The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-08-04
TERRIT0RIAL NEWS ITEMS.

name of Kosta, or man by the name OF j.
G. Colson. Any one having the informa-
ton, will relieve the anxieties of son, and
confer favor, by writing to the Council
Grove Press.
The cause of the American Bible So
ciety will be presented for the consideration
of our people, at Episcopal Hall, to-mor
row at l0J A. H., by Rev. J. A. Steele, and
also al the same place during the day by
Mr. M. NJ Campbell, General Agent of the
Bible Society. A report of the operation
of the Shawnee County Bible Society will
also be presented, and other important busi-
ness connected with the cause transacted
Topeka Record.
LYNCH LAw-Hugh Carlin, who has
been giving the settlers on Usage good
deal of trouble of late, was hung by the
Vigilance Committee last Tuesday night.
Il seems from the evidence before the coro-
ner, that Carlin was taken from the house
of F. A. Monroe by party of mounted
men, none of whom were recognized by the
witnesses. about 12 O'Clock on Tuesday
night, and was probably executed imme-
diarely.-Fort Scott Democrat, 21St.
One OF BUFoRD's MEN.-Yesterday
Charley Bennett, alias Texas, alias Buford,
was arrested for passing eounterfeit money
on Samuel A. Hackley. of this city. Tex
as has just escaped from the penitentiary
in Jefferson City /: be has passed $3.50 of
counterfeit bank notes in st. Joseph, be-
sides his operations in Elwood. Be it re-
membered that Texas" belonged to that
delightful company of Georgians who came
to Kansas under Major Bulord. This vii
lain is one of the men who came here to
help the peaceable citizens of Kansas Greg
ulate their domestic institutions in their own
way" How beautifully has Squatter Sow
ereignty terminated !-EiaCood Press.
Two men, named Reuben Low and
Henry Low-father and son-were arrested
near Waubonsa and brought into town yes
terday, charged with stealing horse from
Mr.. Sawyer, near Big Springs. The horse
had been traded off for yoke of cattle, but
was recovered.-Iopeka Record.
Judge Graham, formerly of Topeka, but
for the past two years of Eagle City, Madi
son county, called on US yesterday. He
reports much better condition of the crops
there than here, they having had much
more rain. There is a fine prospect Of a
good yield of corn, vegetables, grass, &c
We rejoice to hear it.-I6id.
"A COLONY FOR KANSAS On yesterday
we made the acquaintance of gentleman
from Columbus, Ohio, who is now in this
city for the purpose of meeting committee
of gentlemen who have been in the Terrific
ry for some four or five weeks past as agents
of colony of one hundred and.ffty fami-
lies from Pennsylvania and Ohio who de-
sign emigrating and setting in Kansas
This gentleman goes to survey their lands,
Il he of
ting committee. They desire to purchase
athe laadsall n one body. and thus live in a
community with each other. There is no
common interest of property, but every
family has its own 100 acres of land, and
works for its own interests, only they de-
sire to live as neighbors together-taking
with them all the essentials for building up
schools, churches, mills, and all the require
ments of frst-class and highly improved
community. How much this will add to
the part of the country in which they may
settle, can now scarcely be estimated. In
the first place, taOenty four thousand acres Of
land are to be purchased. Then the i'm
provements to be made, the supplies to be
furnished, &C., all will create business. cir
culate money and develop the country, i'm
mensely to the advantage, not only to the
community that will surround it, but also
this city, which must be their point of ship
ment and supplies. We wish hundred
such companies would follow their example
Kansas City Journal.
The crop of oats in the vicinity of
Burlington appears to be very good. We
had some shown US, raised on the farm Of
R. A. Kinzie, Esq, the heads of which
were we'll filled. We understand that its
average yield was thirty bushels to an acre.
-Burlington Register.
Ned Hays, laborer, living about a
mile from the city, was bitten by a rattle
snake while asleep on the ground, after his
forenoon's work, some three weeks since
When be awoke, his hand and arm were
swollen enormously, and panied him excess
lively. He went Immediately to his board
ing house, which was near at hand, and
drank in the course of few hours, one
gallon and a half of whisky. The liquor
neutralized the effects of the poison so as
to prevent death In the hand, however,
modification ensued, and it became neces-
sary to amputate the arm. The operation
was skillfully and successfully performed on
Monday last. BY DR.. H. A Horton, assisted
by DR.. Kuchlin. Hays is now doing WELL
I-Atchison Union.
line w bite cloud Ch1eT says mass
meeting was called to assemble at Troy,
Doniphan Co., recently, to protest against
and denounce the extravaganza and corrup-
ton of our present board of County Com
missioners, in squandering money upon
party Notwithstanding suits for the re-
covery of stolen school money paying the
claims of bogus officers. for prosecuting
and prosecuting Free State men awarding
a contract to Democrat at $500 more than
was bid by Republican and other mat
ters of ike nature. On the day appoint
ed, the Democratic Ruffians from all parts
of the county got together, took possession
of the meeting. and prevented any action.
The frequency and boldness of the sew
eral cases of kidnapping that have occurred
in this county during the last three or four
weeks. leads us TO the conclusion that there
must be an organized band of these desp era
does among us-either in this county or
along the border The late case near Della
ware Crossing is the most fragrant of any
that has occurred. The story, as told by
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