The Kanzas news., 1859-04-02
Uaws of the week.

It is stated that the late Congress made
an appropriation of s20,OO0 to Kansas for
The purpose of building Penitentiary.
The Grand Jury have found a true bin OF
Indictment against Daniel E. SickIes for the
murder of Mr. Key.
Il is stated that firm in New York have
, made prof. of 100000 by mshufaetur,
ing steel hoops for the ladies.
Not less than thirteen thousand lots are
advertised In the Chicago papers to be sold
for ncnpayment of taxes.
= Richard s. Golden, the celebrated Eng
lish statesman, and Smith O'Brien, the re-
nowned Irish agitator, arrived in this coun-
try short time since.
1t is sscertaind that the Post Office De-
partment will be in arrears, at the end of the
present fiscal year, ending June 3Oth, s4,-
100000.
The Kansas City Journal of the Goth ult.
advocates the claims of Joe Lane, of Ore
gon. for the next Presidency. 1t must be
exceedingly hard up for Presidential timber.
1t has been decided unanimously that an
extra session of Congress is necessary, and
the time viii be decided upon in few
days. Congress viii be convened about the
middle of August.
Of course, New Hampshire. at her re-
cent State election went Republican. Three
Republican Congressme were elected, q
Republican Governor, and large majority
of both branches of the Legislature.
The Arabia arrived at Halifax, Marcel
10th, with one weeks later dates from Eu
rope. The War-fever had broken out anew
and war was deemed inevitable between
France an / Austria. Italy viii be the the
atre of the great contest.
Mike Walsh was found dead in the rear of
q building on Eighth Avenue, New York.
on the morning of the 18th. 1t turns out
that he fell into the area while intoxicated
and broke his neck. It is a wonder that
such an accident never happened before.
:. Ex-President Fillmore has recently been
visiting-at Cincinnati. He was visited by
the National American Association of that
city, to whom he made brief speech, an
nouncing that he chad retired from politi-
cal life forever" which is highly probable.
Mr.. Lyman Allen, just down from Law
renee. informs US that the vote in that city
on Monday last was very light. About
three hundred votes we're polled-thirty of
which were against Constitution, and the
remainder for Constitution.
The English Government has agreed to
guarantee eight per cent. interest on the
capital stock of six hundred thousand
pounds for the Atlantic Telegraph Comp
any, which will secure the construction oi
new and superior cable the present season
The Secretary of the Treasury has appro-
we'd of the following grants of public lands
under the act of Congress: For the Du-
buque and Pacific Railroad and branches
1,I5e,l ,l39 acres; for the Mississippi River
Railroad, 353, ,431 acres; making an aggre-
gate of nearly 2,137, 900 acres.
In Boston, March 18th, some 800 chill
dren of Roman Catholic parentage, attend
ing the Elliott street school, in that city,
caused quite disturbance, by refusing tc
Join in chanting the Lords prayer and the
ten commandments, in conformity with the
rules of the public school. A large mum
ber have been discharged in consequence
The municipal election in St. Louis bids
fair to be one of the most exciting ever held
in that city. The Democrats and Know
Nothings have nominated full tickets, anc
the Republicans viii soon do the same
Our latest reports are to the 18th inst
when excitement was ranging high.
Signs of spring are close at hand. On
the 94th inst. the farmers in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania were engaged blowing; and
in the suburbs of Philadelphia the market
gardeners were busy preparing the ground
for spring perations-deeidely pleasant in
formation.
Saaith o'Brien, another Irish patriot of
tie John Mitchell and Thomas Meagher
stripe. has arrived in this country, over
~hon good many American s.spoonies''
in different sections of the country are dis
posed to make ''big blow" but Mr..
O'Brea has the good sense to decline the
hoilor and hypoeritical honors they offer
him
At the late manicipal election in the city
of Gsiena. H.. the Republicans elected their
ticket by handsome majority. Galena