The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-01-13


Kansas Legislature has adjourned TO Lawrence
city. This action has met with the sanction of
the Governor
The following is a summary of the proceed
ings ,hus far;
The Committee on Contested Seats reported
in facor of Messrs. Lewis Graham and Allison
Stevenson, from the third district, and Mr..
Neale, from Marshall county.
The Secretary was requested to administer
the oath of office to the members so reported,
which he refused to do when the Secretary
pro ten. was authorized to perform the duty, and
the osth was administered
Mrs Holiday, of the Council, gave notice of
his ln'eHtion to introduce a bill asking Congress
10 annex TO Kansas all that portion of Nebraska
which lies south of the Platte river.
The following bills were introduced in the
House:
One to repeal bogus statutes one to abolish
Slavesy
The message of the Governor was received
and rad.
The Governor regrets that there is a growing
disposition to oyer-rate the number of votes OBJ
tanned Ey means of corrupt ballot" He
says, 30 the victors belong the spoils" but thev
are spells of patronage, given to power for the
public veal. No one has reason or the right
to complain of the successful party distributing
posts q. favor among its political friends He
hints ti7at Kansas will be likely to get more lib
eral fayors from Congress 10y continuing as a
Territory than by Immediately becoming a
State.
The Governor strongly reprehends the con-
duct of the persons who are creating excite
ments among the inhabitants of Linn and Bour-
bon counties. He says he is prepared to unite
with the Assembly, in the most cordial manner,
tor the adoption of such measures as shall re-
store Older, nd'will bring to their aid all the
power placed at his discretion by the Execu-
tive. :
SevesL papers received here from Southern
Nebraska state that the public sentiment in
that quarter is almost unanimous in favor of its
annexation with Kansas.
MURDER AND LYNCH LAw.-On the 9th nit.
Mr. Simon b. Thornhill, who resided near Troy,
Mo-, punished one of his slaves for misconduct.
The slave then rushed on his master with
large knife, and stabbed him, which caused his
death In two days. The murderer was taken to
Troy, aid confined in jail The affair caused
much excitement in the county, and on Satur-
day vei'T large numLer of persons collected at
Troy, repaired to the JAIL took the murderer out,
and lynched him by burning.
DIR. Is. "A. Gould, jun, publishes long appeal
to the luolic against his forcible expulsion from
the dir ctOrship of the Dudley Observatory. He
desires toe donors and friends of the Observa.
tory to axe notice that he has never deserted
his post, but has been driven from it by vio-
lence, tad promises a detailed reply to the
charges ,rought against him.
The j. sworth bequest to Yale College is not
so large - it was reported to be, nor is it i'm
mediatel available. Certain specific lagacies.
amOunticrg to 100000, were left to sundry in
dividua'Sfand the residue only goes to the Col
lege, in INST, for fund to aid needy and de-
serving :tudents. This residue will probably
not be rsseived for ten or fifteen years, and its
amount uncertain.
Abrak N Gesner, NJ. D., delivered an ex-
ceedingl gSnteresting and instructive lecture on
Thursda evening, before the Geographical So
ciety of.~fw York, on q" The Fisheries of North
Amerct,'5
From TAsHINGToN.- Washington, JAM O.
The Ho. = Committee on Public Lands have
acted adversely on the bills referred to them, pro-
posing trant of land to California, Kansas,
and Nebraska, for railroad purposes
The delegate and several other friends of the
organizaJpn of a Territorial Government for
Colona ar. DESTROYS of being heard on the SUBJ
ject, and :, is probable that the House Commit
tee on Te.fitories will reopen the subject for
that purpose.
A post office has been established at ella
City, Ariz1na, and H. Burch has been appoint
ed postma-eter. A recent letter from that Ter
ritory say that the people have put into opera
ton JUDICIAL system of their own, to continue
in force " I'll one shall be established by author.
ity of the United States. Several trials have
already taEen place.
FROM CsLIFoRNIA.-Nec Orleans, jan s.
The stealnsr Quaker City has arrived, bringing
San Fra-cisco dates to the goth ultimo, and
l20 passengers.
The California advices are unimportant
The Pacific steamer j. l.. Stevens had left
with 81 1866, 900 for New York, 100000 for
New Orleans, and S743, 500 for England
The markets were unchanged business was
dull
The dates from the city of Mexico by this ar
rival are to the 10Th. Zuloaga had been deposed
by the forces under Robes, and had taken ref
uge in the English Minister'S house, Robes
announces himself as at the head of the Con-
servativeS, and has sent commissioners to Vera
Cruz to treat with the Liberals.
SAILED FOR EURoPE.-The steamship Full
ton sailed. from New Yorl, ON Saturday, for
Havre and Southampton, and took out Hon. j.
CLANCY Jones, L. 5. Minister to Austria; Chas
H, Jones, attache of the Austrian legation; Hon.
William e. Preston, l.. S. Minister to Spain :;
Mr.. WoOlley, Secretary; and Major p. de havi-
land, attache of the Spanish legation; Robert
V. McKim and II. W. A. Marberg, of Balti-
more. She also took out S482, 1850 in specie.
The Wisconsin State assumption scheme Will
probably fail of any considerable show of
strength, either in the Legislature or before the
people, if it should he submitted to the latter
test,
Mr.. r. B. Rhett jun, writes that his father
will not stand as a candidate for Congress from
the third district of South Carolina, because
"the scramble for seat in Congress would be
extremely distastefnl to his feelings and derog-
atory TO his dignity"
We hear but on report from all who use Per.