavery When that day
comes, the Rights of the South will be un-
derstood to mean, among other things, the
rights of a southern citizen to agitate as
freely; for the extinction of that calamitous
institution as others are allowed to biuster
for retaining it. At present the Rights of
the South are taken to signify only the SUI
premacy of the Shareholders. IS ns.5 sa3
Meanwhile we chronicle this event as one
of large class of circumstances marking
an important change in public opinion
The time has been that the discussion OF
this question was perfectly free in all parts
of the Union, and men bore their testimony
everywhere against slavery with as little i'm
pediment as they now do against drunken
ness. Gradually the stakeholder, instigated
by the politicians, came to regard the de-
nunciation of slavery as an attack on Their
rights of property; and as the sensitiveness
of capitalists, when their possessions are
drawn in question, is acute and irritable be-
yond almost any other, they established
that tyranny over the heexpression of opinion
on this subject which has now lasted for a
quarter of a century, and at one time reign
ed almost absolute even at the North. The
North has now fully emancipated herself,
and if there is any faith to be placed in
emens, the South is about to follow her ex-
ample.-N Y Eueniag Posi-. a1e9
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
= =. cHAs. g. HAssLER,
MERCHANT TAILOR

= "A n d Go { h i er,
AT Hadleyss Store, Emporia. Kansas,
II EEPS CONSTANTEYoN HAND A WELL
N selected stoock of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vest
ings and Gents Furnishing Goods Of all kinds
He is prepared, with the aid of first class sew.
ing machine, toifll orders for any article of ClO
thing on the shortest notice.
u Particular attention paid to cutting garments
for others to make = = - deelI4n
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

y JsmeszB. Clsy has sold ssAshlaad.'' his
fathers Homestead for as00, ,00e saeEss OF
Texas land -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

The Washington Uaio1s has recently come
out With q long article repudiating Douglas,
doctrine of squaatee sovereignty 1t con-
eludes IS follows :siss5sssaI sfsstlszti sittt
= We regard with suhspeakable contempt
ali efforts TO prove that thssNebraska Kan
.sas act. or any other rutsrritoriaI act ever
passed by Congress. contains scintH0 of
this doctrine, or gives wink orr bfinksof
eonatenanee tesit- It has seemed5<te us
that to assert that the dogma is1 s1recegpized
in any word q that act Is as preposteReus
as to assert that Greiis iee,sor that black is
white. a.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
Taken Up.

PY the subscriber, living near the Junction Of
| ID the Eeosho aud Cottonwood, in Madisoa
county, a stray calf, about six months old Said
calf is of light red color, without marks. The
owner is requested to call, prove property and pay
charges. es.---------- ". W. GOODWILL.
Decenher a. Is5a-Its 5. q q
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

Isd The Atlantic cable appears 10 Be an en-
tire failure An attempts to oestablish CON com
municatien ,ogerit have proven, that there
are numerous and serious defects in the ca
bic. such as vii foraser prevent is ase for
ItesegFzphing. The. feasibility Of s.subaaa-
rins tsIsgfaph h@s been establ blisbsa, !, howey-
isr, and another season win probably witness
ths Isying Of cable direct from NeE Eoak
to Liverpool. ''sofs
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
Union of the asouth.. and the Estates.

Union of the s'South'' ana the Estates. -
The Estates" Douglas Democratic, pub
lished at Washington City, and the South.
e7eating Lecomptonite. published at Rich
mond, Va, have been consolidated under
the editorial control of Mr. Pryor, OF
the latter. The new paper will be called
The States, and be published at Washing
ton. The size will be somewhat enlarged
over that of either the others. Under this
arrangement The States will undoubtedly
be the most ably conducted Democratic
Journal in the country, and fair exponent
of the Estates Rights Democraey--the
motive power of the National Democratic
party.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
ARTHUR I. BAKER,

"A t + or ne V at a w,
'siou''it REAL ESr1TE zGERT, ''
Dealer in Land Warrants, Town Lots ana
Shares, Claims &c,
ANERIcUs, BREcKINzIDGE COUNTY, KAEsAs-
r Presumption business promptly attended to
Money in vested and debts eollected-Legslin instEu
ments carefully drawn up and reeorded-Clain'
filed on and DeCiarztory Statements promptly Tor
warded, etc, etc.
u Mr. B. is also President of the Amerieus
Town Compauv. 5fEa -: -zssa-ii deelI-4
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18


From the Gold Regions Of the West
We had call in our Office from Mr.
Young, > gentleman recently returned from
: the gold fields of the South Platte, and from
shim gained some additional and interesting
information. Mr. Y came to Kansas from
Iowa, and settled on the Walnut, near FL
dorado. about sixty miles South west, oil
this place. In May last. party of Chero-
KEGS, from the Indian Territory south, pass
ed Eldorado on their way to Pixies Peak,
in search of gold, and Mr.. Y. Joined them.
On arriving at the Peak he found the Rus
sells Georgia Company there prospecting,
during the whole season. which was spent
in prospecting. They found gold every
where. but only on Cherry Greek and the
South Platte did il appear to be in quanti-
ties to pay for working. The largest amount
OF gold obtained from single painful by
any member of the company which Mr.
Young was with was two dollars and half,
and the largest amount obtained by single
person in one day was eleven dollars. The
country on Cherry Greek and the South
Platte is wen adapted to agricultural pur
poses, and Mr.. Y. thinks will become a
sgreat grain producing region. Mr. Y. in
tends returning early in the spring with fix
lures for water power saw mill. He eau
tons persons intending TO go out against be-
ing too sanguine. about making APPLE y as
the labor and yicissitudes will be great, and
only the few viii reap the reward of their
toll. &c i'.ta -.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
The Juneau Co. .(wis:) Argus, publishe,

,fo.The Juneau Co. Owls: Arsus, published
at Lisbon, gives some stat tistics of the Gran
berry trade at that place this season. The
average price paid per bushel is Sl.75. 1t
saws that not less than 2S, GOO bushels have
been shipped from there during the fall, and
gives the following figures as the, aggregate
amount of money left in; the place by the
For D. coo bushels berries .r.f...-.. 5000 90
{" Clearing, preparing, etc-,-s-,.,; -. 1000 90
Z" 1873 boxes to pack same 2,i46 Sd
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
Mr. aiddings in stf,ai,sa5T.

One would suppose that q fat and Juicy
wang EnglsshGaa, csught By tribe. of
cannibsis. you'd 6e quite 81 safs asnong
siben as Joshua 6iddings vould Be lectnr-
ing on ebolitiouisln n The slave State of
MissosfE sYet Mf. GEsdings has Featured
10 lecture on Mans eInalienable Right to
Freedom, in the very capital of Missouri,
and closed his address not only unframed,
but amidst the cheers and appliances of his
audience. He denounced the Dred Scott
decision amidst storm of the noisiest dem
onstrations of appreciation and delight
Ten years ago he would have been torn in
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18
rhe Capital ouestfon.

We perceive tia. q. g. Attorney General
Black. in response to letter Of inquiry ad-
dressed to him by Cor. Denver decided
that the act of the last Territorial Legisla-
6 turs removing The capital of the Territory
to Minneola, is nuil and void, and that the
capital still remains at Lecompson. This
might hays been expected. of course
Ne sees too. that stall bands,' regard the
/, decision as fixing. beyond a doubt OF caEil,
the place ct which the Legislas ure shall
meet at the coming session this winter
We are glsd that this yexed question has
been SO speedily arraaged beforehand, SO
that the valuable time of the Legislature
will not be occupied in discussing it. Bn.
really, We cannot see how the Attorney
Generals opinion could affect the validity
of an enactment of the Legislature. Ac-
cording to our way of thinking that is q
question for the courts alone to determine,
upon the case being properly brought be-
fore them. If We were member of the
s Legislature the opinion of Judge Black
would not weigh feather in the determine
ton of the question IN our own mind
We are sorry that definite and legal settle
ment could not have been made of the mat
ter nos0, as it may lead to trouble hereafter.
e But the Legislature win probably convene
at Lecompton, and possibly adjourn to some
other point to complete the session.
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

The NKxT. UMTED STATES SENATE.-The
u, S. Sehate-which conyenes in Decem-
Der, 1853, aud ends on the 4th of March,
iss1-will be constituted, politically, !, as fol
lows e.. - -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

! The Chicago Tribune says ssThe Ger
man Americans of Illinois have covered
themselves with glory in the contest which
has Just dfawhoto a close. q Throughout the
length and breadth of the State, they have
not only stood tEaesss steel to the principles
of human Liberysat Ito the gEandeHunciation
of the DeciaFatioa of Independence, bat in
almost every quaEterthey have added large
~ to the vote for. the Republican tirketi'5S
The Tribune speaks specially of the Ger
man Republicans of Quincy. Freeport. Ga
lens. Peoria, in St. Clair, in all the Illinois
river counties. and particularly IN Chicago.
where, the Tribune sags, .they have put to
shame their fellow citizens of American
bi rth in their zeal foEs Repnblicaa Liberty -
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

Total amt cash paid -. - So, ,l46 So
This has been far greater benefit to our
section and town than the most abundant
wheat harvest could have been. 1T has re-
ivived business, has placed The means with
in the reach of all to benefit themselves and
profit by the trade. There cannot have
been less than 5000 persons engaged an the
hafrests and in preparing them for market
The Kanzas news., 1858-12-18

The Leaven#orth Z tsses comes to Us 10
an entire new dress; which makes II one Of
the nestest papers IN the West. Il has also
improved in the editorial department gerry
much. The Tlass ssthe only Free State
paper IN Leavenworth. and as such has en-
|lcyed the confidence and patronage ofsthe
Ienhre party of that section. We are glad
to see m such evidences of appreciation Of
merit on the part Of the citizens of L.eaE-