New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-14
From The 81. Loui, Demo-o,, Fsb. 10.


4 gentleman vbo srIived ia this city last evening
brings stsrilrg iunor from ksnsas, from which
Territory lie has come direct.
He states that when lie left Shawnee which was on
Saturday last, the 9TH inst, there rumor current
II at Brown who I'd been block sde in come log hut
near Nebrasks, and released by force Of Free
State citizens Of Ksnsss had afterWard me. tie
Missouri posse under the direction of Dr. Woods
Deputy Maribal, whom Brown captured and imnedi-
stely huTg.
Onr informant reached Westport on Sunday, where
the same rumor bsd preceded him, causing consider.
able sensation.
Mr. Smith, the wel-known hotel keeper in West
port was Of the opinion thai Dr. Woods hsd not been
bung although he believed he had been made
prsofer by Brown.
Judge Campbell was Smiths authority for the
whole statement.
1t is thought if the report Is tue thst Brown ha,
hung Woods that the czsps of Platte City vii wresk
their yergesrce or Mr.. Doy and his con.
Doniphan County, with an Of 900 600 acres, is
the thud in wesl,h ard population n K.nsas Territory
Located in the northeast corner Of the Territory pos
sesses nearly one half Of the Missouri River front The
county being well watered both by the Missouri River
and small streams--all Of which have or less
bottom lands plehtifaly supplied with timber and
wood, store for building being abundant The soil is
ef two the bottom; land sG scent to the srea
ard below The elevation of the high prairie which is
called IN New-E -Et gland intervsle or meadow, dark
loan, very rich and usually timbered. Osing to ne
loan being Of sandy nature they do rot suffer pom
excessive rains. Their depth is from four to twelve
feet unde1aid with alternate layers of ssnd sud clay.
The prsiries rolling, rather broken, and some
times knobhy along and near the bluffs, overhsngpg
the streams, but become gertly undulsting you
leave the streams and can be cultivated with al kinds
OF agricultural machines. The blos slotg the streams
are geneIsly wooded with stone cropping out Of them.
Cotton. ood, elm and sycamore are tie principal
growth of trees though oaks, hickory, black wslnut
cofee-bean, hsckberry mulberry, hOney-locust and
ash a. found in some localities. AL the land in the
county is entered-mairy wing to the old California
overland route which croses the Missouri at Elwood
and via which the Salt Lake mail and Pke's Peak
gold seekers now travel, runbrg throagh it, bat i'm
proved lstds be bought at prices varying fronts
to SIS per acre and lnim proved from 10 sl2 Pc,
acre. The lands in this county more universally
valuable than in any other county in the Territory as
none further from the river than fourteen miles
and wood sper than in almost eny other county;
besides, the home marke. is than ordinsrly good
There ere twelve live towns in the county, to say
nothing of paper towns ad hbuun, to wit: on the
Missouri River White Cond at the northeastern ex
tremty Of the county. has population Of 400; Iowa
Point, five miles below, has population Of 500;
lafayette little further down. mas 30 inhabitantsi
C6s,lesown three miles below, has 200 population;
Elwood, immediately opposite s.. Joseph. No, the
western terminus of the Hannibal and So Joseph
Railroad, is located in the center Of the north aad
southeastern line of the county, with 900
Palermo seven miles beloE, has 400 inhabitants;
Geary City, further down, has 800 inhabitants; and
DoDiphan City, in the south esst extreme Of tse
county, has 500 inhabitants OF the river are High
land four miles back of lows Point, tae ses. Of the
Old School Presbyterian College, with sp'puistion Of
259 souls Columbus, back of Cas'lestoSn, VITA so
Inhabitants; Wsthsns three miles Yves, of Ewood,
has 200 inhabitants; and Troy, eight miles west OF
Wabens, has 100 inhabitants 1t Is the county seat
The vote Of the county is zoo Free-Sts'e and so
Pro-Slsvery. There are five papers 10 the county
IIAte Cload CART Free S,s.s Iora P0is. IsqSirer,
Pro-Slsvey; Troy DersGGt, Dem,cra; and Pro
Slsvsrish Palermo LedG<r, Free-Siate: acd kGnsas
Htekig Press, published 81 Elwood Republican.