The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-30


H<aAh Of tie Territory Lecompton's
Prospects Heather.
LECoMPToS, K. T., Sept. %.
DEAR JOURNAL Perhaps some of the
readers of the journal would like to hear or
read some direct news from Kansas 1t is
ny intention, therefore, with the consent
of The JoUnat to occupy a small space in
its columns with a few items of Kansas news.
First and foremost comes the news of post
pnnement of the Land Sales in Kansas The
official Documents of said event came to the
hands of Col. Ely Moore, Register of the
Paunee Land District, of this place. The
postponement is hailed with joy by the pre-
cmptors throughout the Territory, who will
now have chance TO secure their claims,
which they have settled and improved, but
who could not have pre-empted it, even
bought at the sales, from the fact that they
have not got the money to do So and they
could not give the enormous sum and inter-
est which the land warrant dealers ask to
make time entries, which, in the whole,
amounts to about three hundred dollars. In
the first place they ask 5000 for the land
warrant, bearing from four to five per cent.
interest for one year, secured by mortgage
on the land. On the other hand, however
the land sharks are entirely discomfitted by
the postponement, for they had gone to
great deal of expense and trouble in prepar-
ing for the sales, and some of them here had
even received large sums of money from
Eastern capitalists TO invest and locate war
rants and of course they will now have to
return IL besides being cheated out of the
large profit they would otherwise have made
had the sales come off On the arrival of
the news, they rushed around, and up, and
down the streets ike SO many crazy men,
bitterly cursing the President for upsetting
all their arranged plans for speculation, and
! have no doubt our whole street here,
! (which is no more or less than thorough
fare lined on both sides, for several hundred
yards, with one story houses, pasted all over
with placards setting forth that the occn-
pants thereof have land warrants for sale for
cash or on time, at the most reasonable rates)
| looked like the great Wall street in New
York, on small scale, one can judge from
the excitement by the warrant dealers and
money brokers.
1t is NOVA settled fact that Governor
Denver has resigned, for heard it from his
own lips although it does not take place IN
til after the Session of the Legislature this
Winter His resignation is looked upon as
q bad omen by the people here, of both par
ties, as he was universally beloved as a
neighber and citizen and was commend
ed by all for the impartial discharge of his
official duties 1t has not been rumored
who will succeed him yet, but some seem to
think that Secretary Hugh S. Walsh will
receive the appointment. If SO, think the
people viii be satisfied with him, as he is a
gentleman well qualified to fill the office.
and well thought of generally.
The Pixies Peak excitement is still raging,
and hundreds are leaving for the diggings
every usyj anu ooue are letutHinS loi tooiS
and machinery to work to advantage With.
saw gentleman, yesterday, who had just
returned from the Peak, who brought some
very fine specimens with him, and says that
with proper machinery he can take out $50
per day. Messrs. Russell and Wardel, OF
: Leavenworth, are fitting out train of fifty
t wagons and furnishing provisions for six
, months. and suPplying young -,leu with pri-