New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-06

The Kansas ASD NyBRAsKA BoUsDsRY LINE
Instructions have been forwarded from the General
Lard Office To Surveyor General Burnett, directing
him 10 contract at the earliest possible PERIOD Tor The
survey II an extension of the base lines of public
yeys in Kansas and Nebraska the 10Th VI north
latitude, which IL also the boundary line between tboso
Territories The summit Of the Rocky Mountains
More than usual accuracy IL required ia running this
line upon the meridian. There will be constructed at
the intersection Of this line with the summit OF the
Rocky Mountain the point where the boundaries of
Kansas, Nebraska and Utah meet, conspicuous and
durable monument Inscribed It's ea-.rn face " 40'
n. L.; " ON il western, Utah;" on the northern,
1885," and on the southerD Rocky Mountains"
For this work, including all expenses incident 10 the
determination of the parallel Of latitude, erection of
base line monuments, Sc, the Survey0r-General II
limited in making his contracts TO the sum Of 10 per
mile. II il believed the surveyors on the work will be
shortly in the field.
CHILD WITH CoLossAL Hg,D.--We saw
Friday child Of Edgar and Marnda Bal, Oft town
of MeDtz in this county whose head which b . per-
feet moD-trosly. The child Il two and hall years o
age. and apparently 10 good health. Ib body aud
limbs Of the ordinary size Of chltren at that age,
and well oimed; but the head il wonder, being ener
mously enlarged, measuring ~ inches directly around
IT, and 80 inches from the front ~ the cnin and
q inches, measuring from the cccput around the
forehead. The head IL siIl growing, and IL, parents
informed us that 1t had increased Dchos in circum
ference in one year. The general health" ~ We
have stated, is good; th. child IL bright and ntel
gent, but by DO means phio-ophic, which tho head
would seem 10 Indicate. IL is free from tbose stupid,
drowsy attacks experienced by those suffering from
disease of the brain. The child Is the most perfect
!asus nature that We have ever seen. Auburn Adv.
SIARfLIsG DIscLosuREs.-The trs OF John Nc
Iaughlin now going on at Chicago, for throwing
train of cars on the Gaena and Chicago Railroad Oh
the ira X has dsclo-ed q )rt daring and disbohcL
gang of villains both male aGd female. The members
Of he pnug ere locsted at Buffalo, Cleveland aud
Chicago, and they are engaged In murders BY
all sors Of devices such a. polsonng, arson srd rail-
i1txu Seye betw
two female friends in Buffalo, and an sccomplice in
Chicago disclose ths whole matter and the entire plan
Of opefation- From these il appears that pumber Of
persons have fallen victims 10 their nefsrous schemss
aod how many have suffered by others hands can
ouIy be eopeeturet. This discovery may sccounf In
some measure for many Of the secret murders by
poison and other means, accidents 10 railroad trains,
&c. that have been 60 numerous Il late.
FREscH SLAyEs.-The Havana correspondent Of
The Ch0rsstoH Courier says that the screw sssn-
ers reported by the Spanish bark Nueya Apollo -
being American fibu:ters have proved TO be French
slayen. They landed their csrgoes Of Africans, 2co
in number, on the eastern part Of the Island.
ESISRsIIos TO KAssAs.-A letter from esergy-
man, dated at Lawrence, kAnsas, May = ssys: Eu.
ieration has commenced, notwithstanding the grssS
Pke's Peak excitement. We shall get nns snare OF
good, substantial and wealthy citizens TINS Spnng,
Judging from those already arrived.
DzPRyDArIoss oy LocrsIs.-1hs MeHphn Ara
aAche Of the 2ffh rays: We bear Of exfensvs Dep.
relations committed by the swarms u locus3 when
now infest the country. In some instances these N
sects have STACKED gardens and growing crops, a1A
slppst entirely destroyed them'