, 1860-11-05
STARTLING: NEWS FIkOu SOUTH
Is1kN KANSAS.


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Special Correspondence OF the Lcavenworth Times
MArIEroS, Oct. Is, 1sGu.
There IL at present a revival of the excite
mcnt OF other tfays in Southern Kansas. The
scene is removed q little further South than on
former occasions. but there ia tue same I" ire
or,.ssih|c Incentive ur,t]cr1yinr II nil. During
The last few days there has been an exhibition
Of one Of the most lar}uruus spcctacles, on
what is termed the Chcrokcc neutral lands,
ever known in any civilized community. For
the last six yc,Ts. that strict Which embraces
an ar,:, some twrntyt,yr miles hy forty. has
lrcn f;,1;n., IN vii, hon"st md foiust rious
njonecrs Who hare srttirf therc for pcrr,anent
homes. aud In AZ rood GaitL as uuy citizen of
Eons.I Thnr n,y,. ,naIa III IN ort]jnary
in,'rnyrn.nts and A.. c,,rrn,,c1rt1 hr crops
.n,; harJ. H. ~ H. ~, r,.;,1.,ts IN other
..,.rtr;.s. AIM % o
i f.,~ .,or,,rns .;ncc +hc,- ,rcrc surnrisei
bv t,'. r,.-'e-t 4i;,t ia 11n;..,, Sta,cs froops
49,. 49,, t,,n a,. NV. fe, ~" S,ntI, n drive
t,, frn,, ~ 1hor ,;yr.,n;sas n f.w hours. th,:
r,nrt ~. cn,,t,l,nc h.. i},c an,,..,r,ncc If the
I,,I;n ,,rnt ,.in,, .i,.r ,.a1l i:,l f.uwat,. ac-
| cnm,r,n;.,f i'v , rnmn,,,v If cavalry. sixty in
,,r,1nt.r eor,,norJn, f,v j,,nt S+urrsss. They
| ra,nnn,c.i ;nm.,I,t,i ,iv oI,.}vinr t},.. torchc,
frhSf+1intr north
n. MI. .rart - .,e,t.,;nr md min.
Su "nn ~ .4eit y! ~ us 1e.ot ;s .-i'rd tI1.
| .I:t,. -. ~ 49, ..,an-w ,rnro thnz Wis
aa,i': e'tTh ,,. ~, u. c,u. Crrr's
eu .nt; .fti,. ars ~, Wn~i o,I ~ thnr. showed the
aen =. ~ III, 1h.. 49, ,,n,rs ri Their tirs.
saae le'enitss si'i t'.,1 n,,'i The sct
,1"r. ~, I'm nrr WnoI r,ili.d r., tIe number
" 'n9 hr,,1ro, .,sen, c,,nmitter
| ~ ~ n',,G,,a.o -. 1.s.;t ttr :. Col y'11c ct,,l-
" ,,.e,', ti,,t ,,',tt.x'.,r ,r;cht IN. Ills
.. =. ~, .s fr,lar :,,,,t1, that
~ re- ~ w.; ,.r,. IN ,y,,ot !. called
!nss, On !nc n.s no' Wy. ,,.4 M that ,Snr,. ~,
LUZ i.'.T ~. tr.,rt I'm ~ lands ont
~ ~ -, -. - Jr,er they rem
.,,,I ,,,, r,,.st;,tu .-as v,t il, \ ,nea.,jre un-
..,t1..,i .i,,, i1'.v sjnn1d IT, c,yurrd autla,lnw-
I'd r., rc,naIn un;,l i ucw survey could TIC uat1e,
and The wh,,e matter LEGALLY adjusted.
r., I,,stsu onr nsr.ir1,lars. Something that
4brv called a .trraty was 1lnaliy a.rcc., to-,
and written nl1let was signed Vi, sl.c part Of
lie citizens that t.ley wo1l1 abandon that lis
trrt nrryin,is Il, the 18th Of November next,
rroyftied the arent would spare their dwellings
IT iii; 1imc. and leave tue country. Acconi-
in.Iy lie iuccndiary Withdrew, but Threatened
then, in this wis, a. he was leaving: that, II
every man If them did not leave bcfnTc the day
s:n.ri.ira. fcyouIu bu.u not only tIcir houses,
u,.xt t;rnc hut all their feed Grain, and every
| thinr lie could lind valuable
When this news came 10 our citizens In this
nortion If tbc county. t1cy Immediately srnt
DOWN delegations to learn the facts aud report.
Some Of these gentlemen have returned, and
| report most distressing scene. Seventy.iou'
houses hare been burned, and at Least onc h,i !
tlrrl families turned out upon the bare l'r:li
rics. all by that subtle acquaintance OF ouEs
called the power of the Federal Gorcrnment
haze, during thc last twenty hours, con
| ycrsr&i with at least twenty persons from thai
county, anu all .iyeit IS tic salde=t scene cvc'
witnessed in Kansas. Women and chlldret
are now sheltered iii he bushes alon:, tss
creeks, mourning their lard fate. They fee
discpusolate- almost sick Of hsc. Some say
they would US soon die Us lcare the country
they have been laborin= SO lart t" improve
during the last Six ycar:. LII Fact, ths: Whos'
community arc quite discouraged, anu kno"
| fnt wlr,t Ia do They almost feel ScTtctl-