The Kanzas news., 1859-07-16

5. c. POhEROY, Chairman.
- A. C. WILDEs. Secretary.
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-@-rr- News Items.
% The Spiritualists At Ssurgis. Michigan,
have buiita Gothic tsmpis. costing $1,000
The grasahoppers are doing considera.
BE damage to the crops in the vicinity OF
5Maysville, ky. sf t1s 3zi. $50
THE telegraph now in process of con-
ssruction between Hannibal and st. Joseph,
will Be finished 10 about three weeks.
-,-The Republicans OF Iowa have nomi.
mated g.. J. Kirkwood for Governor, and
n. s. Rush for 1t. Governor.
g. Tho Pacific Railroad has taken one
more step in ths direetion of sun-down.
The cars ars nov running regularly to Syr-
seuse. six miles west of Upton.
80 Two hundred free negroes left New
Orleans on the ead ult.. to take advantage
Of the tempting prospects offered them in
Hayti.
"a new paper called the "Fres Demo
eras.,' has just been established at St. Jo-
seph. Missouri. In politics it avowedly
advocates the present creed of the st. Lou
is Democrat.
The San Francisco papers say that
wool raisers in California are wild with ex-
citement about fleece taken from Merino
buck in Monterey county. Cal. which
oourds
Horace Greeley has letter in the Dali
iy Tribune of the 98th ult., containing his
account of the richness of the gold mines.
He left the mines on the eth for Utah and
California.
The New York Tribune of June a5th,
says: .'There is promise of excellent crops
in Europe, and in spite of the war. there
will be no unusual demand for American
breadstuffs in that part of the World
The census of Iowa taken in 1856,
showed a population of 5os.414. The cen
sus is-being taken there now. and the re-
turns that have been sent in. warrant the
belief that it has increased to 69o. 900 souls.
The San Francisco Herald states that
the present stock of California vines now
under scultivatioB. will yield. twenty years
from the present day. $50. 900. 600 worth
of wines and brandies.
The weekly statement of the banks of
New York shows the following increases
and decreases: Decreases in loans, sI.159.-
600, and in circulation, 500. 600; increase
in specie. 81 200, 900, and in net deposits,
ss44. 600.
The train from Chicago. on the Mich
igan Southern Railroad. went through a
culvert on the night of the 9th ult.. near
South Bend Indiana. The accident was
eaased by the Kashing away of the culvert.
Abont $50 persons we're on the train. shir-
hty of whom were taken from the ruins dead,
snd from ffty to sixty others. more or less
wennded.
last Ksek 8 young lady in Phifadel-
phia ran rusty nail in her foot. The in
jury produced iockjsw of such 8 malignant
character that her physicians pronounced
her recovery hopeless. An old nurse then
took her in hands. and applied pounded
bheet roots to the foot. removing them as Of
ten As they became dry. The result was
complete and most astonishing cure. Such
simple remedy should Be borne in mind.
The health of New Orleans continues
remarkably good for this season. As yet
there has nos been single death from yel-
low fever. and physicians of extended pFac-
tice assert that they have failed to detect the
slightest i1dieations of the fearful malady
The papers srs encouraged to believe that
ths sity viii escape the visitation Of is
aFsadsst scourge this year.
Ehe Dayton Empire says that large
sns1et 81 tobacco will be raised IN the Mi
1sas zssles shis pear. The farmers are now
gsssisg their plants in growing condition.
e phich recent rains have materially as
slated. From the same paper We learn that
he peach crop !: Germantown is much In
jursd. The fruit on the upper branches o!
the trees Is killed snd dropping OF. Tha,
on the middle and lower boaghs win be
savsd