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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-09-26

RE-ARREsr OF GORDON. citizens
were much surprised yesterday to see
Sheriff Middanyh. who left the other
day with Gordon for Denver. in our
streets. The particulars of the arrest. as
near as we can find out. are as follows
The coach tha, left here IAN extra one
was stopped by the Express Company
at the junction Of the St.Joe and Leavcn-
worth road. the vicinity of Atchison.
While the Sheriff and party were wait
ing for the regular coach. MarsalI Col
by made his appearance with warran.
issued by the justice ofthe peace of this
city for the arrest Of Gordon, on the
charge Of stealing a mule from the
Shawnee Indians. Sheriff Middaugh
dclivred him into the hands OF the Mar
shall. who brought him to Fort Leaven.
worth. where be is AT presen..-Leay.
Times. $500
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together with scurrillous local edito-,
rial, as published in the Gazette. shows
up the correspondent and the Local
Editor In an unenviable light, and dem
onstrates their utter destitution Of gen.
tlemanly and Christian principle. The
whole thing is low. vulgar and miser-
ably fiat.
Lsuppose it was. . little saplessant
to the Local. his correspondent. and
their friends. TO have "red-Appls'' 20
far from the encampment; but they ev-
identity succeeded in finding its where
abouts. thus proving that ''where the
carcass is. -thither viii the eagles be
gathered together
The only disturbance had on the
camp ground from any one under the
influence of liquor. vas by a townsman
Uf the Local OF the Gazette; and it
may be that if'"J. B." would look down
from his elevated position on the hill.
instead Of seeing this lover of "red-Ap-
pie" jumping" and shouting with the
joy of Chistian love. he might behold
him wallowing as deeply in the cutters
as do the filthy swine.
have been credibly informed who
u. B." is. and l am perfectly astonish.
ed and astounded to think that man
protesting to be Christian. should SO
disgrace himself and debase his profes-
sion. as 10 pen an article SO con,empti-
bly, mean As the one to which have
just replied. CoNvERr's FRIEND.
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MELANCHOLY AND FATAL Acc1pE

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.
Our esteemed fellow townsman, Da
vid +. Creighton. of the firm Of Greigh-
ton L. Co.. Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
very unexpectedly came to his death on
Monday morning last. He had started
on his way to Denver CITY with a load
OF goods, but having occasion. at his
first camp. near Indiancla. to use his
gun. Re took it from the wagon and pla-
cling the butt near the fire, proceeded
to wipe or clean it out. One of his
companions demonstrated against bis
seeming carelessness. suggesting the
possibility Of the piece being loaded, vet
little thinking tnat it was. He then put
his mouth to the muzzle Of the gun, to
ascertain. by drawing air through, how
it was. and while in the act the gun ex-
ploded. causing his instantaneous death.
Mr.. Creighton was young man .and
greatly esteemed by all who knew him.
for his noble, generous spirit. and his
many social qualities. We deeply re-
gret his sad departure. and sympathize
with his bereavcd friends 10 their attic.
tion. His body was inferred in the GEM
etery on Thursday. according to the
forms Of the Masonic Order Topeka
Tribune.
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Survey Of the Delaware r. r. Lands

Gen. Ward 3. Burnett, Surveyo,
General of Kansas aud Nebraska. has
let The contract 10 survey The Delaware
Lands to Messrs. Mckee. Hackbush and
tiaunn. The company Of surveyors
were to be divided into three divisions
and 10 commence their labors on Mon
day OF this week. aud We expected TO
complete the survey in abou, six weeks.
We clip the following from the LeaYen-
worth Times. describing the boundaries
which will include the portion of the
lands to be reserved for the Delaware
Indians:
"The line starting from sucl, poin,
as to include the house Of John Conover
commencing on the Missouri River, in
township 10. range 90. running South.
east 10 the Wyandottc Reservation !:
thence South along The line Of the
Reservation then West. following the
meanderings Of the Kansas River. to
The mouth Of the Big Stranger; then
North 10 the 2d parallel; then No, theas,
the toplace Of beginning, including lOI. :
OO0acre Of land. and leaving the Lea
and Fort Riley Railroad Com.
pany about e25. 900 acres for Railroad
purposes AS laid down in the treaty with
The Delaware indians.
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WAsnlxcrox. Sept. Is.

A question having been raised that
the guarantee under the recent propO-
sails. should be equal to the cost Of con-
struc,iug the Pacific Telegraph Line.
the Cabinet to-day. it is said. decided
that there was no executive discretion,
as the law provides that no contract
shall he made till the line is in actual
operation. and the full6limcnt of which
is guaranteed as in the case of bids for
mail contracts also. il such telegraph
shall be accepted under that specified
condition. J.Harmon.o of De,roi,. .as here
tofore stated. is the lowest bidder. 1t is
expected tha, decision will be official.
ly announced Tomorrow.
The President has re-appointcd Post
masters Lemon an dGraves. respective
ly. u. Laporte and Logansport Ind.
and removed Mulliken, Postmaster
at Paducah. Ky. and appointed John
c. Noble in his place.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-09-26
rRRIroa1A ITEMS.
Nethodism in Kansas.

By an examination Of the published
minutes Of the Me. Church in Kansas,
il appears that said church Conference
was orghnized at Lawrence four years
ago. and extends its jurisdiction from
the Missouri river to the crest Of the
Rocky Mountains. and has its ministers
engaged in every part Of the Territory.
some eight or Ten even in the Rocky
Mountain district. This denomination
has about one hundred churches organ
lied, the same number of preachers, and
an aggregate membership Ct nearly four
Observation-Disclosures Sabbath schools.
and three thousand volumes in Sunday
School ibraries-and fifteen church
buildings. finished at cost ofabou. tbir-
ty thousand dollars. It's ministers receive
ed during the last year. on salaries. .nine-
teen thousand eight hundred and fifty
dOllars.-W Wyandotte Gazette.
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New ORLEANS, Sept. aa.

Messrs Karstendrick 4 Co.. .:.and 9TH
er liquor stores on Tchoupiloulas street,
between Lafayette and Ginrd, were
burned last night. The fourth story Of
karstendreck & Co.'s building was
heavily loaded with spirits, which ex-
ploded, causing the building ON the cor
ner Of Lafayette and Tcioupi.oulas s.s.
TO fall. burying from IS to so persons
in the ruins. Up TO this time i3 dead
bodies and several wounded have been
extricated from the ruins. The loss
will reach $l50. 600, but is mostly iu-
sured. tf.a9 = s
A well built square in the fourth
District. was burned this moring. Loss
between 27O.OOO and 28O, ,OOO, mostly
sa 3 ataft CTS SIS. >
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We direct the attention Of our read
ers to the card Of Dr.. Buckmaster. in
another column Of this paper. 1t is
needless for us to say anything more in
commentator Of the Doctor as a medi-
cal man than that he is graduate Of
one Of the 6rs. class Medical Colleges
in the East. was a member Of the
American Medical Society, and also of
the Ohio Medical Society. With an
experience Of twenty-five years as a
practising physician and surgeon. it is
but reasonable to suppose he under
stands his profession.
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BOLOGNA. Sept. 8.


An insurrec,ionary movement, has ia
ken place in the province Of Bessaro =
-Four hundred insurgents had attacked
and defeated the Papal troops.
The telegraphic communication with
Naples was interrupted.
TURIN, Sept. 3.-Thc manager Of the
Southern Railway has been requested
ioprepare fo' an extraordinary transport
OF troops.
The 81, 4th and 9th corps d'armee
are about to be placed on war foot
ing. and tire soldiers on furlough have
received orders TO join their regiments.
PARIS. Sept. 8.-Veriaif Efiendi has
received information by telegraph that
his full powers for the signature Of the
Convention are en- route tor Paris.
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The Centre Of the County.

In an editorial published in the
Gazette OF the 18Th inst. il is stated
that "Oskaloosa, instead of being in
the centre Of the coun,y.is unfortunately
located within five miles of the Leayen.
worth county line. and on the line of
the Reserve. aa
From the character Of several edi
torials recently published in the Gazette.
II seems 10 be Tire delight of the editor
OF that paper to make statements con-
fiicting with the facts concerning local
interests in this part OF Jefferson Coun-
ty. As faithful journalists. ..fearlessIy
following where truth shall lead the
~ay,"'he editors Of the Zndependens.
while they are always careful Of others
rights" viii firmly maintain their
own." and this is our reason fcr at
tempting to reply to the assertion above
quoted. ie - 81
We have enJe,xorod fro,, -,
ming 10 brood no ou,, rel with .,v n.r.
SO" or persons: and have never publish
ed a line derosatory of any locality in
The county. or Of its people as class. |
On the contrary. We have e,,,..vor.a |
10 enhance the interest. of ali r.,,s -
the county: anil instead IF f.i.;c,;,,.
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IWish Ihad (;auital.

- This was the exclamation Of sto,.
hearty but lazy Joung man. the osher
day. .sa.s GO
Now, suppose you had capitalNwh.,
would you do with it ? lie. me tell ron
you have capital. Havea't yssp 70,
hands and feet and brains, and don't
you call them capital! Oh l bat ,hey
are not money say you. But. they ana
more than money. If you will use then
they will make money and nobody ycap
take them from you.. Don't you ksov
how to use them? II you don't il !,
time yon were learning. Take hold q
the first plow. or hoe. or jack plane, Or
broadax that you can find, and 70 10
work. Youreapital will soos yield 70.
a large interest. Ay. bu, there's lie
rub you don't want to work. yoa vaat
money or credit, that you may play tie
gentleman and speculate, and end b.
playing the vagsbond. Or you wants
plantation and nseroes-dM& you mar
hire an overseer to attend them whiie
You ran .bou, the cousuy and dissipa,s
and gel 10 debt; or you want 70 NAM
some very rich girl who may be foolsii
enough to take you for your fine clotha
and good looks, that she may supposs
you.'I q Il ii | | d [ =
Shame upon you, Young man Go 10
work with Il,e capital yoa Jhass; yea
will soon make interest upos it, and
with it tc give you as much money y
you want. and make You feel like man
Ii you cant make money. upon what
capital you have. you can't make il Il
you had a million Of dollars in money.
if you tdoa't know how to- use bone
and muscle and brains. you would not
use gold. If you let. the capltsl you
have lie idle. and wasse. and r1sa oui, Il
would be the very same thing with
you if you had gold. you would only
know how to waste IT, z 4 - av1
Then don't stand about like great
helpless child. waiting for somebody b
come and feed you. but 60 10 work.
Take the first work you can find. no
matter what it is. so that you be sure %
do it like Billy Gray did his drumming
Yes. manage the sspital yos
already have: you win soon have plenty
more to manage 2 if yoa eaa's Or won't
manage the capital God has given you.
you win never have any more to man
age. Do you hear :. Yes. . s-n-s.1
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Pixies Peak Items.

From the Rocky Mountain Herald of
the 18th We clip the following : [ L<av.
Times.
Mr.. Z. w. Henderson, Tie owner of
the Gaegory Claims. is having the pyr-
ties crushed, which realizes from 500
to 800 in gold dust to the cord.
Messrs. Moore. Cooper. and Harkins,
from Minnesota have arrived with a
steam saw mill and machinery. " hich We
understand they arc about to locate at
Cannon City. J.
A gentleman in from Fall River. six
miles from Central City, on Sunday
last. informed Us that mountain Of
gold. bearing quartz had been found in
that district that prospects Eve cents to
the pound all over =. fsfH ~ II
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GoRDoN CASE AGAIN. Sheriff Mid
daugh, OF Denver. took the murderer.
Gordon, from Fort Leavenwor.h. on
Saturday at noon, and Immediately left
for Denver. 1t will be recollected tha,
Gordon vas re-arres,ed BY Marshall
Colby. with writ from a Justice Of
the Peace OF this city. charging hin,
(Gordon with stealing mule. The
prisoner was placed in the guard house
at the Fort, where he remained day
or two, when the Marshall handed him
over to Sheriff Middaug!. and he will
no doub, be safely taken to Denver,
there to stand trial for the crime charg-
ed.
Much credit is due Messrs Russell &
Jones, of the Pixies Peak Express, for
the prompt manner in which they fur
nished conveyance 10 the Sheriff and
his posse-LearenrorM Times.
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Correspondence.
THE CAMP MEETING.

Editors Of tie IndependeM:-I desir,
the use Of your columns to notice
communication published in the Grass
hopper Falls Gazette Of the s'h Of Sep
temher, eco. which Was signed - B.
The author Of the article referred To-
informs the ..Locls. of the abusc naraod
paper = who. it seems from the com
ments at the close Of the contribution,
is congenisl spirit-that "On Munday
one Of the converts got little ra,hy al
a man who had sold aim "red Apple"
the day before. and jumped onlo him
10 whale him.
The above statement. which is AZ
exact copy from the published article.
is false. every word and letter of it
and l believe the writer Of it knew it to
be SO wien he penned il. No one was
'rathy" attempted to whale" any
one. or said anything abou, any person
selling him "red- Apple :" and / deem
this simple denial of this part of the
correspondents letter sufficient refu-
ta'ion. and pass to another extract.
which will give rerJatum ct Httratum:.
1.-The convert hadn't on any coat or
vest. nor susperders. and his panialo.,ns
kept slippin down loo low: SO he cufftd
the fcller's ears fust with one band aud
then with tother. and then took both
hands holt Of his own waislbun and
Jumped about two foot high to jurk his
pants up. and then cufled fus. one ear
Of the feller, and then tother. and then
hitched his pants. and jumped. and all
the time talking so loud. like this; 20
you devil! You'll certainly go to hell.
You sold me whiskey. o you bad man
Arnt You ashamed Of ,erself."
The statements made in the above
severally and collectively. are
'asely malicious falschoods. and o,igi
rated in dcpraved heart, and were
natured in an unprincipled mind. BY
he testimony of numerous eye witness.
's.whose opportunities for seeing. hear
ns and knowing were a, good as was
hat of the Township Correspondent"
u the Gazette. it can easily be proven
hat the Convert" had ON both coat
ND ves'; that all the cufiiiry of ears
hat occurred on that occasion vas done
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FoRr SMITH. Sept. IS.

A fight took place here this evening
between two parties Of Cherokees. The
encounter was savage aud bloody.-
Knives aud pistols were used with mur.
derous energy on both sides. Two men
were killed aud two others mortally
wounded. The atfray grew out Of .
family fued. which nothing bu. blood
could reconcile.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-09-26

Pe'"' "o were discussing, mar
rows the question ofssuI remscy down
the two phts Leavenwor.l and
Atchison citis in the territory. We
do not think that Kansas city will long
be in the list of rivals-she is on the
wrong side Of The line.
Now, which Of the two places named
has the most good points This query
will be answered by the friends of eth
'er place according to their interested
notions or feelings. We do not deny
that both cities have their claims that
desire respect; but they cannot both be-
come great. One of Them must take
the precedence. and the other fall back
to secondary position.
The friends Of Atchison have made q
mistake. We think. in supposing that the
railroad communication with St. 10. was
going to help them. II may for little
time gre some Importance to their town;
but St. Jo':is the place at present. and
ITS importance in the railroad line must
OF necessity overshadow Atchison.-
They arc too near together to both
succeed, the former has the advantage
very decidedly on the rail subject, and
viii keep it.
Now. what has Atchison to balance
this +? Have her citizens though, of
this! ST. 10. is the railroad point, and
the utmost pains is taken to make this
TACT known every where-itis is posted up
all over the States. Atchison is mere
fr'dutary-so the impression is made
and can be nothing more. Very we'll;
there Is some truth in this; but the rail-
road value is not going TO make either
place. Il Aichison has any device or
wide reaching plans to overbalance, or
even make amends for this, We do no,
know what it is. Her business men ap-
pear TO think that the railroad is the
thing. and are rejoicing over it, when
in reality it will do them about as much
harm as good; and the people Of ST. 10.
laugh in their sleeves at their mis-.
take.
Leavenworth has no railroad. and in
this respect she is unfortunate. Blu,
she has that which is of more impor.
lance, name all oyer tie Union. And
then. too. she has the most substantial
groscM Of any place in Kansas. While
Others are quarreling about the trade Of
.he territory, she is quietly walking of
with it.
This, it seems 10 u.s.; about the posi-
ton Of affairs at the present time.
Now. which of these cities will draw
to itself 'he. great bulk Of trade? TIE
tide has evidently set in for Leaven-
worth. Have the men of A,chison the
means and wsli rhey pu. sorsn the enorls
10 furn ii to themselves Can they do
It? Does not the position of Leaven-
worth give her the advantage And
will il not be a difficult task to take
from her the trade she has already az
quired?
Has A,chison the capital. the enter
prise and the situation to divert the
trade from her rival 10 herself?
These are important questions. and
their answer involves the whole subject. |
We shall take it up again. perhaps in
our next number.
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0ntTCe, we WILL enOedSOr w cOTTcct the
false impression thus made.
But We are digrcssing. Tie stale
menl that Oskaloosa is located within
fire miles ot Che Lcavenworlh County
line is incorrect, and the Gazette man,
in his statement to that effect has "un-
fortunately" got several miles out Of The
way. There is but one sectional map
Of Kansas with which we are acquaint-
led. that so represents the location Of
OskaloOsa. and that is Gums - the
very one our friend admits he took as
his guide. That map,in this particular,
is incorrect and when We called his
attention to this fact in Lawrence last
vinter, Mr.. Gum admitted that it was
erroniously laid down on his map. tho
not Intentionally so. and promised as
tha: in his next edition lie would have
it corrected. So much for that.
The next statement we wish to notice
is that which asserts that Oskaloosa is
on the line Of the Reserve. A few
weeks ago the Gazette contained an ed
itcrial synopsis Of a treaty made by the
general government with the Delaware
Indians. Is it possible that the author
Of that synopsis is SO stupid as to have
forgotten in so short time tl.at there
is no Reserre IN J.ferson Countys-
Scratch your pate. neiyhbor, and "stir
up your pure mind BY way of remem-
brance.' bf
We suppose no person ever claimed
that Oskaloosa is in the eract centre Of
jefferson County. But if you draw a
line from East to West through the
centre Of the county from North to
South, you will find that the line either
passes through or very near this village.
Then draw another line at right angles
across the FIRST. running North aud
South through the centre Of the county
from East to west.and you will find that
the two cross each other about half way
between Osawkee and Oskaloosa, Civ
ing but little il any advantage to
either Of the two towns. But il you
will take into consideration the me-
anderings Of the Kansas River-our
south bounda.y-you will observe thai
the portion Of the county lying East Of
the line running North and South actu-
ally contains more territory than 'ha.
portion West of the same line, thus
throwing Oskaloosa really nearer the
exac, geographical centre Of the coun-
ty than any other town.
But again, the territory Eas; Of this
line being larger than tha,
West Of it, and lying nearer the Mis-
souri, river and tie metropolis Of The
territory. will contain the greater po-
pulaiion: aud zOsLei..---..-.~; nccosnmos+ :
date. IN every respect, moro residents
Of the county than any other point.
We had not intended to discuss this !
subject. but were forced to do so. or by !
our silence give assent to false i'm.
preston made by our co emporary. We
have treated the subject calmly and
moi wishing 10 interfere with |
the local interests OF any of our people. |
hut desiring the prosperity of every
portion Of The county. which will make
US wealthy and influential; aud sincere
y hope that We will not again be COM
PEELED to refer to it.
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GoDkr's LADY's Book. for October.
has been received. and Is beautiful
specimen Of this uncqualed fashionable
Magazine. "Our own Correspondent
is fine picture, engraved on steel, aud
the gorgeous fashion plate is the mos,
magnificent one we have seen Of Co.
dey's new style. $3ayear in advance.
Address L. A. Cooley. philadelphia, Pa.
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See the advertisement Of Norman
Macumber in this paper. Mr.. N. has
built himself new shop. has brpugh,
on good stock of leather, and is pre-
pared to do first rate work at reduced
prices. Give him a call.
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A man who is we'll acquainted in the
neighborhood. Who has lived in it for
three years. assures US that there is
more than corn enough on the McCleny
ridge. and from that to Winchester, Oi
this years raising. to supply the neigh
borhood. We would respectfully refer
the editor Of the Lawrence Republican
to this fact. and assure him We know OF
whom we speak Grasshopper Falls
Gazette.
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OF The Board Of County Commits
sioners meet in Oskaloosa on Monday
next. when they will levy tax for the
ensuing year. and transact such other
business as may come before them.
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Mr.. Newell informs us that he has
jus; had his mill repaired, and is now
ready 70 accommodate customers on
short notice. Grinding and saving
done in the best manner, at this mill.
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PROBATE CorRr.-The next session
of the Probate Court will commence on
mex, Monday, when all persons having
business before it should bc in xiten-
dance. aNA ~ - E.t< -.
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Genfral @ews.
Telegraphic Summary.

The rrince of Wales and suite arri-
ved.ai Detroit on the eve Of the 20. and
were received by the entire FIRE depart
ment and militia. They left for Chica-
GO on the 2lst.
Douglas arrived at Buffalo on the goth.
He was accompanied by nearly 1900
people from The adjoining towns and
country drawn hither to hear the Lit
tie Giant" speak.
An exhibition Of steam FIRE engines
took place at the fair at Cincinnati on Il e
Goth. aud the first premium awarded to
The GOOD WILL" Of Philadelphia. which
threw stream 265 feet and Eve inch.
es.
The Democratic Press,a Brecknrid. .,e
organ started in Rochester seven days
ago. under the patronage Of the Post
Office and Custom house, died on the
2lst. Rcnson-want Of confidence in
the party by the publisher.
Prof. La Mouniain. made balloon
ascen,ion a. Albany on the 2lsl from
the fair grounds. Ten thousand people
were present.
Hiram Sibley has received the award
under the Pacific Telegraph proposal
Lear. Times. 22d inst