The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-30

election shall adopt such amendments the same shall be-
como part Of the constitution.
The nrstGepersl Assembly shall provide by law for Sc
curing to the wife the separate property acquired by her
before or alter coveture and the equal right with the hus
band 70 the cusod, Of their children during their minor
" and IN case Of death insanity ntemperance or gross
improperly Of the husband, their exclusive custody.
From the above abstract of those parts Of the two con-
stituons which there is virtually any difference II will
be how very similar the two instruments in
thing excepting the slavery question There have been
however, objections raised n the Lecompton constitution
other than those with reference To slavery.
Governor Walker, in his letter of resignation, bases op
position 10 the Lesompton constitution the grounds that
II authorizes q bank Of capital for Kansas,
nearly unlimited in iss issues and in the denomination OF
It's notes, frem one dollar up and down"
The language OF the constitution is "The Legislature
may INCORPORATE one bank OF discount and ISSUE with
more than two branches provided that the act ncorpo
rating the sal bank and branches thereof shall not take
effect until shall be submitted 70 the people at the gene
r election next succeeding the passage of the same and
shall nave eeen approved by majority Of all electors
the people certainly ought not to object 10 their esab
hshDg such bank by the direct exercise Of that sove
regnyo through its legitimate channel the elective fran
chse. Unless they thus authorize such bank, II
never exist in Kansas under the Iecompton constitution
Much has been said and written about the provision in
the IAcompton constitution for changing amending
after the year 1884, while has been lost sight of that
the Topeka constitution cannot be changed but with much
greater diculty and after lapse of perhaps nearly an
The election Of the members of the Lecompton Iegis
ature for two years is considered objectionable
by many especially In country like this which Is
llirg up fast by emigration Tho election of the
bers Of both branches Of the Topeka Legislature for only
one year in the other extreme and also Objectionable
- LAWRENCE, X. T., Jan. ~, 1858.
That body Of men calling themselves the (Topeka)
Legislature of the State Of Kansas have at length adjony
ed Several days ago they held grand caucus,
twelve out Of sixty members being present. which
lutions adopted directing the President send TO
the constituencies Of the absent members and compel
their attendance At the meeting of this self same
body they unanmously resolved to retire to their
suences until the 10th proximo-that is two days pre-
vious TO the adjournment Of the Territorial legislature
This last body working away very diligently It meet,
at O'Clock every morning. sits till IL M then adjourns
for dinner meets again at p NJ and sits till sundown
There is very frequently an evening session,
and when there Is most of the members
OF the Legislature engaged until IL p.
n. on committees: The legislature is engaged
on general routine work and local legislation. special
committee OF five are getting up general code of laws
passed yeserday. Tse Convention is consist of one
hundred members. The election will take place the
second Tuesday in March The Convention will meet on
will be submitted to the people for It's adoption reec
on the first Monday IN May
An unusually large number Of Indians have been in
town for the last two three days Their present visit
s occasoned by trial held before Justice g. NJ Wood
Indian agent in regard to the death Of Sha Indian
who shot few miles from here by whites while at
tempting TO prevent them from taking timber of from has
land.
Justice Iadd before whom the preliminary trial Of Mrs
Canheld, on the charge Of poisoning her husband
held has bound her over TO await trial by the Grand
Jury. The circumstances Of the case are these
hr. Garfield eat soup for dinner day, was
Immediately after taken sick and vomited considerably
After several days illness, during which he suffered
severely he died Immediately after being taken sick he
charged his wife with poisoning him with arsenic. The
physcans who made the post mortem examination con
that deceased came to his death from poison Tar
seDic) though their testimony upon that point is by
means conclusive. The evidence against Mrs Canield
entirely crcumstntial She bought arsenic the day
fore the deceased eat the soup she made the SOUP
his death sbe delivered 10 OF the witnesses some
arsenic having been asked for IT, II was also offered in
evidence that ber feelings towards her were not
too friendly and her relation with another snch as
could only properly exist between husband and wife.
she s woman OF rather progressing appearance with
bold broad forehead dull dark eye and blonde complex
ion She converses fuenty and Is quite pleasant com
pany During the trial she displayed good deal Of sang
,od sitting in her place perfectly Indifferent the pre-
seDce OF great crowd Of men, drawn into by the
novelty Of woman being under trial for great crime
AS there jails here she Is at present large
town. She has again opened her millinery establish
ment am told, and will not probably be again molcsted
by the officers OF the law the testimony against her being
crcumstaptial and Of such nate TO lead the
further prosecution Of the case